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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.

We are extremely happy to announce that, after many months of searching, we will be moving into our own gym this week! The gym is located on 4216 6th Ave NW in between Ballard and Fremont and is only the third of it’s kind in the entire country!

We want this gym to be expression of the community as well as a place for our coaches to teach – a place to organize and grow as a group in strength, skill, and confidence. An indoor training ground just for us that grows in complexity and challenges as more crazy obstacles are imagined and made

To kick off the gym’s opening we’re hosting a big clinic/open training/potluck/fundraising event on Oct 24th to introduce the local parkour community, our academy students, and all of their families to the awesome space and our plans for it!

Here are the event details:
When Saturday, October 24th from 12pm to 9pm
Where 4216 6th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Fundraising goal:

$5,000

Schedule:

12pm – 1:30pm Kids Introductory Clinic

1:30pm – 3pm Adults Introductory Clinic

3pm – 5pm Open Gym: A chance to play and explore the facility with the supervision of Parkour Visions coaches.

5pm – 9pm Dinner! Potluck if you can. Bring food and drinks (no soda please), see our plans for the gym, and get to the know the parkour community.

Admission:

Grab your tickets early so we know how many are coming!

We’re really excited about this landmark event, and hope you’ll have time to stop by and say hi!