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’;
Master Your Movement
Athletes call it ‘the zone’; Maslow named it ‘peak experience’; the martial arts of Japan dubbed it mushin or ‘no-mind’;
Having confidence in our skills and abilities is vital in the practice of parkour, and yet this is certainly one
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.
Occasionally we get asked why the ADAPT Qualifications are so physically demanding, when in principle they are only coaching qualifications?
1. States Parties recognise the right of the child to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities
For the last two months the PKGen UK team has been ensconced in East London at a mysterious location, hammering,
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Recently I had the distinct pleasure of chatting to Abel James for his number 1 health and fitness podcast show
Movement is like language: to be able to utilise it you must understand the alphabet, know how to organise letters
This past week has seen us introducing parkour in various ways to one of the world’s largest annual professional fitness
It was the final Q&A session following a talk I’d given to a corporate group of a few hundred people
For as long as records have existed, people have found ways to improve their movement abilities. Indeed, the human drive
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