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European Gathering: Denmark August 1-7 Next week sees the European Gathering kicking off in Denmark, hosted by our good friends at Streetmovement. The event is based at Gerlev Sports Academy just outside Copenhagen, and as always some of the Parkour Generations team will be teaching throughout alongside Yamakasi founders Williams Belle and Laurent Piemontesi. This year Dom and James will be coaching each day, and Yao and Annty will also be present for some of the event. Gerlev is an amazing place, with a purpose built parkour facility that is incredible to behold. These events are always very well run, hard training and great fun and we are certain this year will be no exception! Friday 30th July 2010 
Next week we will be working with award-winning production company, Signal TV, on their dating show Cornetto Love Quest, which is being produced in association with HEAT Magazine, FHM Magazine and Kiss-100 Radio. The contestants will be experiencing a parkour class with one of our coaches in London, the results of which will then be utilized in the live show that runs for 12 weeks. Good luck to them both.. ;) Thursday 29th July 2010 
With all the weird and wonderful things that go on at Parkour Generations, it's easy to forget the regular grass roots teaching that goes on every single day of the week, carried out by all of our coaches. This week we have daily sessions running for the Positive Futures social inclusion programme Edutain, Marlborough College, a day event in Salisbury for WAYS, a Stag party event for List of Life and of course all our regular nightly Academy Classes. So thanks to all the guys and girls who put so much time and effort into spreading and passing on the discipline to all those who want to learn.. ;) Thursday 29th July 2010 
We are pleased to announce yet another guest instructor for Rendezvous 5 in the form of one of the original Yamakasi founders - Sebastien Foucan. Seb will be here for both days of the event to help with the teaching and be involved with all the extra shenanigans, in what should be the best RDV to date... Don't miss it! Wednesday 28th July 2010 
Recently we spent a week in Nicaragua on project with Yota Telecommunications, with two days being devoted to running workshops for the local people who had never encountered parkour before. One of the resulting edits by our own Julie Angel is now online, giving an insight into those workshops and the great experience we had meeting the people out there and introducing them to the art. The video can be seen on Julie's YouTube channel by clicking here. Great work from Julie again, and a great memento of an amazing project. Enjoy! Wednesday 28th July 2010 
With the annual international gathering in London, RDV5, fast approaching we can now confirm some of the coaches that will be guiding the sessions on both days - present and correct will be Chau Belle, Yann Hnautra and Laurent Piemontesi of the Yamakasi founders; Anoulak from Majestic Force; the Lisses traceurs Stephane Vigroux, Thomas Couetdic and Johann Vigroux; Forrest, Dan and all of the Parkour Generations UK collective; Sticky of the 1000 miles of parkour; Saiyans Cable and Blake; many of the ADAPT affiliate coaches from all over the UK and a couple of others you may have heard of... Not one to be missed, we are keeping extra spaces open for as long as possible, but book fast to avoid disappointment - Click here ! Tuesday 27th July 2010 
This September we will be running the first ever ADAPT Instructor Qualification course in the United States, following on from this month's highly successful course in Brasil. The Level One course is being hosted by Parkour Horizons and runs from September 3-6 in Columbus, Ohio. The course can only take a limited amount of people so those who are interested should contact Parkour Horizons directly to secure a place. But if you don't manage to get one, don't worry - this won't be the last ADAPT course we run in the States! Following the course we will also be teaching at two evening sessions there on the 3rd and 4th, as well as at the Labor Day Jam in Columbus on September 6th. Click here for more details on both events, and if you are Stateside - come along! Monday 26th July 2010 
London Olympic Challenge Workshops Tomorrow, Sunday 25th July, we will be running free open workshops for the London 2012 Olympic Challenge, part of the 2012 Open Weekend of challenging activities going on around the country. Sunday's event starts at 10am and will be held at the Hawker Centre in Kingston. All are welcome! Saturday 24th July 2010 
Roots of Movement: Scotland Seminar Roots Of Movement, Scotland’s First National Parkour event in Glasgow on August 7th, is a chance for traceurs old and new to come together to share a day of challenging training for any level of practitioner. The event will be hosted by Glasgow Parkour Coaching, and Blane and Yao from the Team have been invited to teach throughout the day. Roots of Movement is designed for all levels of practitioner from aged 8 upwards. Whether you are a beginner or veteran practitioner, the coaches will help you to practise techniques, experience new ideas and face some individual challenges. Click here for more details. Friday 23rd July 2010 
Our Wednesday and Friday evening Outdoor Classes have now gone up online and are available for booking. Held at various iconic training locations around London, the Outdoor Classes are a great way to get into the discipline and to take it further if you have been training a while. Always run by two instructors, the classes will push you no matter what your level. Click the link above for more details and to book a place. Friday 23rd July 2010 
Following our recent work in Nicaragua for telecoms group Yota, our man with the camera Kiell has posted a few shots from day one of the project on his website - well worth checking out as the images are top-notch as always, you can see the gallery HERE. More photos and video footage of the project will be released soon, so keep checking back ;) Thursday 22nd July 2010 
Off the Wall Year 3 - Vauxhall Our hugely successful Monthly 'Off the Wall' Jam will be held at Vauxhall this month on Sunday 25th July from 12.30pm. Always great fun and a superb event to get involved with the community, this month celebrates the infamous Mr Bounce's birthday with a load of weird games, wacky challenges and a dash of parkour training. For more information head over to the Facebook event HERE. Thursday 22nd July 2010 
Following a private tuition class a few months back with the ladies from Polestars, Parkour Generations is teaming up with the List of Life group to provide parkour orientated stag and hen party experiences to the public. Wednesday 21st July 2010 
Today saw the 2nd and final day of the Brazilian parkour gathering in Belo Horizonte, with Dan, Stephane and Blane leading the teaching alongside the newly qualified ADAPT coaches from all over Brazil. The event was a great success, full of energy and enthusiasm and the Brazilian community displayed huge amounts of strength, skill and commitment. Yesterday saw Blane's 'Hell Night' training session, which 15 or so of the more experienced practitioners saw through to the end, showing real spirit. You can find a group photo of those at the second day here. Huge thanks to Bruno and PKMax for making it all possible, and to all the new ADAPT coaches for doing such a great job thoughout the event. Obrigado! Monday 19th July 2010 
Team director, Forrest, was recently interviewed about the upcoming Morzine 2010 camp and has kindly put the questions and answers online in our Articles section here. If you are interested in the Morzine camp then this interview is a must-read to answer any of those questions you may have about the activities and itinerary for the week. Friday 16th July 2010 
Today was the final day of the ADAPT Level One instructor qualification course being held in Brazil, and all candidates have completed the course and done so very well. We have been very impressed by the level of commitment, dedication and professionalism the new coaches have displayed throughout and how focussed they are on passing on the discipline to those who want to learn. Brazil will no doubt become an important part of the global ADAPT network of instructors, and we look forward to seeing all the new coaches developing over the coming years. This weekend also sees the national Brazilian gathering in Belo Horizonte, at which Stephane, Dan and Blane will be teaching along with many of the new Brazilian ADAPT coaches. For more details on the event see HERE Thursday 15th July 2010 
Starting tomorrow, Thursday July 15th, long time academy student and film maker Karen Palmer will be presenting her latest film 'The Way'. Featuring team-members Alli, James and Dom the movie recreates the experience of being a traceur by simulating the journey on multiple screens and audio channels. The exhibition is held at the Westminster Reference Library until the 31st of July. In conjunction with the showing there will also be an open workshop on the 17th July from 7pm until 9pm alongside members of Parkour Generations. For more information about the exhibition, head over to the Westminster City Council website by clicking HERE. Wednesday 14th July 2010 
With the third Morzine camp coming up on the 21st to the 28th August team member Chris 'Blane' Rowat has posted up a review of last years camp in the articles section of the website. Click here to have a read! The hugely successful trip has a wide variety of man-made and natural features, mountain fresh air, tranquil atmosphere, high quality accommodation and delicious cuisine. Morzine is the ideal place to learn Parkour. For more details click here for the Morzine webpage. Monday 12th July 2010 
Moving into the third day of the Brazilian ADAPT qualification the course from all accounts is going well and being well received. Many of the best practitioners from all over Brazil have gathered to become qualified instructors by taking the Level 1 Art Du Deplacement and Parkour Teaching (ADAPT) created by Parkour Generations and Majestic Force. Dan, Stephane and Blane are delivering the week-long course in South America and are expected to finish by the end of the week. Monday 12th July 2010 
Back in June some of the team decided to have a little bit of fun and put together a teaser trailer to promote our upcoming Rendezvous 5 event. Its a short little 30 second trailer featuring some funky 3D Tracking and CG text combined with snippits around the southbank, London. RDV5 will be two days of intensive training and practice in parkour/art du deplacement at some of London’s best hotspots, led by some of the world’s most experienced practitioners and once again hosted by the Southbank Centre. Rendezvous is a non-profit event, with all entrance fees going towards event running costs and instructor travel costs. Big thanks to Matthew Pearson for the computer graphics and effects, team-member Dominic for filming and Blane, Andy, Shirley, Naomi, James and Alli for the footage! Thursday 8th July 2010 |
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