Today saw the second day of the initial 5-day training course for the ADAPT Level 2 Coaching Qualification currently being held in London. The course is full, with 16 candidates from the UK, Denmark, France, Poland, United States and Italy giving their all and pushing hard.
Earlier in the month Performance Team members Kristian McPhee and Axel Dupre completed a video shoot choreographed by Dan involving the revolutionary 360 degree iPhone 4 film capture device; The GoPano Micro. The footage was a test for Rob McGregor, an adventure cameraman with the BBC Natural History unit and National Geographic.
Beautifully shot video from Uppsala Parkour. Some good vibes come through from the seminar at the beginning and there are some inventive movements throughout. Not sure if I'll be trying the movement at 1:42 with a friend though...
Between Monday 28th November - Wednesday 7th December we will be running the first official Level 2 ADAPT parkour coaching qualification course in London. And some big guns are coming in to both tutor and take part in it...
Bookings for our Winterval Training Day on Saturday January 8th are now open - the event of the Winter season, Winterval is one full day of training run by some of the most experienced parkour coaches in the world, with a few special guests thrown into the mix for good measure...
Held in London, Winterval is designed to kick-start your training for the new year ahead and get you out and about after the holiday slumber.
We are very happy to announce the (re)release of the most popular parkour shoe on Earth - this time launched by Decathlon UK in conjunction with NGB Parkour UK, and renamed the 'Vision' Parkour/Freerunning shoe.
The Parkour casting process for Twist - The Movie is now CLOSED. All Twitter, Facebook and E-Mailed submissions will be reviewed and considered for our shortlist event on December 3rd at the LEAP Park.
This week four athletes from our Performance Team - Axel, Fizz, Kevin and Nyron - are working on a very creating shoot for Toyota, to produce a new action-based short film for the car giant. The finished film will be a mixture between animation and film, but the parkour scenes interacting with the car will be live action filmed on location in London.
A new mini thought-piece film following some of the Parkour Generations athletes - Blane, Kristian and Dale - as they train and talk about what parkour is to them throughout one sunny day in London.
We're very happy to be official ambassadors for anti-bullying charity Kidscape's Knockout (KO) bullying campaign, which aims to raise the profile of bullying across UK schools and the UK public by delivering the message in easy
The much anticipated and highly recommended book written by our very own Dr Julie Angel has finally hit the shelves and is ready to buy right now over at both Amazon and Createspace.
Later this month we will be running the UK's inaugural ADAPT Level 2 coaching qualification course in London via NGB Parkour UK, running for about ten days. Participants are coming from all over the world to take the course, most of whom were some of the first to pass the Level 1 qualification over two years ago.
We've just heard from of friends in Scotland that their application to create the first not-for-profit organisation to help teaching parkour events and support their local parkour communities has been granted.
Next week a team of athletes from Parkour Generations will be working alongisde Sebastian Foucan on a major new charity initiative and entertainment event by ITV for Christmas, Text Santa, to raise awareness and money for those most vulnerable during the festive period.
Today saw the full and final shoot day for the new Expedia commercial video advertising the city of London through the viewfinder of an incredible new 360 degree camera.
This month we will be running the first offical ADAPT Level 2 qualification in coaching parkour/freerunning, administered in the UK by the National Governing Body, Parkour UK.
UPDATE: Due the the overwhelming response to our open casting campaign for the TWIST 3D feature film, we're extending the submission deadline to FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18th, so keep 'em coming!!
A well shot video from Youtube user 91Brewer which I'm guessing from the title is shot in Portsmouth, UK. Some large individual movements executed well and good technical ability is on display.
This week we will be shooting a new viral video commercial for international travel company, Expedia.
The shoot is taking place at various iconic sights across London and is being filmed on brand new 360 degree cameras, which produces a quite unique view of parkour in action. We can't wait to see the finished result, and we'll have it up here as soon as it's ready to roll. Keep em peeled!
The end of this coming week, Friday 11th November, is the deadline for any further casting video submissions to land a role in the forthcoming feature film TWIST 3D.
Parkour film-maker extraordinaire, our very own Dr Julie Angel, has just released a new short film showcasing female practitioners training at the most recent European Gathering in Denmark, from earlier this year.
This month on November 19th there will be a fund-raising open jam in aid of the Children in Need charity.
The Jam will be held at the IMAX cinema just outside Waterloo Station in central London, starting at 10am and running for as long as people are willing to stay out. The aim is to raise awareness and collect donations for the great cause of Children in Need, so please come along, help out and support this worthwhile initiative.
This weeks video comes from youtube user Jonas1991 entitled 'Czech in London'.
Some nice precisions, large cat-leaps, and plenty of familiar spots to boot. This video also shows great teamwork with plenty of examples of the 'spotting' technique when attempting big jumps. All hands to the ready.. Enjoy
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