Finding Flow: Parkour, Risk and Optimal Experience
Athletes call it ‘the zone’; Maslow named it ‘peak experience’; the martial arts of Japan dubbed it mushin or ‘no-mind’;
Category: Parkour
Why I Love Parkour
I made that jump to find out who I was. And in that process of self-discovery there is growth, there is improvement, there is transformation. I know now that the person who landed was different – subtly, but significantly – from the person who took off. I had gained something, understood something about myself on an experiential level.
ADAPT: Earning the Right to Teach
Occasionally we get asked why the ADAPT Qualifications are so physically demanding, when in principle they are only coaching qualifications?
Parkour & the Play Paradigm
1. States Parties recognise the right of the child to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities
Building an Academy: Parkour in Process
For the last two months the PKGen UK team has been ensconced in East London at a mysterious location, hammering,
On Coaching: Be What You Teach
We live in a strange world. If you want to be a doctor, or a lawyer, or a shaper of
On Coaching: The Feedback Loop
Coaching is a hard thing to do well. That’s something we’ve learned over the last decade or so of passing
The Fat Burning Man Interview – Chatting to Abel James
Recently I had the distinct pleasure of chatting to Abel James for his number 1 health and fitness podcast show
On Functional Movement: A Review of the Idea World Fitness Convention
This past week has seen us introducing parkour in various ways to one of the world’s largest annual professional fitness
The Business of Parkour: A Question of Principle (or How to Resist the Red-Bullion)
It was the final Q&A session following a talk I’d given to a corporate group of a few hundred people
Parkour and the Development of Human Potential
For as long as records have existed, people have found ways to improve their movement abilities. Indeed, the human drive
Stealth: The Art of Making Silence
How often have you stopped simply to listen to the world around you? Indeed, how often have you actually listened to
The Eye of the Storm: Training in Adverse Weather Conditions
It is often thought that the one true bane of all parkour practitioners is rain. Most, especially beginners, will grimace at
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
Moving Through Fear
Don’t let the little fears steal your days…
