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Shetland Parkour Experience 2!

Shetland Parkour Experience 2 led by affiliate, Northern Focus Parkour is a chance for practitioners old and new to gather in a unique setting for 4 days of training. Bringing together some of Scotland’s top Parkour coaches through affiliate organisation, Roots of Movement as well as coaches from all over the UK.

Shetland offers a host of unique outdoor training environments and extensive indoor facilities, all of which will be used in SPE 2. Participants will be taken through a number of aspects of Parkour training over many different classes such as Creative Movement, Foot Placement and Precision, Breaking Jumps, Wake-Up Class, Night Training and a Final Strength Challenge on the last day.

For 12yrs+:  Participants will be taken through a number of aspects of Parkour training over many different classes such as creative movement, foot placement and precision, breaking jumps, wake-up class, night training and a final strength challenge on the last day.   A ticket entitles you to attend as many of the classes as you would like.   Classes run through the day and evening between 10am and 9pm plus an early morning session and night session over the weekend.

For 8 – 11 yrs:  Participants will be taken through a number of aspects of Parkour training over many different classes such as creative movement, foot placement and precision, breaking jumps, wake-up class, night training and a final strength challenge on the last day. An 8-11s ticket entitles you to attend the juniors sessions which take place on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings of the event.
A free event T-Shirt comes with the ticket.

Class schedule and more info can be found at here

This is shaping up to be an amazing event! Be sure to book early to avoid disappointment, as we expect a lot of interest both locally and nationally. Call Shetland Box Office on 01595 74 5555.

Parkour Features in Scouting Magazine

Parkour UK Director, Dan Edwardes, was recently asked to write an article for the UK’s Scouting Magazine – and that article has now been published in the April/May issue.

Affiliate organisation Parkour Generations has done considerable work with the Scouts in the UK over the years, teaching regularly at their annual event and working with individual Scout groups to bring them the physical and mental benefits of parkour – ideally suited to the adventurous and exploratory spirit of the Scouting organisation.

Read the article here.

Documentary on Parkour: ‘Turning Point’

BYUtv series, ‘Turning Point’ is a series of documentary films that tell the stories of ordinary people who have done extra-ordinary things for the benefit of others. In this episode, they take a look at affiliate Parkour Generations and revisit a pivotal choice – their “turning point” – and explore how that choice changed them forever.

‘Turning Point’ is this decades Jump Westminster, the ground breaking documentary which documented Parkour Generations “turning point”.

The documentary not only follows Parkour Generations in the work and developments, but charts and details how they came about and the significant work they pioneered in partnership with the City of Westminster. In addition it showcases some individuals and young people that they have managed to impact through Parkour. A truly inspiring watch . . .

#ParkourInspiringAGeneration

 

Parkour Generations on BBC’s The One Show

Tonight, Friday 22nd March, Affiliate and world leading professional parkour organisation Parkour Generations will appear on the BBC’s flagship The One Show.

The feature is a commemoration of the historic BBC Television Centre which closes this month as the BBC relocates to a new Regent Street site in central London. The TV Centre was the home of British TV for over 50 years, and was the location for many now-classic and timeless TV shows including Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses and of course the BBC News.

Parkour Generations choreographed and performed an action piece that will go out on The One Show, showing some of the UK-based team bringing parkour to the the entire grounds of TV Centre. The show airs at 7pm tonight on BBC One, so don’t miss it.

For more information on the Parkour Generations Academy and how to join any of their more than 20 regular weekly classes.