As mentioned earlier in the week, the Chainstore Parkour Academy will be closed this Sunday to the public for the Women's International event to take place there. When it re-opens on Monday, it will be with some changes we have made to spring clean the schedule, outlined below. These changes will allow us to add in some exciting new classes later, such as a mid-week Youth class and a planned...
Last month Jennifer Hayward from the Sport and Recreation Alliance came to visit us at the Chainstore Academy of Parkour and Freerunning . She attended one of our sessions to gather firsthand experience in parkour to give her a better understanding of the discipline. What followed is a great and insightful article discussing the diversity of parkour and some of the potential benefits...
USA news giant CNN recently spent some time with us in London at the Chainstore Academy of Parkour and Freerunning . Reporter Sheena Mckenzie attended one of our sessions to find out first hand what training parkour can feel like, and did a great job for her first time out. The interview is with one of our London team, James Adams , who had a good time introducing Sheena to the discipline. ...
Please note that, due to the Women's International Weekend event taking place there, that the Chainstore will be closed to the general public for the entirety of this Sunday, the 4th of May . The Chainstore will re-open on Monday, but with new opening hours of 10am to 10pm (last admittance 9pm). These will be our opening hours everyday...
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We're very happy to see the UK launch of our groundbreaking Parkour Fitness Specialist Qualification in the UK this year, designed for fitness professionals and anyone wanting to understand and deliver the functional movement and strength elements of parkour. The pilot course happened in February in London, and now the first open courses are available to book. In the UK we have partnered with...
Today (April 29th) Chris “Blane” Rowat is heading over to Germany to deliver ADAPT Level 1. From April 30th to May 2nd Potsdam in Motion host the countries first ever ADAPT certification course followed by a special public access workshop run by Blane on May 3rd. All details and booking info can be found at the links above, so make the time to come and train with Blane if you're in the...
Our Saturday Youth Class is doing amazingly well. We had a record 19 children show up and all hands on deck last Saturday. We managed to snap a quick shot of everyone from the class. We thought you all might want to see it....
Next month sees Italy's annual Ecce Parkour training event happening in Rome between May 16-18. As is annual tradition, Parkour Generations coaches - this year Chris Keighley and Kevin Francomme - will head over to Italy to lead the coaching throughout the event. We've been coaching the Ecce event for more than 5 years now and it's always a fantatsic event with a great community. ...
Next month sees Italy's annual Ecce Parkour training event happening in Rome between May 16-18. Parkour Generations coaches Chris Keighley and Kevin Francomme will head over to Italy coaching throughout the event. The event will take place in the Energy Park Roma, a purpose built parkour and freerunning facility. If you're in or near Rome for those dates make sure you come along and jump in - and...
Yesterday (April 24th 2014) we had the pleasure of guiding a group of journalists through their first experience in parkour. The 4 hour workshop at the Chainstore Academy of Parkour and Freerunning was part of a promotion for the new Brick Mansions movie starring Paul Walker and David Belle. Forrest and Kevin put the journalists through their paces while maintaining a fun environment...
For the Night Mission Challenge on May 2nd Parkour Generations senior coach and mastermind Andy Pearson has come up with a night full of “ 24 ” themed missions and challenges. The Night Mission is a very demanding but rewarding training experience and is based upon a training style quite common but unpopular in parkour. When the streets are empty and silent and when some areas of...
Our Run Free brand has quickly become one of our most popular lines. Even though it’s a young and growing brand, we already can barely keep items in stock. With the popularity in mind we’re focused on expanding the options, and the result is the new Run Free Tee in Royal Blue! How awesome is this [...]...
On April 7th Dan was invited to speak at Dance UK´s Aesthetic Athletes & Dancers: Training and Optimizing Performance conference. Following the conference Londondance.com released a great write up of Dan´s speech, reflecting in detail on the content Dan presented. Aesthetic Athletes and Dancers was part of Dance UK’s Healthier Dancer Programme . Speakers included:...
On May 3rd and 4th London will see participants from all over the world come together for the Women´s International Parkour Weekend , a two day, women only event with coaches Shirley , Naomi , Annty , Fizz and more! The seminar will see guest instructors delivering weightlifting and Yoga sessions allowing for productive and new training input. For more info and booking see the...
The Debrief puts questions to people from every aspect of the global parkour community - from lifelong practitioners to newcomers to professional coaches and performers, from every country and from all walks of life. Exclusively at ParkourGenerations.com. PKG: How long have you been a Traceur? J.L: I have been training for 1 year and 2 months. PKG: What movements are you currently working on? J.L:...
What would Alice in Wonderland performed by the Parkour Generations performance team in the epic set up of the Chainstore look like? Find out by helping us realise that new concept via kickstarting the project ! For more info and the various backing opportunities check out the official Kickstarter-Page ! ...
We’ve been graced with the opportunity to publish 6 great photos from the upcoming film Brick Mansions starring David Belle, Paul Walker, and RZA. The film hits theaters worldwide in just two days!!! (April 25th). Check out these photos and then get your tickets to see the film! ...
Look out for the April´s issue of Men´s Health as it contains a huge feature on our Chainstore Academy of Parkour and Freerunning . A while ago we reported on a photo shooting for Men´s Health with Flynn in the Chainstore and the recently published photo feature is what resulted the day’s effort. Check out the scans below for the pictures! ...
Look out for the April´s issue of Men´s Health as it contains a huge feature on our Chainstore London Academy of Parkour and Freerunning . A while ago we reported on a photo shoot for Men´s Health with Flynn in the Chainstore and the recently published photo feature showcases the results, from the incredibly talented photographer Adrian Myers . Check out the scans...
Launching Friday 25th April, our new Youth Indoor class will be launching at Stewart’s Melville College in Ravelston Sports Centre. The first session this Friday is FREE! (YES, a FREE CLASS) Take your first steps into Parkour with our new Indoor Class. For Girls and Boys from S1-S6, we’ll be running every Friday from 3:30-5pm. […]...