2009 was a big year for parkour - definitely the biggest yet! We here at APK have come up with the Top 10 news stories of the year. Some of these things are controversial, but often the most controversial events are the most important and defining. But on top of these stories, it's been a great year for APK.
The Freerunner, still the only parkour magazine in existence, has over 6,000 subscribers that eagerly await it in their inbox every month. APK continues to bring the most valuable information to our social networking followers - we regularly interact with and respond to our almost 2,000 Twitter followers and nearly 11,500 Facebook fans. Watch our Facebook page in the coming weeks as we give you a more personal view into the lives of famous traceurs.
It's been a good year for parkour, and a good year for training. Keep up the hard work and train hard. APK challenges you in the new year to see how YOU will better parkour. How will YOU improve your community? How will YOU take what you've learned from parkour and apply it to your life? Comment on this article and let us know!
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This article from Sacramento, California starts off talking about the good ol' days (of the knuckle dragging, primate-style, Pleistocene-era). Then it quickly moves to talking about how "now, a movement along the fitness fringes is tapping into our evolutionary past, seeking to take us back to our roots." The article continues to move into a quick description of parkour, and then runs through the highlights of a "Simian Knights," the local group, training session. It's really refreshing to have such a positive and well-written article come out so soon after the incident in November. It mentions it briefly, but doesn't dwell on it or exaggerate any of the dangers and risks, and it has an entire section of the article devoted to safety.
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It was another great year filled with fun, action packed jams! The
SFPK Monthly Jam, similar to a National Jam but specifically for the SF
Bay Area, is held once a month and rotates between different cities all
around the Bay. The goal is to bring traceurs from around the Bay
together to meet up, check out new cities and locations, train, jam,
collaborate, chat about parkour and just hang out and have fun!
Monthlies typically have ~35-40 attendees, including one this year with
almost 60, and another with over 25 in the rain! There is always a meet
'n greet, group warmup, and cleanup time afterward to Leave No Trace.
The end of 2009 marks the 24th consecutive SFPK Monthly Jam, and they're
looking forward to many more to come in 2010 and beyond! Check out the
recaps for all 2009 Monthlies!
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Dave Pierpont, a traceur from Ithaca College, just released his senior project - a documentary about parkour. Unlike most other documentaries though, this one isn't specifically about just parkour. It applies to everyone with a truly universal message. Dave's use of playing some clips backwards hints at another underlying message. Comment if you can figure out what it is!
This is described by the director as "a visual exploration of movement as a passion and as a way of life. This Senior video thesis project shows passionate people doing their passion to hopefully motivate you to think about your passion or find something no matter what it is to be passionate about."
In this video: Zach Berenzweig and Chris Delsavio
Shot, Edited, Directed, Produced by: Dave Pierpont
This is definitely one of my favorite documentaries that has come out. Watch it here or Read More to see the embedded video. - Zachary Cohn
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2009 was a big year for parkour - definitely the biggest yet! We here at APK have come up with the Top 10 news stories of the year. Some of these things are controversial, but often the most controversial events are the most important and defining. But on top of these stories, it's been a great year for APK.
It was another great year filled with fun, action packed jams! The
SFPK Monthly Jam, similar to a National Jam but specifically for the SF
Bay Area, is held once a month and rotates between different cities all
around the Bay. The goal is to bring traceurs from around the Bay
together to meet up, check out new cities and locations, train, jam,
collaborate, chat about parkour and just hang out and have fun!
Dave Pierpont, a traceur from Ithaca College, just released his senior project - a documentary about parkour. Unlike most other documentaries though, this one isn't specifically about just parkour. It applies to everyone with a truly universal message. Dave's use of playing some clips backwards hints at another underlying message. Comment if you can figure out what it is!
This is described by the director as "a visual exploration of movement as a passion and as a way of life. This Senior video thesis project shows passionate people doing their passion to hopefully motivate you to think about your passion or find something no matter what it is to be passionate about."
