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News from April 2008
Yamakasi Event: Paris, May 16-18 - REGISTRATION From the 16-18th May the Yamakasi Founders will be hosting an historic seminar event in Evry, the birthplace of the discipline, supported by the City of Paris. The event is free to attend, and free accommodation can be reserved in a gym the City is providing which can sleep up to 200 people on the nights of the 16th and 17th May. To reserve a piece of floor in the gym, fill in this registration form and send it either to Parkour Generations or the Yamakasi at their new website. The event promises to be something very special, with traceurs coming in from all over the world to share knowledge and be involved in this piece of history. Tuesday 29th of April 2008 
On the 2nd of May the global YouTube homepage and many of the local YouTube homepages from various countries will be featuring nothing but parkour videos for a 24 hour takeover. Parkour Generations & our filmmaker Julie Angel have been invited to be guest editors to work with YouTube and present 12 films from the global parkour community. Known as a 'Takeover Day', this event will give incredible new exposure to the grass roots of the discipline and will bring it to a whole new audience. The videos have been selected to show the international nature of parkour and the day-to-day nature of practise as opposed to the media spectacle that is so often given the limelight, and the eclectic range of edits comes from many of the global communities that Parkour Generations has had the pleasure of working with. Tune in on May 2nd..! Monday 28th of April 2008 
Today's Off The Wall gathering in central London was another great day, with traceurs coming from all over to brave the rain and share a day of parkour at an excellent training spot. The heavens opened as the group warm-up began, giving everyone a thorough soaking and adding that extra element of fun by making every surface good and slippery... But it dried up later in the day and by then the Jam was in full flow. Check back for details of the May event, to be held as always on the last Sunday of the month. Sunday 27th of April 2008 
Archive Footage: Vigroux Brothers In Action Some never-before-seen footage of Team Members Stephane and Johann Vigroux has found its way into a new edit put together by the brothers, which can now be seen online at the Parkour Generations Youtube Channel here. The footage was captured between 2001-2003 in and around Paris and includes some excellent jumps. A fresh edit of more recent action is on its way... Sunday 27th of April 2008 
New Traceuse Edit Online: Agota A new short edit of London-based traceuse Agota can now be seen on the Parkour Generations Youtube channel here. Agota began training in the Academy over a year ago and has shown great dedication and drive to progress so quickly, and continues to be an inspirational member of the female parkour community. This particular edit was shot by Parkour Generations' own Forrest, better known for being in front of the camera! The marked increase in numbers of female practitioners over the past couple of years has been great to see, and we know that traceuses like Agota will help to bestow confidence on every woman who wants to find her own way in the discipline. Sunday 27th of April 2008 
REMINDER: Sunday 27th April Jam Just a last minute reminder that tomorrow, Sunday 27th April, is this month's Off The Wall open training day in London, to be held this time at Elephant and Castle from 1pm onwards. The nearest tube station is Elephant & Castle on the Northern and Bakerloo lines. Also served by rail by South-East Trains and First Capital Connect. There are MANY buses that serve the area, so the best thing to do is check the TFL website's Journey Planner before you travel, over at http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/ Saturday 26th of April 2008 
Ohio State University Club Expands Horizons The founding members of the Ohio State University Parkour Club have now created a new website from which to operate, called Parkour Horizons. We are happy to have been involved in the establishment of the club and are very pleased to see it go from strength to strength so quickly. In May we will be running two days of training in Columbus, Ohio, and there will be several other activities going on throughout the four or five days we will be there in what will be the largest parkour event the USA has seen to date. All details can be found on the Horizons site here. Friday 25th of April 2008 
Off The Wall: April's Open London Jam UPDATE Sunday 27th April will see our 'Off The Wall' open gathering in London happening from around 11.30am-4pm. The location has now been set, and it will be held at the estate area behind Elephant and Castle Underground Station (Bakerloo and Northern Lines). The 'Off The Wall' sessions are free to attend, and open to any and all no matter the level of experience or ability. Several of the Parkour Generations team will be there to offer guidance and assistance should anyone be looking for it. Email Brian(at)parkourgenerations.com for more information. Friday 25th of April 2008 
A classic action video of Parkour Generations Team Member Kazuma, never before seen online, has recently been put up by the man himself. Shot in 2001, the video is actually a compilation of two edits with some mass action scenese featuring many of the original Lisses traceurs sandwiched inbetween. Look closely and you will even see a young Stephane Vigroux attempting a monstrous Saut De Bras... The video can be seen here . Wednesday 23rd of April 2008 
MySpace Hits One Million Views..! The now-classic Julie Angel film, 'MySpace', featuring Forrest and Dan showing the many possible uses of a tiny piece of urban space in London, has now passed the million-views mark on Youtube. The highly-popular short film has been shown at video exhibitions all over Europe and America, and has always received high acclaim. We would like to thank Julie for her ongoing inspirational work that makes such films possible and opens up the world of parkour to a much wider audience around the world. Go on, give it another watch.. ;) Wednesday 23rd of April 2008 
A new film documenting our recent Open Training Day in New York, run by Stephane, Dan and Chris, has just gone online and can be watched in its entirety here. Shot by our very own lady of the camera, Julie Angel, the piece is an insight into the first major seminar on American soil run by European traceurs, and promises to be the first of many. Next month will see us in Columbus, Ohio, which Julie will also be capturing. Tuesday 22nd of April 2008 
Along with the forthcoming 2-day seminar we are running on the weekend of May 24th and 25th in Columbus, Ohio, Julie Angel will also be giving a presentation of her films and a talk on her work in general with Parkour Generations. This will be just one of the extra events that will be going on there in the lead up to the training days. In conjunction with the Ohio State University parkour community, managed by Parkour Horizons, these training sessions will be free to attend and are open to any and all who want to learn. Tuesday 22nd of April 2008 
Parkour Generations Coach Alli has just returned from a long trip to Brazil, where he spent much time training with the parkour community there and running some group sessions for the Brazilian traceurs. Finding a lot of enthusiasm and hunger for good knowledge and training methods out there, Alli had a great time and is now back in the UK ready to throw himself back into the action. Another of the coaches, Dom, is currently out in New York helping to spread the good word of hard training and follow up on the seminar we ran there in February. Tuesday 22nd of April 2008 
Today's charity photoshoot and press call promotional event for UK Aware's upcoming environmental awareness day in May was good fun and generated some great shots and footage to boot. A couple of eco-friendly electric cars received a bit of a beating, but all for a good cause! The star of the day, however, was a 45'000 year old piece of glacier ice that Brian promptly took to eating. Many thanks to Brian, James, Chris, Alex, Will and Scott for giving of their time so readily: The main event will be on May 10th, where we will be running an open workshop for anyone who wants to try their hand. Sunday 20th of April 2008 
UK AWARE Parkour Charity Demonstration: Sunday 20 April On Sunday April 20th a team from Parkour Generations will be providing demonstrations to help support and publicise the forthcoming London Aware 08 environmental solutions exhibition next month. The event is being staged by UK Aware, a social enterprise events group dedicated to raising awareness of environmental issues around the country, and we are happy to be supporting this important cause as an Associate Sponsor. The demonstration event on the 20th will be held in central London, kicking off at the Southbank near the London Eye around 11.30am. Saturday 19th of April 2008 
Off The Wall: April's Open London Jam This month we will be holding the regular 'Off The Wall' open gathering on Sunday April 27th in central London. These training days are open to any and all who want to attend, to learn, practise and share knowledge with others and to benefit from the experience of the Parkour Generations team members who will be on hand thoughout the day. We stress that these are NOT structured teaching sessions, and anyone wanting to take part in a more focussed training environment can find details of the daily classes we run at the 'Coaching' link on the site menu above. For more details of the time and location of this month's Off The Wall session, email Brian(at)parkourgenerations.com, and we look forward to seeing you there! Tuesday 15th of April 2008 
USA Seminar Event: Ohio in May On the weekend of May 24th and 25th a six-strong team from Parkour Generations will be running open training days in Columbus, Ohio in the United States. In conjunction with the Ohio State University parkour community, managed by Parkour Horizons, these training sessions will be free to attend and are open to any and all who want to learn. Once again Julie Angel will be present to capture the proceedings. Kazuma, Forrest, Stephane, Dan and Johann will also be there for some linked events on the 22nd and 23rd of May, before the training days commence, and it promises to be a momentous few days which we are very much looking forward to. More news to follow soon, or you can contact us directly. Monday 14th of April 2008 
Halfway through the school holidays and the various workshop courses for young people - such as the Edutain Programme for Positive Futures and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea course - are going very well. The programmes continue every day this coming week, until Friday April 18th, and then on Monday 21st the East Barnett Community Parkour Club we are running starts up and again and will run every Monday from 4-5.30pm. For more details of how to attend the East Barnett Club, email Chris(at)parkourgenerations.com. Sunday 13th of April 2008 
Yamakasi Event: Paris, May 16-18 On May 17 and 18 our good friends and colleagues the Yamakasi Founders, now found at Majestic Force are running a huge open event in Paris, which will include hard training at 3 famous spots in the city plus some demos and extra tid-bits thrown in. Attendance is FREE, and anyone bringing a sleeping bag will also get FREE ACCOMMODATION for the nights of the 16/17th in a gym set aside for the purpose by the Paris authorities. You will be able to reserve some floor space either on the Majestic Force website at the link above or here on this site. The Parkour Generations Team have been invited to assist and we will all be there, along with some of the most experienced traceurs from all over the world. Some very significant announcements will be made at the event, which should be an incredible experience for all. Don't miss it! More news soon, and more information can be found here. Sunday 13th of April 2008 
UK AWARE Parkour Generations Demonstration: Sunday April 20th On Sunday April 20th a team from Parkour Generations will be providing demonstrations to help support and publicise the forthcoming London Aware 08 environmental solutions exhibition next month. The event is being staged by UK Aware, a social enterprise events group dedicated to raising awareness of environmental issues around the country, and we are happy to be supporting this important cause as an Associate Sponsor. The demonstration event on the 20th will be held in central London, and more details of time and location will follow on this website shortly. Friday 11th of April 2008 
Tower Hamlets Workshops: Friday 11th April Friday April 11th Parkour Generations will be running several workshops for young people for London's Tower Hamlets Council at their Urban Adventure Base in Mile End. The workshops will run from 2-6pm around the grounds of the Base and the surrounding park. Follow the link above for location details and more information about the Urban Adventure Base. Friday 11th of April 2008 
The Yamakasi Founders, partners of Parkour Generations, have recently unveiled their new website as part of their Majestic Force label. Still the leaders in the field, Chau, Laurent, Yann and Williams have been there since the start of the whole movement and continue to set the standards. The new site is well worth a look, and if you look hard enough you may even find a hint or two of some of the upcoming major developments that we are pleased to be entering into together. Wednesday 09th of April 2008 
With workshops for the Positive Futures programme, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, our regular London schools and our own daily Academy classes going on all this week and next, plus some tasters for groups such as the Mile End Urban Adventure Base, we are being kept fairly busy..! It's always refreshing to see the discipline benefiting young people across the capital, and with the developments in store this year it will soon be accessible by many, many more across the country. Wednesday 09th of April 2008 
The anniversary issue of the webzine Galrilla is now featuring an article on our resident film-maker Julie Angel. The intention of Galrilla is to provide a place for the visionary to 'bring gifts and talents into a world that needs visionaries and artists who can make the truth visible.' Julie certainly has the visionary touch, as her films covering all aspects of the discipline of parkour with us can attest to, and you can see her feature here. Monday 07th of April 2008 
Next Girls' Jam: Sunday 13th April The next Parkour Generations Girls' Jam will be held on Sunday 13th April in London. The Girls' Jams are open training days for any and all women who want to start, learn about or share their practice in parkour and are always attended by many of the more experienced traceuses in the UK. One or two of the Parkour Generations coaches will also be present to help guide the newcomers on their way. For more information on the time and location, email Tracey on Tracey(at)parkourgenerations.com. Sunday 06th of April 2008 
Positive Futures Workshops: April 7-17 Once again we are running the highly popular Parkour Workshops for the government's Positive Futures social inclusion programme over the next two weeks. Positive Futures is a national partnership between Sport England, the UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordination Unit and the Youth Justice Board, and aims to use sport to reduce anti-social behavior, crime and drug misuse among 10 - 19 year olds from selected and disadvantaged neighborhoods. The workshop programme has always been a huge success, helping young people in disadvantaged inner-city areas of London gain access to the discipline and challenge of parkour. Sunday 06th of April 2008 
Every weekday from April 7th-18th we will be running workshops for young people between the times of 12-2pm for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The sessions will be held at the Rugby Portobello Trust in West London, and are open to allcomers. For more information contact the Trust at the above link, and come join in! Friday 04th of April 2008 
Wed 9th April Outdoor Class Availability! Due to a small group having to pull out of Wednesday 9th April's Outdoor Class, we now are in the rare position of having a few spaces available - first come, first served..! Email dan(at)parkourgenerations.com to secure a spot. Thursday 03rd of April 2008 
A new gallery from photographer Andy Day has just been added to our gallery, which you can see here. Andy was joined in Paris by Forrest and Stephane, and also by Williams and Laurent from The Yamakasi. Thursday 03rd of April 2008 
Olympics Workshop Day: Wed April 2nd A reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday 2nd April, we will be hosting open workshops at the next Sportathon Roadshow event as part of the build-up to the London Olympics. The activity day will be held at Paddington Recreation Ground and a team from Parkour Generations will be there between 3 and 6 pm, and all are welcome to attend and join in. Always fun, these events are aimed at encouraging sport and physical activity across the country as we move towards 2012 - so come and have a go! Tuesday 01st of April 2008 |
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