Training

Your toes hang off the edge of the last brick as you take in a measured breath and then step out into space.  You drop, enjoying the momentary freedom of airtime before bracing yourself for the compression of the precision landing.  The uncompromising concrete is met, joint at a time, as ankles, knees and hips absorb the shock, storing up the potential energy like a coiled spring.  Fractions of a second later the spring releases and you are launched forward and upwards, your centre of gravity shifting to allow your

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein What we now know as parkour began with a quest: a quest for strength; a quest for the next challenge; a quest for

WEST LONDON CLASSES If you haven't yet tried our dedicated parkour space at HarroWall Climbing Centre, then what are you waiting for? Jump on over! ⁠ ⁠ Not only do we have a great training set-up that's suitable for absolute beginners, but you'll also be taught by one of the world's most experienced parkour coaches, Chris Keighley.⁠ ⁠ For class times and age ranges simply visit www.parkourgenerationslondon.com or download the 'Parkour Generations' App now. ⁠ Or if you have further questions, please DM here or hit us up at contact@parkourgenerations.com⁠. ⁠ ⁠

JOIN US FOR ALL THE FUN AND FROLICS OF OUR SPOOKY 'TRICKOUR TREAT' EVENT The games will begin at 10am on the dot, so make sure your young ghouls and goblins are at The Parkour School and ready to get stuck into our day of parkour fun and halloween monster challenges! Fancy dress is actively encouraged and there will be a prize for the best dressed! Spaces are limited so sign up soon! All our young movers from 5-16 years old are welcome. All you will need is a pair of trainers, a waterproof

One question I’ve been asked countless times over the years by fitness professionals, physiotherapists, sport scientists and general public alike is how do you (parkour practitioners) not break things, explode joints and generally cripple yourselves taking all those impacts from jumps? And looking through the lens of many recent models of human movement – typically those that deconstruct and treat the body as an automaton – the question is an obvious one, as it just doesn’t seem to make sense or adhere to prevailing theories of what the human body can safely

‘Complex systems are weakened, even killed, when deprived of stressors’ Nassim Taleb Here’s a truth I want everyone who doubts their physical and mental potential to keep at the forefront of their mind: beneath the shell of the soft, sedentary people we have become are the raw materials of nature's most adaptive and capable athlete. The key word here is adaptive. If you’re not already convinced that adaptation is the true birth-right of all human beings, I’ve got one word for you: wingsuits. How the hell have we worked out how to do