Fire it up! The Importance of a Good Warm-Up
Much has been made of the importance of warming-up before beginning a training session, and yet in general most people underdo
Author: Dan
Dan is a founder and director of Parkour Generations, the world’s leading and multi-award winning professional parkour organisation with operations in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
An expert in various fighting arts, he is also a Cambridge University Scholar and the author of several books, as well as being the co-creator of the global A.D.A.P.T™ and Parkour Fitness Specialist™ Certifications and a founder of the International Federation, FIADD, and the only national governing body for the discipline, Parkour UK.
Dan regularly presents and teaches at seminars and conferences around the world, and when not training spends his time adventuring, exploring and remembering to breathe.
Moving Through Fear
Don’t let the little fears steal your days…
Parkour Vision: What’s a City For?
How do you view your city? Does it feel constricting to you? Restrictive? Is it full of cold, lifeless structures?
Parkour: The Space Between
Parkour, stripped down, is the use of space. It’s how we fill space, how we move through it. It’s a
Parkour History: The (Re)Birth of a Movement
Trying to pinpoint the exact moment of the birth of Parkour is no easy task. In fact, it may actually
The Tao of Parkour
Much has been made of Bruce Lee’s enduring concept of Jeet Kune Do, across myriad different activities, art-forms, sports and
The War: Training, Willpower and the Eternal Opponent
It isn’t fashionable these days to talk about training or self-improvement in terms of conflict – we often hear how we are meant to train smart, not hard; to pace ourselves; to work within our limits; to adhere to the principles of sports science throughout…
The Meaning of Strength
What is it, ‘to be strong’? Why do we push ourselves every day to be fitter, faster, stronger, more fearless,
Parkour: A Warrior Way
For me, parkour is simple. It is a warrior’s art. It’s everyday adversity. It demands your all and makes no apologies.
Our Wild Nature
“Moderation?” He leaped on the desk, like an evangelist. “It’s mediocrity, fear, and confusion in disguise. It’s the devil’s reasonable
Found Spaces: The Essence of Parkour
It looks like parkour, sounds like parkour, is called parkour… it must be parkour, right? Wrong. Over the last few
Are You Fit for Purpose?
What’s the point of being fit? Have you ever asked yourself this simple question? Many would say it’s to ensure
Breaking the Jump: The Heart of Parkour
For the last few years one of the most popular workshops I’ve delivered at events and seminars around the world
Being Strong: Being Useful?
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us ‘universe’, a part limited in time and space.
The Athletic Philosophy: Putting Meaning Into Movement
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design
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