Hello blog readers, this is my first post for the PKGen blog. Some of you may know me, but for everyone else my name is Blake, I’m 25 and I first started Parkour about 10 years ago. This has meant that I’ve been lucky enough to watch the scene grow and have met some great people along the way.

We all do it, no matter our age, gender or nationality. It can change every second but often falls into a rhythm. It can be short, fast, long or slow. Some of us force it outwards or hold it back. Many of us are unaware of it as we go about our day to day activities. But if you're reading this post, then you're certainly doing it now.

Breathe in.

Breathe out. 

At the end of the three weeks that I spent in Chile I attended the  Chilean national parkour Jam that was held in La Concepcion in the south of Chile.  Having spent the previous two weeks in Viña del Mar with Carlos Hidalgo and the “Parkour School”, I decided that it would be a fitting end to the trip to roadtrip down to the event with him.

Parkour’s Future

Unfortunately, sooner or later, most of us will encounter law enforcement or security whilst training (sooner if there are practitioners out there doing things like this). Over a few recent weeks I was stopped by police more than a handful of times at different locations. Most of these encounters were amiable and entailed the Police enquiring what we were doing (due to receiving some unsubstantiated complaint or another about people 'jumping on roofs') and us explaining about Parkour etc etc...you know the score.

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
Albert Einstein

As you read this entry I am preparing for my first marathon this weekend and, in two weeks, I will hopefully be running a long distance marathon known in running parlance as an ultra. Typically, an ultra is any distance above the standard marathon distance of 42.2km - anywhere from 50km and upwards. Mine will be 75km. Some extend for 165km and take over 24 hours to complete.

 Hi, my name is Shirley for those of you that don't know me :)

Ever since I began Parkour four years ago I've been heading out to train almost every Sunday come rain or shine (mostly rain). During these sessions I've explored segments of London with my training comrades and we've developed a routine: keep moving. Changing your environment regularly keeps your training fresh and constantly provides new challenges. You can (and should) train movement as you go; walls are your highway, every kerb is a precision and you are legally obliged as a traceur/traceuse to balance every rail that you come across.