There are only FIVE Outdoor Classes left before the end of the year, so if you are keen to get on one then book a spot now before they are all gone - Click here to book online. There are also only TWO Women's Classes available before Christmas. The last Indoor Academy Class will be on Tuesday 23rd December before the Christmas pause.

On Sunday December 7th we will be holding a warm-up jam in London as we approach the annual international gathering Rendezvous 3 on December 13/14. As a prelude to the event which will be hosted by the Southbank Centre, this 'Off the Wall' jam will be held in the Southbank and Waterloo area, kicking off around midday. Open to absolutely anyone to attend, from beginners to veterans, the Off the Wall jams have become incredibly popular and great ways to meet the practising community and exchange ideas as well as having a blast!

A few weeks back we spent some time training in France with our Yamakasi partners at Majestic Force, hitting the very birthplaces of the discipline - Sarcelles, Evry and Lisses. Along for the ride was parkour photographer extraordinaire, Kiell, who has put together a gallery of one of the training days in the beautiful forest of Sarcelles. The resulting images can be seen on the site here and are well worth a browse.

This weekend, 28-30 November, sees Stephane and Thomas heading out to Belfast to run a seminar for the public and local practitioners. With indoor and outdoor sessions for both beginners and experienced practitioners it should be a busy few days, but the guys are looking forward to our first seminar on the Emerald Isle...

While out at the YouTube Live gig these past few days, Dan managed to meet up and train with the San Francisco parkour community on a glorious Sunday morning in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. Also present was Tyson Cecka of Seattle's PNWPA, and it was great to see everyone putting their hearts into the training. With some excellent training areas in San Francisco and a growing community of dedicated practitioners we are sure the scene there will go from strength to strength!

Just as the YouTube Live event wraps up in San Francisco, one of Julie's most popular and iconic videos exceeds the 1 million hits mark. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out on our videos page located here. Thanks to everyone who has watched our video releases, and keep your eyes peeled for more from Julie and the team soon.

YouTube's first ever live-streamed event has just finished, and was a huge success breaking all records of online viewing to date. More people watched this online than watched the olympics!

With YouTube Live just finished, the two Jule Angel videos that were featured during the show - which broke all online viewing records! - can now be seen online on our YouTube Channel. The first is an international action compilation utilising footage we received from all over the world, and the second is a trailer video for the ADAPT Certification Programme about to be released in conjunction with the Yamakasi founders at Majestic Force. Click the links above to watch the videos.

Last week 'The Skiver', Rob Jones, from MSN.com met Dan to try his hand at the discipline on a cold, wet day in central London. The results of his day of hard work can now be seen on MSN.com here.

Wednesday's Mirror's Edge Workshop in Glasgow went off with a bang, with a huge turnout from the Glasgow parkour community amongst the attending public. Everyone had a great time, and the energy throughout was incredible. Next stop Birmingham, this Saturday 22nd November - the workshop will run from 12pm-2.30pm at the Perry Beeches Sports and Fitness Centre, this time with Stephane, Thomas, Johann, Chris and James instructing. Come along and dive in!

This Saturday Novemebr 22nd Parkour Generations will take part in YouTube's first ever live streaming event, as the internet public content broadcaster finally goes live. Part concert, part variety show and part party, the event will bring to life many of the amazing videos and talent that YouTube viewers have already made popular.

Tomorrow, Wednesday 19th November, is the one year anniversary of the new Westminster Academy Sports Centre in London - the home of our weekly free Youth Academy on Fridays and our Beginners Class on Tuesdays, and the location for one day of the upcoming international gathering Rendezvous 3.

As of this week we will be running a Parkour Option for St Mary's University's Physical and Sport Education Course as part of its Applied Physical Literacy programme. This module aims to develop students’ understanding and critical awareness of health and safety, learning strategies and competence and performance issues in applied settings.

With the annual December gathering Rendezvous 3 approaching fast, we have been engaging in some photo and film shoots on the Southbank Centre grounds - official hosts of this year's event. With unprecedented access to the rooftops and amazing skyline views of the buildings at Southbank, the resulting images are already looking stunning, courtesy of Kiell and Julie Angel in the camera department.

Today's first Mirror's Edge Workshop in Manchester went off very well, with everyone throwing themselves into the training with real energy and enthusiasm. Good to see the Northern Parkour guys in attendance as well! The next workshop will take place in Glasgow on Wednesday 19th November from 6.30-8pm at Bellahouston Leisure Centre.

At the end of this month a two-man team from Parkour Generations will be running a seminar in Belfast, Northern Ireland, primarily for the youth of the city. With indoor and outdoor workshops for beginners and advanced practitioners set over the Saturday and Sunday of November 29/30, the seminar will be led by Thomas and Johann and is funded by the local authorities.

The first of the Parkour Generations Forum Interviews is now online, and can be seen on our YouTube Channel in two sections: Part One and Part Two.

As the YouTube Live event on November 22nd nears, which involves Parkour Generations along with the guys from San Francisco Parkour, we are now finalising a new video edit, created by Julie Angel, to go out as a featured video for the event which will be a compilation of incredible action from all over the world. Footage to be included hails from the UK, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, USA, Russia, Iran, South Korea, Honk Kong, Japan, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Australia and many more..!

This week we begin a workshop tour of the UK for EA Games and their new blockbuster games title, Mirror's Edge. The first public workshop will be held in Manchester this Saturday November 15, with one in Glasgow and then Birmingham to follow next week. A five-strong team from Parkour Generations will be teaching at the events, which promise to be very busy and full of energy. Updates on the workshops will follow...

Several of our short films by the renowned Julie Angel - including Visions and Parkour Sensei - are going to be part of the upcoming exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, Canada. The exhibition is entitled 'What You Can Do With the City' and the 
Main Galleries
 open on 26 November.

This week health and fitness magazine Men's Fitness will be coming along to try their hand at one of our signature Outdoor Classes in London. Let's hope they live up to their name..! When the feature hits the shelves full details will be released here.

On Sunday 9th November there will be a free Women's Jam session running from 12pm. The gathering will happen at the Oval training areas in South London and will meet outside Oval tube station (Northern Line) at noon on Sunday. These informal training days ar eopen to women of all levels of experience and ability and are a great way to share ideas and practice in a friendly group environment. A couple of our team are always on hand as well to help anyone out should they need or want it. For more details, email Tracey on tracey(at)parkourgenerations.com

The new Facebook for Parkour Generations is now fully integrated with the website and will update news and events as soon as it happens on the main site. We will also be using the Facebook Page to display a whole load of photos and images from behind the scenes at community events and seminars that won't be seen on our own Gallery. A great way for people to upload their own images and videos to a community forum, the Facebook Page will see further surprise developments over the coming weeks...

On November 22nd YouTube will host a massive two-hour event in San Francisco, which will be "a celebration of the site's vast user communities" with performances from a multitude of celebrities and acts as well as from well-known content providers. And for the first time this will be broadcast live over the Internet! Dan will be present at the event to teach and perform and Youtube will also be streaming two new films by Parkour Generations and Julie Angel during the show. Promises to be quite spectacular...

This year's annual international seminar in December, Rendezvous 3, is growing by the day and is set to be the biggest gathering of some of the world's most experienced practitioners.

Following the success of our test-run first residential parkour training camp in the French Alps, we can now confirm that next year's Morzine camp will be between June 21-28 of 2009 and is available for booking NOW at a discounted price. This time it will run for a whole week and be bigger and better in every respect, with several of the most experienced members of the team going there to instruct. So if you're stuck for holiday options next year and don't mind mixing your break with a little (!) training with some of the best in the world, come along..

A recent video commercial commissioned by business group Xenical featuring Forrest can now be seen here on our YouTube channel. Shot by our own Julie Angel exclusively in London, this edit is fast-paced and dynamic and well worth a watch.

Early November will see us filming a television commercial for the UK's largest estate agent, Rightmove, in central London. The commercial will star Team Member Agota, and will begin screening on Boxing Day this year. The advert will also appear on London Underground escalator panels throughout the city, and will be shown online too in due course.