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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard [...] ...

We recently had the pleasure of interviewing the world-record breaking Stephen Hyland in detail, as he is a regular visitor to the Chainstore Parkour Academy  in London. In P art 1 of the interview feature we shed some light on Stephen´s fascinating background and how he started his training journey. So what made Stephen into a world-record breaking athlete? To answer this...

Right now there are ten brave souls engaging with the legendary ADAPT Level 2 Coaching Certification in London, UK... so wish them luck! The Level 2 certification is to become a full coach of parkour / freerunning, and is rigorous in its standards and expectations. Over 40 hours of education in person with an ADAPT Senior Tutor make up the training week, which focuses on the essence of parkour and...

Last week we worked on a few interesting productions - one being for the funky UK TV Channel E4  in London, creating an action ident that will soon feature on the channel. The piece involves a short visual narrative and was shot at some of London's iconic parkour locations, which all practitioners will recognise. Choreographed by PKGen's Forrest , it should prove to be a cool little piece...

We're very pleased to announce a new addition to the team here at PKGen - Alexandros Charos! Alexandros has been working with us here in London for a few months now and was instrumental in the launch of the Chainstore, as well as working hard behind the scenes as our first ever PKG intern. His dedication and motivation made it an easy decision when it came time to consider him for the team. Alex is...

Our annual Morzine Parkour Camp is now just two months away and only has a few places left.  The Training Week in the French Alpine resort of Morzine has become renowned as one of the best movement camps in the world, with elite coaches from Parkour Generations leading training every day running from morning to night. No matter you level of parkour or movement experience, this week...

Starting next week, on Friday the 30th May at 6pm, we'll be launching a brand new  Street Dance class  at  The Chainstore , open to everyone of all ages and ability/experience levels. Learn fun, high-energy dance routines performed to the latest chart hits and improve your cardio, rhythm and co-ordination, getting fit without even realising it! This class is taught by Elizabeth Chong,...

Friday June 6th sees the next Night Mission Challenge happening in London - the ultimate all-night training experience exploring London while also exploring your own limits.    This upcoming session is dubbed 'The Dark Night' and has a - you guessed it - Batman theme running throughout! It'll be led by Chris 'Blane' Rowat, who will push you as a team and as an individual to find out what...

Legendary parkour film-maker and documentarian Dr Julie Angel has just released the full film of the Parkour Generations 1000 Muscle Up challenge that we undertook a while back, one cold December day in London.  Though we regularly set ourselves and engage in physical and mental challenges of all sorts, some on a huge scale and some done by just a few individuals, the 1000 Muscle-Ups was undoubtedly...

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Imagine you work at the Chainstore Parkour Academy  and one day whilst working on some stuff on your computer you coincidentally look through the window of the office to see an elderly man at least over 50 repping out pull ups with a very very clean and nice form. You are surprised and excited at the same time: you go out and make a fool out of yourself by complimenting the man on his...

Next month sees the next available Parkour Fitness Specialist certification course running in the UK - a   Parkour UK CYQ Level 1 & 2 Certificate in Instructing Parkour/Freerunning  Fitness Training (QCF)  happening between June 9-12 at the London Parkour Academy.   The UK course includes both the international Level 1 and 2 certifications in one 4-day course with a...

At the beginning of May this year we ran the Women's International Parkour Weekend in London, UK, in and around our London HQ, the famous Chainstore Academy.  Day two of the gathering was captured on film, and that video is now live and online for all to see, capturing the amazingly positive vibe of the event, with over 60 women from all over the world training together and pushing...

This month sees two certification courses for the Parkour UK ADAPT 1st4Sport Certifications in Coaching Parkour / Freerunning happening in London.  A Level 2 'Full Coach' certification will be running from May 24-28 , for those who have completed the Level 1 and feel ready to take the next step to becoming a fully certified coach within the ADAPT programme. Tee Level 2 is a rigorous 5 day training...

We’ve posed the question before: given the choice do you choose the red pill or the blue pill? And of course when we say “we’ve posed the question” we mean the Matrix posed the question and we are just repeating it. Well now we can pose an original red-blue question because we’ve officially launch a RED [...]...

We're very happy to announce that we have now surpassed our crowdfunding target for our forthcoming parkour-meets-dance-meets-theatre production of Alice in Wonderland..! The Kickstarter project aimed to raise £5000 to fund a brand new live performance concept being put together by our Performance Team, which will be shown at our London HQ, The Chainstore.  Today with the amazing support...

On 31st of May and June 1st Brazil will see the 8th Minas Gerais Parkour Meeting in Belo Horizonte! The annual event is organised by  Parkour Generations Brazil   and has had guest coaches visiting from all over the world including PKGen UK and the Yamakasi founders from France. The 2 day event will take place on a former military obstacle course set high above the city offering a stunning...

The start date for the next Power 101 Course has been announced, starting in two weeks on Wednesday the 28th of May at 7.30pm ! This 6 week course is designed to introduce training methods that will enable you to learn how to safely train and progress power and strength through the use of barbell training exercises, such as the back squat and power clean. These movements will help you develop explosive...

On 31st of May and June 1st Brazil will see the 8th Minas Gerais Parkour Meeting in Belo Horizonte! The annual event will feature Parkour Generations Brazil coaching and has had guest coaches visiting from all over the world including PKGen UK and the Yamakasi.   The 2 day event will take place on a former military obstacle course set high above the city offering a stunning view and will provide...

The NeveRest Adventure Weekend is coming up fast now, happening over the Bank Holiday weekend of May 24-25.  NeveRest is an adventure training experience set over a long weekend in the English Peak District. It’s not an aimless race or a chance to get covered in mud for a couple of hours; it’s a few days of exploring the great outdoors while learning actual, usable life-skills that...