"Thought I would throw this out for any PE teacher
out there who may be considering teaching a Parkour unit to their classes. I
just finished a unit with 8th graders and it was very well received. The
students had never done anything like it before-not like traditional teams
sports or games-and they were all actively involved (and if you know middle
school students that aint' easy to do)." Read more to see the rest of Andy's article!
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The Mexico's National Parkour and Freerunning Jam (RT Nacional),
organized by UrbanRunners, will be held next December at Mexico City
with an estimated 400 practitioners from all over the
country. Blane, Thomas and Ryan Doyle - the fantastic trio - are included in the guest list! The jam will last the full weekend of December 19th
and will be held at the Alberca Olímpica Mexico '68 (Mexico '68 Olimpic
Pool) being a great and huge spot, perfect to receive so many people.
It will be organized as a circuit workshop, with
over 40 traceurs and traceuses from different groups and cities working
as guides for all the people assisting, and some of them, giving
specific techniques or teachings at some of the several stages being
planned. Costing $200 MXN (less than 20 US bucks), the registration process has already begun with great anticipation and success! All the info (in spanish) can be found at: http://www.urbanrunners.net/rtnacional09.html and http://www.comunidadparkour.com/blog/
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Last weekend saw The Tribe contributing their time and talents to help improve the lives of children living with cancer. The Babson Dance Ensemble put together a great event called “Workout for a Cure” that featured classes and instruction in yoga, pilates, Zumba, hip-hop, salsa, and of course, Parkour/Freerunning. Travis, Frosti and Skipper Packed up the APK Truck with some vault boxes and pads, schlepped up the east coast to Boston to help raise money for Pablove Across America. Overall the event was a huge success and everyone was ecstatic about the turnout, Big thanks to Lexie, Michael, Pam and the rest of the Babson Dance Ensemble for doing something so thoughtful! Read More to see a picture from the event and a sweet video documentary of the trip!
For more information about The Pablove Foundation, visit www.pablove.org
If you would like to contribute to the Pablove Across America cause, visit HERE and click on Donate today!
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This was submitted to American Parkour a few days ago, and we just wanted to share with you this success story, as well as highlight and congratulate the Oklahoma Parkour community.
"Hello American Parkour,
I just wanted to take a moment a let you know about the success we
have been having in Oklahoma Parkour. This past Saturday was on of our
monthly jams in Oklahoma City, and 21 people turned out. To put this in
proper perspective, OKPK held two jams in October and September and had
a minimal turnout of 7 people or less. Just prior to September, OKPK
had canceled all regular meetings due to a lack of interest. OKPK was
more of a "whatever, whenever" situation."
Read More for the rest of the letter, and find out how they solved their problem of lack of interest with amazing success!
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