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Project Spruce Street kicked off this week in Seattle, bringing parkour classes to at-risk youth in the heart of downtown!

Janine Cundy, Tyson Cecka, and Brandee Laird headed downtown on Thursday (May 28th) to kick start an initiative that will bring parkour classes to halfway houses every week, free of charge. Lessons focus on much more than just technique, delving into the importance and joy of pride in achievement, respect for training grounds and community, personal growth, and how to face fear responsibly.

“It’s incredibly rewarding to head this initiative,” Cundy said “these kids deserve to have some fun.  Everybody should have something that they are proud they can do, and this gives that feeling to new kids every week.  We hope that the people we get to know through these classes will look to the Washington Parkour and American Parkour communities as paths to furthering their knowledge of self, and parkour.”

The first class went better than expected, with lots of enthusiasm from the students and a surprising amount of natural talent.  There was an immediate recognition of the need for this kind of program in the facility, and so we anticipate this to be a project that will be growing and changing for a while to come. For more information, please check out -Spruce Street’s website-

Is on the 9th this month and will be hosted at Northwest Crossfit’s Seattle location -link to class page- The focus is as always on introducing new people to the fundamentals of parkour and what you need to build an individual practice. There’s a limit of 30 people at the Seattle location so email classes@parkourvisions.org to reserve your spot and be sure to show up a bit early if you haven’t been before to fill out the release (or bring it with you!) Minors need to bring their parents or grab the form beforehand and get it filled out. Come prepared with clothing you can move in and a waterbottle! See you there!

See more photos on the Parkour Visions Flickr group

Tune in tomorrow (May 2nd) to KUOW at 12:24pm to hear Jeremy Richards interviewing our own Rafe Kelley at Freeway Park.

Or just go direct and download the show here Thanks to KUOW for inviting us out!

Side note: Check out this blast from the past, KUOW was one of the first media interviews for parkour in Washington we ever did way back in 2005 before Parkour Visions and everything you see here!