Adventures in Italy
After the travels in South America that I detailed in my last articles, I headed back to Europe to continue my wanderjhar in Italy. Since I only had a month in Italy, I was able to cover nearly the...
View ArticleWhen You Lose It
I don’t particularly like sharing things when I am in the middle of them. I prefer to work them out myself, get an overview and then share the conclusion when I have learned from it.But there is a...
View ArticleMove Like an Animal
Parkour is full of references to animals and their movements. Core moves of the discipline have names like the cat leap, slide monkey, cat balance, and kong vault (ok, I realise that ‘kong’ isn’t a...
View ArticleA visit to Denmark and "parkour paradise"
After spending a month training with various groups in Italy, I headed to Denmark where I spent another month with the guys from Streetmovement training in downtown Copenhagen and the amazing place...
View ArticleMindful parkour
Have you ever realised you were just racing through your daily activities, rushing from one thing to the next, multitasking, cramming in the tasks of everyday life? Perhaps you were only able to...
View ArticleDo Some Dabbling
‘Try it, you will love it!’‘Don’t worry, anyone can do it’‘It will improve your other sports!’‘It doesn’t matter if you haven’t done anything like it before’blogImage: read more
View ArticleRendezvous 6
This article has actually been written for a while but I wanted to post it now to try to give a few rays of warmth to those cold winter days...So after a few weeks at home I returned to London. While...
View ArticleBack to the Homeland
Back to the Homeland – A brief trip to North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington D.C.blogImage: read more
View ArticleInvention
In my view, one of the greatest things about Parkour is that you can incorporate pretty much any movement into your style. With no competition there are no rules. We're not fussy about this; there have...
View ArticleRoots
‘Can you lift this rock?’‘Can you move this tree?’‘Can you walk on all fours for miles?’‘Can we run to Paris and back?’‘Can you do the KongPre at Southbank?’‘Can you film this for me?’‘Did you get my...
View ArticleA week in Parkour Paradise.
A week in Parkour Paradise: 10 Reasons to make sure that you are at next year’s European Gathering blogImage: blogVideo: read more
View ArticleChallenges
As traceurs, we are a rare breed of people looking for challenges and pushing ourselves to new limits everyday. Whether this be breaking a new jump, leaning far enough forward on the kong to clear our...
View ArticleA Lack of Thought?
So first of all, a bit of honesty: while I'm writing this blog post, right now, I have no idea, no inspiration to write about. This is strange because, I always have some theories, observations...
View ArticleReflections
Don't climb on that! Come down from there! It's too dangerous! You'll fall! Don't touch that! As children, exploration is second nature, discovery is key to learning, new experiences shape the person...
View ArticleThings You Must Bring on a Parkour Road Trip
The rules of a road trip are simple:1. Get a group of friends.2. Go to a new/exotic location.3. Have the time of your life.And sometimes involves:4. Posting all footage on youtube, facebook, reddit,...
View ArticleConnections With The World
I’m two days into a 6 month stint on the small island of Shetland, which is located in the North Sea between Scotland and Norway. The population is about 22,000, the biggest town where I live has a...
View ArticleThe importance of travel within the parkour experience
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -Mark TwainblogImage: read more
View ArticleWinter Training Tips
Winter is cold, wet, and dark. Everything about it makes parkour training more challenging. Jumps get bigger and landings more challenging. Unless you want to sit on your butt for a few months of the...
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