Parkour Certification at APEX Movement

From March 15-17, we had the opportunity to train with the preeminent parkour coaches in the country, Ryan and Amos from APEX Movement. The newest branch of their ever-expanding empire has recently opened its doors right in our backyard, so we knew we couldn't let the opportunity pass us by.

The idea of this course is not just to learn more about parkour, but to become certified coaches of our own. We figured this would be a great way to complement the calisthenics and bodyweight stuff that we already do. We've always implemented parkour conditioning into our teachings anyhow, so by obtaining this certification from APEX, it will only help to solidify our teachings. Look for more parkour-related content from us in the near future!

 

Oh, and the facilities are pretty nice too! If you are in the area, come check it out, and also see E's Yelp review here!

 

APEX Movement NorCal

930 Detroit Ave. Suite A

Concord, CA  94518

 

SF Parkour National Jam at UC Berkeley

Well, the national parkour jam hosted by SF Parkour has come and gone, and what an awesome event it was! I was too busy to attend the first part, which was held at Stonestown Galleria and the Bunkers in the Presidio, SF, but I certainly wasn't going to miss out on Day 2 at UC Berkeley! It was great training as always, and in my estimation, parkour is one of the best overall full body workouts anyone can participate in. Safe training to all! See you at the next jam.

The crowd is starting to gather 'round.

This guy made it.

This guy didn't.

Scouting for new spots!

Welcome to Adventure Land!

Skateboard, no. Parkour, YES!

Parkour training with the WFPF boys

I had the opportunity yesterday to train with some of the guys from WFPF at a local open gym event. It was quite inspiring indeed to watch these guys perform so effortlessly and fearlessly the same maneuvers many of us have practiced for so long to less impressive results. In any event, I came out with an invigorated spirit, and now ready to take my parkour training to the next level. Well, give it a day or two to get rid of this crazy soreness.  ;-)

Group photo! Can you find me?

With Ben Jenkin, Philip Doyle, and Michael Turner. Hey, I earned that moppy hair after a few hours of hard training.

Here is a sampling of videos from these pros: