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Apr 5 / 2:39pm

Overcoming obstacles. Literally » My Ballard

by Tyson Cecka
On a rainy Friday night, ten young boys are flying off wooden blocks, swinging on metal bars, and, literally, climbing the walls.  It’s a young boy’s dream in this garage-turned-gym on the Ballard/Fremont line: for two hours, these kids get to fly around the room like spider monkeys in a zoo.
via myballard.com

Thanks to Meghan for coming to take a class herself and learn what it is all about!

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Mar 9 / 9:16pm

Parkour Visions live on the King5 morning show

by Tyson Cecka

Edit: Article now up!

Parkour is overcoming obstacles using the human body. It is training to develop that capacity. Running, jumping, climbing, and moving around on all-fours - we feel like it is really the basis of athleticism," said Rafe Kelley, lead instructor with Parkour Visions.
via king5.com

Even earlier than last time! Yay! ;) 

If you're up for some strange reason watch for us on the morning show Thursday the 10th from 6am-8am where we'll hopefully be teaching one of these fine folks how to jump around.
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Oct 27 / 2:41pm

Parkour Visions - Channel One News parkour feature

by Tyson Cecka

We recently snuck Caitlin Murphy into an intro clinic organized with several teens from the Hutton Settlement Childrens Home for Channel One News. The result just ran this morning and is now online along with some extra behind the scenes! Take a look below.

Click to Watch Parkour Visions on Channel One News

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Jul 13 / 11:00am

ParkOurPark on KUOW

by Tyson Cecka

Take a listen below or visit the page on KUOW to hear the interview. Thanks to Mr Reynolds for the nice little piece and smart questions - now if we can just get a better definition of parkour into everyone's heads ;)

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As long as nothing crazy happens in the news today tune in to KUOW (NPR, 94.9) on The Conversation with Ross Reynolds to hear a quick live interview with Tyson about the ParkOurPark proposal.

 

PS the project page on parkourvisions.org is also up: http://parkourvisions.org/projects/parkourpark/

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Jul 12 / 11:36am

Parkour playground on Madison chosen as finalist in plan to activate Seattle empty spaces | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle

by Tyson Cecka

Not long ago, it was a rare thing to find a city park with a climbing wall. In a similar fashion, a planned Capitol Hill park could be one of the first to be built specifically for freerunners to jump and climb up curbs, over tables and across walls.

“ParkOurPark,” the brainchild of local non-profit Parkour Visions, was one of the 13 finalists selected in the city-wide Holding Patterns Initiative, led by the Seattle Design Commission. SDC developed Holding Patterns in response to growing concern over the growing number of abandoned or unused lots across the city, and sent an open call out into the community for creative solutions to activate those empty spaces.

via capitolhillseattle.com

We were recently moved through to the second round of the Holding Patterns Initiative and are starting to get some press about it! It's sure to stir up some good discussions so please add your thoughts before we move to the next stage on the 20th :)

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