Do you dream about opening your own parkour gym? Opening one’s own training space is a fantasy many athletes share and in the past few years a handful of entrepreneurial traceurs have successfully made the leap. Matt Antis and his wife Whitney have been the co-owners of Revolution Parkour since 2010, and they definitely know …
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5 Questions: The Tim “Livewire” Shieff Interview!
British freerunner Tim “Livewire” Shieff is one of my favorite athletes. Great creativity, impressive strength, and a ton of fun to watch on video. When I hope to move better, I try to think of how Tim would do it. His talent was rewarded in 2009 when he won the Barclaycard World Freerunning Championship, and …
APEX Movement Parkour Coach Certification
It’s official: I’m now a certified parkour coach through APEX Movement! I attended the certification back in March (2013) at their NorCal gym, in Concord, CA and received my credential a few months later. The process entailed 3 days of classroom instruction, as well as hands-on coaching training, and was then followed-up by a video …
What I learned at my first parkour competition
So far 2013 has been quite the year for parkour events. In early February Origins Parkour and Athletic Facility held the first North American Parkour Championships in Vancouver, and in the middle of the month Tempest Academy held the Pro Takeover down in LA. I didn’t get a chance to attend or even watch either of …
Seattle Parkour Summit 2012
I had the great opportunity yesterday to make it up to Seattle to check out Parkour Visions‘ 2012 Parkour Summit. The 3 hour drive was well worth it, as I got to watch the Invitational Obstacle Course Competition and then later participate in a few of the practicums. The whole event was 3 days in …