Author Topic: Wanting to move near a big parkour community. Suggestions? (Read 321 times)

Emily · « **on:** February 06, 2012, 11:29:40 PM »

I'm from Dallas Texas, and I enjoy the pk community here, but I've also wanted to expand my horizons by moving to a new area, but only if there is a decent community to join.

What would be the most popular or highly populated parkour communities out there? I feel like the obvious answers would be New York or London.

My boyfriend and I want a lifestyle focused around parkour (and school for me). What are the best places to live a parkour lifestyle? English speaking areas would be preferred.

AnthonyHadouken · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2012, 01:45:38 AM »

San Fransisco, great spots and great atmosphere

Intern · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2012, 05:18:20 AM »

Less expensive places an San Francisco would be florida, north Carolina (triangle area raleigh durham chapel hill etc.) upstate new York (Rochester has their own gym I believe) virginia near dc or virginia tech, dc, Maryland near dc, philly, boston. Also be aware that the tracer house will be opening in San Antonio this year...

jaycee · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2012, 05:22:48 AM »

Denver.

Gabe Arnold · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2012, 09:24:53 AM »

In the US? See the above answers.

In the world? London, Paris, Copenhagen, etc.

Ian William · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2012, 10:55:06 AM »

agreed...

denver, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs.

Colorado has tons of places to go with so many awesome athletes.

AnthonyHadouken · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:07:48 PM »

Seattle, if you dont mind being cold lol

Ryan Anthony Vetter · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2012, 03:23:55 PM »

Any metroploitan area where it doesn't snow at least 99.9% of the time. Not Milwaukee.

jaycee · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2012, 06:09:42 PM »

Quote from: Ian Want on February 07, 2012, 10:55:06 AM

Colorado has tons of places to go with so many awesome athletes.

Colorado: We've Got Apex

Ryan Anthony Vetter · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2012, 06:22:41 PM »

Quote from: jaycee on February 07, 2012, 06:09:42 PM

Colorado: We've Got Apex

Milwaukee: We've got more breweries.

Ian William · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2012, 07:40:39 PM »

Quote from: jaycee on February 07, 2012, 06:09:42 PM

Colorado: We've Got Apex

fer shizzle. I moved to Utah this week, so I could be one step closer to Colorado.

jaycee · « **Reply #11 on:** February 07, 2012, 08:19:02 PM »

Quote from: Ryan Anthony Vetter on February 07, 2012, 06:22:41 PM

Milwaukee: We've got more breweries.

... Dude. New Belgium.

QED

Emily · « **Reply #12 on:** February 07, 2012, 09:01:40 PM »

Cool. All of those suggestions help.

I wouldn't mind staying in texas cause of all the major cities having pk communities, and Dallas's community is finally growing so there is room to grow.

Although, part of me wouldn't mind to totally uproot and go to London if there were a bunch of opportunities to parkour freely without as many liability and social issues.

Maybe I should ask what a areas are most parkour friendly, because I feel like Texas (at least Dallas) is not very open to traceurs with all the liability and limited places to practice.

So what would the most friendly areas be and best places to practice and learn?

Spencer Young · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2012, 07:29:29 AM »

Quote from: Emily on February 07, 2012, 09:01:40 PM

Cool. All of those suggestions help.

I wouldn't mind staying in texas cause of all the major cities having pk communities, and Dallas's community is finally growing so there is room to grow.

Although, part of me wouldn't mind to totally uproot and go to London if there were a bunch of opportunities to parkour freely without as many liability and social issues.

Maybe I should ask what a areas are most parkour friendly, because I feel like Texas (at least Dallas) is not very open to traceurs with all the liability and limited places to practice.

Besides La Tech which I'm currently working with the university police to see if we could meet a middle ground to work with. They ask all the time if there is a gym or a park(s) to train which there are, but it's this southern mentality that makes the sport tend to die out in the south other than Texas, NC, and FL. If you don't hunt in LA then you are weird. $:-\$

I agree. I'm about 4-5 hrs away in Louisiana (Ruston) and it's hard to openly train without some sort of back lash. The weather is not uniform pattern but it's nice and quiet. I'm thinking Southern Cal, FL, or Texas to move to after college.

So what would the most friendly areas be and best places to practice and learn?

Grip · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2012, 12:54:33 PM »

I think Colorado (denver/colorado springs) is probably the best place to be.
Here in Chicago we have a very large community, but honestly only about 1/20 of us are actually really motivated to get better. Also we need to train in gyms during the winter or snowboard, because we don't shrug off the cold, we take advantage of it.

DevintheNinja · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2012, 02:36:01 AM »

Tampa, San Francisco, Denver, San Antonio, DC, Philly

Gabe Arnold · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:22:03 AM »

Quote from: Emily on February 07, 2012, 09:01:40 PM

Maybe I should ask what a areas are most parkour friendly, because I feel like Texas (at least Dallas) is not very open to traceurs with all the liability and limited places to practice.

So what would the most friendly areas be and best places to practice and learn?

Wherever Shade Zlat, Oleg Vorslav, Erik Mukhametshin, Team Jiyo, and Sonny are from. Seems to be the Poland/Latvia/Denmark/Russia/Belarus area. Denmark has government sponsored PK parks and there's so many old Soviet-era playgrounds and buildings around that it's a universal hotspot.

jaycee · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2012, 04:52:51 PM »

Quote from: Gabe Arnold on February 09, 2012, 08:22:03 AM

Wherever Shade Zlat, Oleg Vorslav, Erik Mukhametshin, Team Jiyo, and Sonny are from. Seems to be the Poland/Latvia/Denmark/Russia/Belarus area. Denmark has government sponsored PK parks and there's so many old Soviet-era playgrounds and buildings around that it's a universal hotspot.

Jump City: Pripyat

Travis S · « **Reply #18 on:** February 10, 2012, 06:36:08 PM »

Isn't Texas Parkour based out of Austin?

http://www.texasparkour.com/map

How far are you trying to move?

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