As the National Governing Body for parkour in the United Kingdom, Parkour UK is committed to supporting and developing the sport at all levels.
We aim to encourage everyone to be more active and enjoy the benefits of parkour, while also ensuring that practice spaces remain safe and accessible for everyone.
We believe in fostering a strong, inclusive community where everyone feels welcome, regardless of their experience or background. We empower parkour practitioners by offering valuable resources, guidance, and certifications for coaches.
We celebrate parkour culture and work with local and international partners to create more opportunities for people to participate and grow the sport, from beginners to some the world’s best parkour athletes and performers.
At Parkour UK, we are small with big ambitions.
Those of us who in the parkour community already know how brilliant the sport is. The sense of belonging it gives you, and they way it builds confidence in everyone who takes part is infectious.
We want to take that message to more people, to have a positive impact on more people’s lives.
Being super clear about who we are, what we are here to do, and how we are going to go about it - what you may call a strategy - is fundamental. It is the north star that will guide everything we do.
We’ve been working on this over the last few months, and feel we are close to being ready to share our plans with everyone.
Find out more below.
Whilst we have had lots of great engagement, we wish to make sure everyone has had the opportunity to contribute. It’s going to be our strategy for the next 10 years, which is the north star guiding everything we do, so we want to get it right!
This is an opportunity for those who have not contributed yet to do so. If you have done already and have some further thoughts, we’d love to hear those too.
We can't promise that we can do everything, but we can promise we will listen to and consider all feedback, and explain why we have made the decisions we have.
If you would like to hear more and give us some feedback, please watch the presentation below and follow the link via the button to a form where you can share your comments.
I really look forward to hearing your views and working with you all on the next chapter of Parkour’s exciting journey in the UK.
Our ambition is to be a brilliant digital hub for everything you need to know to be able to do parkour.
Our smartphones and the internet guide us to many of the activities we do in our day to day lives, and this technological revolution will only continue to grow.
Finding your parkour community should be as easy as ordering a takeaway.
We will only achieve our ambitions with more motivated people who share our purpose and want to join us on that journey.
This includes qualified coaches, volunteers, and champions in the community, like photographers and film makers.
We value everyone and what they bring as brilliant, unique individuals.
We can’t do this alone and nor do we want to. We will travel faster and further with others, creating communities, building a shared purpose.
Partnerships will grow on many levels. They may be local in our communities, with grant funders, or with commercial and philanthropic organisations who share our purpose.
A place for everyone, regardless of identity, background, or belief.
Create a sense of belonging, a home, with others who support you.
Respect Ourselves: Making good decisions, as to what we ask from our body and minds.
Respect Others: Different views, perspectives, ways of practicing, and different levels.
We are one community together.
Valuing the environment, respect the physical space, what it means to others, and leave no trace.
We value individual progression & know this fuels a sense of accomplishment, regardless of level.
A "leap of faith" is sometimes needed for the next level of progression.
Courage is needed to step out of the comfort zone.
There are endless different ways for an individual to solve a challenge in parkour.
Style of movement, mental and physical capabilities, and personality all shape that approach creativity.
Everyone brings something uniquely brilliant to our community.
We respect parkour’s roots and carry that torch. When we pass it on, we strive to leave it in a better place than when we found it.
We will ask questions, we will challenge positively, looking for solutions.
We hold a collaborative, future focused mindset.
