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Parkour Visions miniBlog

Parkour Visions  //  Updates from the gym, weekly curriculum, and fun stuff. Keep up to date by subscribing via email or Facebook!

 
May 24 / 2:45pm

Bellevue parkour classes starting 6/2!

by Eric Jusino

Parkour Visions is opening a new satellite program starting June 2nd at Crossfit Bellevue. This is our first chance to extend our program to the East side, and we are really looking forward to becoming part of the community there. The program will start with Level 1 Kids and Adults free intro clinics. 

6/2
Kids 11:00am -12:30pm
Adults 1:00pm-3:00pm

Then continue with regular classes

6/9 and following:
Kids 11:00am-12:00pm
Adults 12:15pm-1:45pm

Please preregister online at parkourvisions.org/events

Parkour Visions parkour program is based on 7 years of parkour training, 5 years of parkour teaching, extensive research in strength, conditioning, and sports practice, and over ten years of gymnastics and martial arts training. 

Our program is developmental of all fundamental physical capacities including strength, speed, agility, accuracy, and endurance. It emphasizes essential movement patterns including walking, running, jumping, climbing, balancing, squatting, lunging, pushing, and pulling, and provides the ideal foundation for any sport as well as simply developing overall movement ability and athleticism.

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May 21 / 12:00pm

This week at PKV (5/21)

by Eric Jusino
The weather in Seattle's looking great, so we're changing up our Saturday schedule to get into some outdoor training. Here's what Saturdays will look like until Fall:

Indoors:
9:30-10:30 Kids Basics
10:30-12:00 Adult Basics

Outdoors (all classes at Gasworks Park):
11:00-12:00 Kids Basics
12:00-1:30 Adult Level 2
12:15-1:15 Kids Level 2
12:30-2:00 Adult Basics

The indoor 12:00 Kids Basics class and 1:00 Adult Level 2 are cancelled for the summer!

And now, we return you to your normal programming.

Going into the vaults (no pun intended) again for a 3 year old video from Brazil’s Joao Onii. This guy might be more of a gorilla than Tyson.
 

Monday
Basics - Brachiations and shimmies
Level 2 - Brachiation, laches, and shimmies
Level 3 - Kong to precision and strides

Tuesday
Homeschool - Acceleration and cutting
Level 3 - Kong to precision and strides

Wednesday
Basics - Acceleration and cutting
Level 2 - Cat leaps
Level 3 - Kong to precision and strides at Gasworks Park

Thursday
Basics - High commitment vaults
Level 2  - Cat leaps
Level 3 - Kong to precision and strides at Gasworks Park

Saturday
Basics Indoors - Lego box traversing
Basics Outdoors - Climbing swinging at Gasworks Park
Kids Level 2 Outdoors - Pass unders and quadrupedal flow at Gasworks Park
Adult Level 2 Outdoors - Ukemi and pass-unders

Sunday
Basics - Hurdles and pop vaults
Filed under  //  curriculum  
 
May 21 / 4:02am

May 2012 Kids Obstacle Course Competition results!

by Eric Jusino

If you weren't at Parkour Visions tonight, you missed out. Our kids parkour competition was fun, hilarious, and inspiring. 18 kids, ages 5-13, ran through 3 obstacle courses and worked on some tough skill challenges.

Here are the top finishers:

Kids (18 total participants)
1. Roman M-T
2. Galen R
3. Daria H

If you want to see the detailed score sheets, check out the May 2012 Kids Obstacle Course Competition results.

1st place finishers received glory, a PKV t-shirt, and a free private lesson with the PKV coach of their choice. 2nd and 3rd place finishers received glory and PKV t-shirts.

If you've got questions about the competition, our gym, or anything parkour, please email info@parkourvisions.org.
Filed under  //  competition  
 
May 19 / 3:46am

May 2012 Adult Obstacle Course Competition results!

by Eric Jusino

Tonight, about 20 competitors came to Parkour Visions to test their speed, strength, and focus at our Obstacle Course Challenge. They ran 1 parkour skill challenge and 3 obstacle courses.

Here are the top finishers:
Adults (22 total participants)
1. Abraham McB (PKV student and apprentice instructor)
2. Andrew "Die Hard" D (PKV student)
3. Zac C (PKV Board member)

Exhibition runs (PKV coaches, Ninja Warrior Competitors, and volunteer workers:)
1. Justin "Master Cloud" S (PKV coach)
2. James McG (Ninja Warrior competitor)
3. Ian S (PKV student and volunteer)

If you want to see the detailed score sheets, check out the May Adult Obstacle Course Competition results.

1st place finishers received glory, a custom made PKV t-shirt, and a free private lesson with the PKV coach of their choice. 2nd and 3rd place finishers received glory and custom t-shirts.

If you've got questions about the competition, our gym, or anything parkour, please email info@parkourvisions.org.
Filed under  //  competition  
 
May 18 / 2:28pm

Scaffolding Club & Bboy Workshops Cancelled This Weekend for Sasuke Competition

by Cordelia Storm Bickford
Just a reminder that the Scaffolding Club friday May 18th and Breakdance Workshop sunday May 20th will be cancelled for the Sasuke Obstacle Course Competitions. They will start again the following weekend.

To learn more about the Scaffolding Club: blog.parkourvisions.org/the-scaffolding-club-fridays-530pm
To learn more about the Breakdance for Parkour workshops: http://blog.parkourvisions.org/learn-breakdancing-moves-for-parkour-sundays