I was lucky enough to be featured in London’s Islington Gazette this past month talking about our annual Winterval Training Day event at Parkour Generations. The feature focuses mainly on why it’s important to brave the elements and keep training outdoors even in winter, to keep body and mind sharp! The cold is just another obstacle […]
January
02
Canary Wharf Business Innovation Award 2016
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At the end of 2016 I was blown away to receive the Canary Wharf Innovation in Business Award for Business Partnerships in conjunction with my co-director and partner-in-crime at Parkour Generations, Francois ‘Forrest’ Mahop. We’ve had some amazing recognition over the years, but to be acknowledged at the highest levels of London’s business community is […]
January
02
Gym Owner Monthly Feature
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In December 2016 I was honoured to be awarded Gym Owner of the Month by Gym Owner Monthly Magazine. Had a great conversation with the good people there about the world of parkour, the now-legendary Chainstore Gym in London, vision and all manner of cool stuff. Check out the interview here!
November
23
PaleoHacks Interview
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Had a great time talking to the awesomely-named Clark Danger at PaleoHacks about parkour, fear, biomechanics, edge-work, deliberate practice and more. Check it out. “Parkour is a fitness buzzword with a huge coolness factor, but where can you get your start? Can everyone learn the fundamentals of parkour? Dan Edwardes, founder of Parkour Generations and […]
November
23
Parkour for Entrepreneurs: How to Approach Obstacles
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I was very honoured to be featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and on the Entrepreneur Network YouTube Channel, talking about how we apply our philosophy of embracing adversity and obstacles in life as an opportunity to improve ourselves.
July
25
Hero Round Table London May 12-13
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So it’s coming – we’re bringing the incredible Hero Round Table event to London in May this year! I first spoke at the Hero Round Table Conference in Michigan, USA, in 2015, and then again in the Netherlands in 2016. It inspired me so much I initiated London’s first Hero Round Table with HRT founder […]
May
01
The Hero’s Doubt
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What does it feel like to be a hero? Who out there ever wakes up in the morning and thinks to themselves ‘Yes, I am a hero’? Probably none of you. Hopefully none of you. Because there is no ‘hero feeling’. Talk to anyone who has done something truly heroic and ask them if they […]
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