End of summer Videos

The end of summer makes people do all sorts of funny things like wearing bedsheets with holes cut in it for eyes and men dressing up in school girls' uniforms and wigs, but mostly it makes people reminisce... and make end of summer videos :D Cheeky monkeys, mohawk monkey, glaswegian monkey and a bagful of playful canadian monkeys! Enjoy!
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Hello GPK gallery and hello to a new month!

Where has the month gone...

Jumping, running, vaulting, grabbing, rolling, swinging, parkour jams, girls' training, handstands, palm spins, barefoot training, in the rain, quadrepedie... and that's just the Girlparkour Gallery!
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So the photos are just a taster to "what have you been up to last month"

Big love to everyone who contributes to the girlparkour website - GPK is made awesome because all of you!

THANK YOU!

And have a good month of November :)

Starting Parkour? Channel One News Video at Parkour Visions gym, Seattle USA

If you're thinking of starting parkour, here's a very enthusiastic Caitlin Murphy from Channel One news who took part in a class with Parkour Visions in Seattle, USA. You can view the other 2 videos here

Some of you may have been aware of Parkour Visions from the Levi Meeuwenberg Back Flip fund raiser that raised funds for the Parkour Visions project to help disadvantaged kids learn to overcome obstacles with parkour.  The money raised went towards teaching through other organizations and at various youth centers such as Seattle's Orion Center, a homeless youth shelter run by Youthcare, or Spruce Street SCRC, a youth detention center that gets runaways off the street--programs that are already underway, with Spruce Street sessions every week. 

Also, Parkour Visions is presently fund raising for a bigger parkour facility so please, if you want to and can donate, scroll to the bottom of the front page of the website parkourvisions.org , hit the button, and help them grow. Absolutely anything helps!

Here's a description about the gym from Brandee of Parkour Visions:

Source: 3run forums  http://www.3run.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22628

".. if you ever visited the space (Parkour Visions gym), it would be extremely hard to deny how fun it can be, and challenging, what with the ability to manipulate your environment as well as yourself through it. The Parkour Visions' gym is designed to be rougher than a gymnastics gym, no padded walls or spring floor. Students are informed that it is built hard on purpose, to best transfer skills outdoors. Yes there is rubber flooring over the concrete, but it is horse stall mats, so still not forgiving when you bail ungracefully. If you have any questions about where this money goes--who's teaching these classes, how it's going, and how the youth are impacted, feel free to contact me. 

Cheers! 

Brandee

brandee(at)parkourvisions(dot)org "

Los Angeles, USA: Adidas Casting Call: Parkour Athletes to Parkour Enthusiasts

Adidas Casting Call: Parkour Athletes to Parkour Enthusiasts.

Casting real people for the next global Adidas campaign

Looking for Male and Female Parkour Athletes, Free Runners and Parkour Enthusiasts.

Ages: 17-22

2 Male and 2 Female

Date of Casting Call: Friday October 22th 2010

Time: 12pm - 4pm

Location: Rawli Entertainment 2701 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90031

Date you must be available if chosen: October 26th & 27th

Demographics: 

Asian and African American Males

Asian and Caucasians Females

Pay: if chosen $500 and up

Photographer: www.rafaelastorga.com

Contact info: Nick Bishop nickbishopparkour(at)gmail(dot)com   818.588.7563

Heather Smith heather(at)heathersmithproductions(dot)com  858.200.5049

http://heathersmithproductions.com/

Submitted by Tami Tokorcheck, Production Assistant, Heather Smith Productions.

Female Parkour Youtube Channel : Hana from Japan

Neta from Poland wrote in about creating a youtube channel that compiles traceuse videos and asked if it could be linked on the Videos page. Neta says: 

"FemaleParkour channel was created to promote all traceuses who reached a high level by means of their work. 

I hope that girls' videos from all over the world would show that traceuses can be as good as traceurs. Women may also love parkour, have a passion, move effectively, train hard - and train safely.

Break the stereotypes!" 

It sounds like a great idea and we are very proud to have the youtube channel FemaleParkour part of the Videos page, starting with the talented Hana from Japan! Have a look!

http://www.girlparkour.com/page8.htm

USA, San Francisco All-Female Workshop 23 October, UC Berkeley Campus

Date: Saturday 23 October
Time: 1:00pm
Location : Campanile clock tower , UC Berkeley Campus
Cost: Free
Contact: akong@sfparkour.com Albert "lethalbeef" Kong, SFParkour Administrator
Website: http://sfparkour.com/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149362568436221

Ladies! Have you wanted to try parkour only to be discouraged by the overwhelming testosterone? Do you find it upsetting that parkour is a heavily male dominated community? Well here's your try parkour for the first time in a less macho atmosphere and make a dent in the gender imbalance in parkour.

SFParkour and the Berkeley Parkour Collective are hosting a free, all-female workshop where you and your friends can learn the fundamentals of parkour, focusing less on big moves and more on graceful movement. This 2 hour workshop will be designed to teach parkour with women in mind, emphasizing balance, gracefulness, footwork, progressive training techniques, basic strength conditioning, creativity, and exploration.

We will meet at 1:00PM at the Campanile, the clock tower in the middle of the UC Berkeley campus. Invite your (girl)friends!

Video page updated! About the summer that was...

3 very different videos from 3 ladies from Canada, Germany and Russia! One about the last flowers in Canada (not unrelated to the National Geographic), one about a full summer of fun, freerun and training in France, Austria, Germany (flips, wheatfields, Lisses and energy drinks) and one from Russia... which may require a bit of time as she pretends to fumble around for the first 1-2 minutes of the video.  


To the videos page!
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Edit 10/10/10

Gala explains: "First part of video shows "the beginning" My idea was to show some kind of growth, just like "that's what I do every day" - I wanted to perform, that parkour is continuous moving & progress, & nobody should afraid of being a beginner =) Especially girls =) "


Thanks Gala!

Autumn Sale at the Shop! Shirts $15.90, Hoodies $32.90 + Shipping

Autumn Sale! 

Shirts $15.90, Hoodies $32.90

www.girlparkour.spreadshirt.com

Bogotá, PKGIRLZ Jam on October 9th

Next saturday, the female trainning support group PKGirlz will be at the Bogota Parkour Female Community jam, bringing lots of good energy, strong trainning spirit and guidance for the girls training at Bogota. more information at: http://www.pkgirlz.jimdo.com/, event review coming soon right after the trainning session :)

APEX Movement Boulder Women's Seminar Series

A Seminar For Women Taught by Women! Whether you are currently a practicing Traceuse or have seen Parkour in the media and have always wanted to try it, this seminar will be a women's only introduction and fine-tuning event.

The three part curriculum focuses on many movements that women tend to find more difficult including vaults, climb-ups, bar work and elements involving fear. Progressions are taught for all movements so whether you are a complete beginner or have been training for a while, we can adapt and provide challenges to your level of confidence. Parkour skills as well as basic free-running will be covered as well as training techniques and methods you can do inside or out with basic or no equipment to help develop strength, fitness and flow in your Parkour training.

Come out for a women's only Parkour session!

Session 1: QM, rolls, vaults, cat leaps and climb-ups, overcoming fear and fitness tips
Date: Saturday, October 9th

Session 2: Tacs, wall-runs, precisions, landings and dismounts, basic free-running and fitness tips and benchmarks
Date: Saturday, November 13th

Session 3: Basic gymnastics, bar work including lache, under-bar and 360 under-bar, more basic free-running, fear testing and fitness
Date: Saturday, December 11th

Time: 5-7pm
Cost is $20 for each 2 hour seminar or sign up for all three for $50!

For further details, questions or directions go to www.apexmovementboulder.com

Event review of Day 3 JamNas Indonesia and updated links including Las Vegas Parkour

A short story from Ika, who attended Day 3 of JamNas in Indonesia.


"I was so happy. Yeah, I was happy just because I did it. That was probably a very simple vault for other girls, and boys (of course) but still, I was really proud of myself (I kept this proud for myself only). This is a big goal for me but maybe it is not special for the others. This is why I love parkour. I don't need to be like someone else. My progress is maybe too slow compared to others. Maybe I have too complicated worries-management (my own word) system inside my brain. But, again, this is me..."


You can read the full review here



The Links page has been updated with new groups including Las Vegas Parkour where Sylvia Maguina and her friends organize regular training sessions and they'd love for people to come join them :)

October is here! And a really big gallery packed to the brim for your viewing pleasure :)

These past 2 months have been chock full of major events, such as Rendezvous 5 (UK), Apex Invitational (USA), Uppsala Girls' Gathering (Sweden) and the Indonesian National Jam. So happy to say that you can read about those in the Event Reviews and flick through the images of the events (and more!) in September's Gallery.


But wait! There is the Australian National Jam going on right now in Melbourne and still more events coming up including the Apex Movement Women's Seminar in Boulder Colorado on the 9th and the Women's Workshop in Houston Texas on the 16th of October (USA). In case you're not connected on Facebook, you can also check the details on GPK's Upcoming Events page. 


If your days are pretty full and you're short of time, then have a read of these great articles for ideas on how to utilize those little bits of spare time to... play :) Some people call it "training" but it's more fun to think of it as "playing", no? The articles are:
You should jump on a table in the middle of a business meeting
Drills you can do anywhere
Stop using handrails, you don't need them


(You can find these quotes in the articles ;) ) Plus, since last year's fund-raising shirt, there is now a brand new shop  that at last count, has 198 total products in the US and Europe shops and has something for women, men, kids and babies. It's been a productive month and of course it would not all have been possible without the many women and men who contributed photos, news, blogs, events, articles, videos, ideas, feedback...

BIG THANK YOU TO YOU ALL :D

So here's to us and please enjoy your month!