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A recent article published in the Financial Times was accompanied by a video showing journalist Anthony Lavelle taking his first steps in the practice of parkour with the guidance of Parkour Generations team member and coach Shirley Darlington .   In the short documentary styled clip the camera follows Shirley and Anthony on a session somewhere around London while capturing Anthony´s impressions...

Our WB Parkour Pants have launched, and they are going to change the face of clothing in the Parkour world forever. Nothing so specialized and impressive has ever before been made for Traceurs. Here are the key features that make our WB Parkour Pants the World’s Best Parkour Pants. They are made with a specially woven 100% [...]...

This week’s video is from our very own Pete Mckee . I am Independent is the third part in his collective series, features clips of him training from early 2008 up till now. You can really see some of the progression in his training over the years. Check it out. ...

This Thursday (March 6th), we will be providing a free class at the Chainstore  Academy  building aimed towards practitioners aged 50 or higher. The class is called Parkour Plus and provides participants with a great opportunity to have a go at parkour with like-minded people in their age group.   The class will be 7-8:30 pm, is FREE of charge and will need NO REGISTRATION...

We seem to be being unusually bathed in beautiful sunlight recently and this morning is no exception. The Outdoor Adult Class this evening will be using the dry weather as an excuse to explore new areas and experience a bit more of the Edinburgh Architecture. Below are a selection of photos from last weekends Youth […]...

Are you a dreamchaser like me? Do you spend everyday thinking about that one thing that you are chasing with all your energy? [...] ...

These last few days Parkour especially in London has received quite some media attention featuring an article in the Financial Times with Parkour Generations team member and coach Shirley . Financial Times journalist Anthony Lavelle joined Shirley for an outdoor session in London summing up his experiences and impressions in his article HERE . In addition video footage was filmed along with the session...

March 8th and 9th will see Glasgow Parkour Girls host the International Women´s Day Clamjamfrie in Scotland. Two days of Parkour and skill sharing including our team member Shirley on the coaching team. The event is open for all ages and will cater to all skill levels!   Besides outdoor Parkour workshops participants will have the chance of sharing skills and experiences in other movement...

Its out! The commercial was created to promote Thomson’s new sailings from Jamaica’s Montego Bay and the attractions that are available from around the island. This is the second commercial that 3RUN have produced for Thomson and we have to say were delighted with the final piece! We had so much fun out in Jamaica for […] ...

Next week, Tuesday March 4th, PKGen co-founder Dan Edwardes will be giving the latest in a series of public presentations for the University of Brighton's Inspire Talks .  Inspire  is a brand new series of inspirational lectures, discussions and talks on a wide range of themes. Hosted at the Sallis Benney Theatre, Grand Parade, Brighton, Inspire lectures are open to the public...

s leading accrediting body for fitness certifications - under the title Certificate in Instructing Parkour/Freerunning Fitness Training (QCF).  This inaugural invitational course is a Level 2 Certification and runs from Thursday to Sunday and is being held at our new London Parkour Academy  in East London.  Many of the leading figures in parkour coaching will be taking part, including...

ve been working on improving my speed and flow, trying to link movements together into routes. PKG: What percentage of your training is conditioning? S.A: It varies greatly, I generally go by feel. Currently I do it every morning 6am to about 8:30, and actually more conditioning than movement training. This will probably continue for a few months. At other times I do hardly anything...

Power 101'. 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 athletic power, and get you running faster, jumping further and taking impact better. There will also be a...

Real life gets tough. It's not easy. We condition to become stronger, to build up what we call body armour. Crawling is one way we prepare our bodies for our jumps and yes, our falls too. Everyone will fail and fall eventually, it is but a matter of time. The more body armour we have, the less we will be hurt by these falls. It is also a way for us to learn to push through struggles and to find that...

After Winterval in January and the recent opening of The Chainstore the next big thing to come is the very first ever to be held ADAPT Conference . Taking place on March 15th and 16th, London will be the location for an exceptional 2 day gathering in the premises of the new Parkour Academy – The Chainstore .   The ADAPT Conference - parkour / freerunning’s signature gathering of coaches...

This week, access Parkour are involved in two really interesting projects. The first is Edinburgh Soup. Edinburgh Soup is a unique, fun and delicious way to support great community causes. They provide a dinner of homemade soup and a selection of presentations from local organizations promoting community oriented projects. You pay what you can, enjoy and […]...

We all want to be happy, this is an inherent fact of the human nature. But the real question is: how do we achieve this f [...] ...

After seeing all the media show casing people climbing and hanging from tall structure we decided to document ours, so we bring you, Handstands in high places. We will be documenting our athletes climbing and performing handstands on each structure. We have been training for over 10 years now and do not recommend anyone copy […] ...

Hedge is off to London today to check out the opening of the Parkour Generations Chainstore. The first strength and movement gym in the country. It looks set to be a fantastic place to visit. But while he’s away, many of the others will be out for the regular Ed-Pk Wednesday evening jam, meeting at […]...

We like to consider our Access class to be ground breaking. It is one of the only classes in the country we feel where the focus is on getting it’s participants healthy and mobile using whatever means are necessary rather than sticking to one prescribed doctrine or another. But even though we strive to be […]...