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Aug 19 / 11:49am

PKV at Redmond's Day of Play photos

by Tyson Cecka

Today we ran probably 100 kids through a short course demonstrating the priciples of parkour and how to get into it safely at Redmond's first "Great Day of Play" event. It was a lot of fun for all involved, but I gotta say that for a date devoted to play we were some of the only adults jumping around with the kids ;) Both play and parkour are for everyone no matter your age!

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Big thanks to Ian and Bacon for volunteering to man the booth and make our presence possible!

Filed under // PKV workshop outreach photos

Oct 12 / 8:17pm

Our kid students are so awesome!

by Tyson Cecka

Thanks to Laura for the great shot!

Filed under // intermediates kids photos

Posted from Seattle, WA

Sep 16 / 5:28pm

Obstacle Courses

by Tyson Cecka

I'd say it's fairly well accepted across the spectrum that running kids through ropes course programs and obstacle courses of various kinds is fantastic for building confidence, teamwork, and physical strength.

Here at the gym we do that EVERY day! Courses are so much fun :)

Filed under // basics class gym kids photos

Aug 26 / 3:29pm

Gasworks and Freeway Park Summit Photos

by Griffin Hotchkiss

Some photos from the afternoon jams for the national parkour summit a few weeks ago.

-Griffin Hotchkiss

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Filed under // Parkour Summit 2010 photos

Jul 17 / 7:02pm

City Chase Media

by Tyson Cecka

A great day of challenge for many unsuspecting participants of City Chase Seattle today. We were invited to contribute a station, so we built a "floor is lava" course through a section of Freeway Park, having teams of two utilize controlled descents, climbs, and quadrupedie to reach their goal. Over one hundred people successfully navigated the abrasive concrete without injury, helping each other in good spirits and with admirable determination--and with plenty of true-felt encouragement from our energetic volunteer coaches. It was truly inspiring to see so many of varying age (from early twenties to sixty) and athleticism (triathletes and stay-at-home moms) tear the course apart--and it was certainly no easy feat! Congratulations to all who came through; those scrapes and bruises are well earned.

Special thanks to Brian, Cory, Kelly, and Matt for excellent work guiding and supporting participants; we couldn't have done it without you!