Videos page updated: USA, England, Greece and Russia!

This month's video update is a big bag of everything : a girl with a city as her name, creative ways to run to work in london, gymnasts, a greek parkour media darling and of course fun and flips (putting the "k"ontroversy into par"k"our) Whatever you want to call it, it's this kind of diversity that makes the entrance of women in parkour so interesting - let's see where it all goes! Enjoy ♥
www.girlparkour.com/page8.htm

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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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.

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!

"It's play for adults," Amanda Henry in the Washington Examiner

Amanda Henry from Primal Fitness Washington DC USA was interviewed recently about how she started, why she trains and her training schedule. Amanda is a parkour trainer at Primal Fitness but will be moving to Germany soon with her husband to take up a research position at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Bon voyage Amanda and train safe!
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/_Play-for-adults_-1002734-100562539.html
Photo credit: Amanda Henry