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,
Category: Parkour
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…
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 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…
