Dan Edwardes | Parkour Pioneer, Movement Educator & Author

Movement · Philosophy · Practice

Dan
Edwardes

Movement Pioneer · Educator · Author

Founder of Parkour Generations and ADAPT Qualifications. Writing on human capability, physical literacy, coaching philosophy, and what it means to train for life.

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Dan Edwardes — portrait photograph by Viktor

I have spent over 20 years at the intersection of movement, learning, and human capability — as a practitioner, coach, founder, and writer. This site is where I think out loud about parkour, coaching philosophy, physical literacy, and long-term development.

Consulting & Mentoring

For founders who build with purpose

I work with a small number of entrepreneurs and founders who are serious about building something meaningful, with integrity, clarity, and long-term thinking. My perspective is not theoretical. It comes from 20+ years of building real organisations from nothing, across education, coaching, design, and international operations.

If you are navigating the difficult intersection of purpose and business, and want a mentor who has lived it rather than studied it, I would like to hear from you.

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20+ Years building organisations from nothing
6 Organisations founded and led
40+ Countries reached through that work
Few Clients at any one time — by design
Parkour and the Lost Art of Growing Up Capable

Physical Literacy

Parkour and the Lost Art of Growing Up Capable

The deficiencies every PE teacher now sees in their young students is not the fault of the children themselves. It is the fault of the adults who took away the environment these children required for healthy development. We have sabotaged the natural childhood of an entire generation.

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Consulting & Mentoring

Strategic support for founders and entrepreneurs building with purpose and integrity. Drawing on 20+ years building a globally recognised movement organisation.

From £250 per session

1-to-1 Movement Coaching

Private, bespoke coaching for individuals deeply committed to long-term physical and personal development. In-person and online formats available.

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Public Speaking

Keynotes and talks on movement, human capability, physical literacy, intelligent risk, and long-term development. Available for conferences and institutional events.

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By the numbers

20+ Years of practice
2008 ADAPT founded
40+ Countries reached
1 Book published
1000s Coaches certified

Thinking about movement and what it means to train for life

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