Parkour Visions Blog

News and updates from those on the front lines

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This week at PKV (6/17/13)

Some serious speed, flow, and amplitude in this video, plus a great spirit:

Monday
Basics A – Cat leaps and bouldering
Basics B – Sprints and hurdles
Level 3 – Speed endurance @Greenlake

Tuesday
Homeschool – Sprints and hurdles
Young kids – Sprinting and jumping
Level 2 – Step vault exploration

Wednesday
Basics A – Sprints and hurdles
Basics B – Lazy and reverse vaults
Level 3 – Speed endurance

Thursday
Homeschool – Lazy and reverse vaults
Basics A – Lazy and reverse vaults
Basics B – Traverses
Level 2 – Lowline movement at height

Saturday
Basics – Traverses
Basics B – Running jumps and precisions
Level 2 indoor and out – Wall passes and cat leaps
Adult basics outdoors – Traverses
Level 2-3 mixed – Wall passes and cat leaps

Sunday
Basics – Running jumps and precisions
Basics B – Kongs and dashes

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This week at PKV (6/10/13)

Aaron Hakala is one of the top freerunners in the world, but that’s just his side gig. His main focus is circus, and in this video, he and friend show how awesome a teeter totter can be.

Monday
Basics A – Wall passes and tacs
Basics B – Speed and lazy vaults
Level 3 – Speed endurance

Tuesday
Homeschool – Speed and lazy vaults
Young kids – Step vaults and lazy step vaults
Level 2 – Cat leaps and tacs

Wednesday
Basics A – Speed and lazy vaults
Basics B – Ascending, descending, and sloth climbing
Level 3 – Speed endurance

Thursday
Homeschool – Ascending, descending, and sloth climbing
Basics A – Ascending, descending, and sloth climbing
Basics B – Tacs and cats
Level 2 – Vault power: height

Saturday
Basics – Tacs and cats
Basics B – Lazies and kongs
Level 2 kids indoors and out – Approach runs
Adult basics outdoors – Tacs and cats
Level 2-3 mixed – Approach runs

Sunday
Basics A – Lazies and kongs
Basics B – Underbars

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This week at PKV (6/3)

Beautiful shot video of some of the best free runners in Russia:

Monday
Basics A – Kong and speed vault progression
Basics B – Basic swings and bar movement
Level 3 – Speed endurance courses @Volunteer Park

Tuesday
Homeschool – Basic swings and bar movement
Young kids – Swings and shimmies and more
Level 2 – Strides

Wednesday
Basics A – Basic swings and bar movement
Basics B – Pop vaults and cats
Level 3 – Speed endurance courses

Thursday
Homeschool – Pop vaults and cats
Basics A – Pop vaults and cats
Basics B – Kongs and dashes
Level 2 – Landing continuum

Saturday
Basics – Kongs and dashes
Basics B – Bouldering, etc.
Level 2 indoor – Flow and low swings, pass unders, and precision footwork
Level 2 outdoor @Gasworks – Flow and low swings, pass unders and precision footwork
Adult basics outdoors – Kongs and dashes
Level 2-3 mixed – Flow and low swings, pass unders and precision footwork @Woodland Park laurels

Sunday
Basics A – Bouldering, etc.
Basics B – Sprints and strides

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This week at PKV (5/27)

Beautifully shot, edited, and performed video. Great stuff from a bunch of our friends from out east:

Monday
Basics A – Underbars and undershoot swing to precision
Basics B – Jump overs
Level 3 – Basics review @Gasworks

Tuesday
Homeschool – Jump overs
Young kids – Jumping over stuff
Level 2 – Boulder traversing, cross stepping focus with swings

Wednesday
Basics A – Jump overs
Basics B – Rolls and dashes
Level 3 – Basics review

Thursday
Homeschool – Rolls and dashes
Basics A – Rolls and dashes
Basics B – Underbar focus
Level 2 – Complex wall runs and dynos

Saturday
Basics A – Underbar focus
Basics B – Sprints and hurdles
Level 2 – Vault flow
Adult basics outdoors –  Underbar focus
Level 2-3 mixed – Vault flow @UW

Sunday
Basics A – Sprints and hurdles
Basics B – Low commitment vaults

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PKV + Wounded Warrior =

On Sunday, May 5, Parkour Visions taught workshop at Gasworks Park to help raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. PKV student Nick organized and publicized the event. Coach Ox led an intro to parkour clinic for more than 30 people of all ages and abilities. We had a great time! Here are a few shots from the workshop (courtesy of Mark Malijan):

Ox teaches step vaults for ascending and descending.

Nick (who was the main organizer for the event) vaults a wall into the sand pit.

A student drags (the incredibly lightweight) Ox to safety.

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This week at PKV (5/20)

This week’s inspiration comes from Kie Willis, who is known for having some of the largest running jumps and best control of big drops out there. It’s beautiful stuff. Don’t let it intimidate you though, you can still be good at parkour without jumping gaps over 50 foot drops.

Monday
Basics A – Hurdles and broad jumps
Basics B – Step vaults and rolls
Level 3 – Ukemi and kips

Tuesday
Homeschool – Step vaults and rolls
Young kids – Step vaults and rolls
Level 2 – Rail flow and footwork

Wednesday
Basics A – Step vaults and rolls
Basics B – Swinging and underbars
Level 3 – Ukemi and kips

Thursday
Basics A – Swinging and underbars
Basics B – Sprint, dodge, and cut
Level 2 – Ukemi and descents

Saturday
Basics – Sprint, dodge, and cut
Basics B – Reverse vaults and pass unders
Level 2 – Strides and gap jumps
Adult basics outdoors – Sprint, dodge, and cut
Level 2-3 mixed – Strides and gap jumps @Freeway Park

Sunday
Basics A – Reverse vaults and pass unders
Basics B – Swings and stems

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This week at PKV (5/13)

We are big fans of the Austrian traceur, Monkeeeyman, who puts out the rawest of edits but the cleanest and most beautiful flowing parkour. Here is another edit showing his superb vision and flow:

Monday
Basics A – Lazy vaults and side monkeys
Basics B – Climbing, stems, and traverses
Level 3 – Ukemi, swings, kip development

Tuesday
Homeschool – Climbing, stems, and traverses
Young kids – Climbing and sundry
Level 2 – Approach runs and hurdles

Wednesday
Basics A – Climbing, stems, and traverses
Basics B – Sprints and precision running
Level 3 – Ukemi, swings, kip development

Thursday
Basics A – Sprints and precision running
Basics B – Lazy vault and turn vault
Level 2 – Diving vaults

Saturday
Basics – Lazy vault and turn vault
Basics B – Climbing, ledge work, and underbars
Level 2 – Strides and precision
Adult basics outdoors – Lazy vault and turn vault
Level 2-3 mixed – Strides and precision @Freeway Park

Sunday
Basics A – Climbing, ledge work, and underbars
Basics B – Landing continuum

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This week at PKV (5/6)

This video features some fluid and beautiful barefoot and tree movement courtesy of our good friend and underground parkour legend Justin Ganguly.


Monday
Basics A – Climbing and underbars
Basics B – Landing continuum
Level 3 – Swings and ukemi

Tuesday
Homeschool – Landing continuum
Young kids – Gap jumps and cats
Level 2 – Obstacle-oriented training: ledge, south freeway, bouldering wall

Wednesday
Basics A – Landing continuum
Basics B – Step vaults and kong development
Level 3 – Swings and ukemi

Thursday
Basics A – Step vaults and kong development
Basics B – Stemming and swinging
Level 2 – Obstacle-oriented training: heights

Saturday
Basics – Stemming and swinging
Basics B – Hurdles and approach runs
Level 2 – Obstacle-oriented training: multilevel
Level 2-3 outdoor – Swinging and climbing @Volunteer Park

Sunday
Basics A – Hurdles and approach runs
Basics B – Lazy, reverse, and intro to flow

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This week at PKV (4/29)

A new video from the star of Parkour Literally showing once again how beautiful pure effective movement can be with amazing speed and flow:

Monday
Basics A – Sprints and precision jumps
Basics B – Kongs and kashes
Level 3 – Guest coach Duncan

Tuesday
Homeschool – Kongs and kashes
Young kids – Vaults up and vault downs
Level 2 – Kongs and kashes
Level 3 – Guest coach Duncan

Wednesday
Basics A – Kongs and kashes
Basics B – Cats and traverses
Level 3 – Guest coach Duncan

Thursday
Basics A – Cats and traverses
Basics B – Step overs, stride, and hurdles
Level 2 – Level cats and height gaps

Saturday
Basics A – Step overs, stride, and hurdles
Basics B – Step vault and dash vault
Level 2 – Kongs and vault to precisions
Basics outdoors – Step overs, strides, and hurdles
Level 2-3 mixed – Kongs and vaults to precision @Gasworks

 

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Gym Opening Media

From the moment you enter, it’s obvious that this is not your ordinary gym.

Well that went well! At least 60 people passed through the doors, with the adult clinic getting so huge we had to split into two groups and break out all 60 or so feet of precision trainers to balance on in line! That many people is a bit too much for the current gym space we’ve learned (until we can open up the second room) and we’ll keep events smaller in the future ;)

Marc Ramirez from the Seattle Times was there and he wrote an awesome article that was featured in the paper today as well as photos from Alan Berner and an excellent video put together from Genevieve Alvarez. Our own Kellen Fujimoto spent some time grabbing shots as well, and we’ll update this blog post as more stuff comes in.

Update: Check out Tim Kahn’s video coverage of the event!

Read the Seattle Times Article

Parkour Visions Gym opening from Rafe Kelley on Vimeo.

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