Trickour Treat – Kids Event In London
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
SPRING-LOADED: WHY PARKOUR JUMPS WORK
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
Nature’s Athletes: Adapt or Die
‘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
London Gym Re-Opens 12th April
The Chainstore Gym reopens this April 12th and we couldn't be happier or more ready to welcome you back!
New London Classes
From the 29th March, we're transitioning out of lockdown with a new schedule of outdoor sessions for you to jump on into.
Homeschool Parkour gets the go-ahead!
As London begins to move out of lockdown, our home school kids are returning to their weekly training sessions and we couldn't be more excited to welcome them back!
New Membership: The 13!
Get the 13 membership, so you can mix, match and mingle across all our training methodologies!
Chainstore Massacre Gallery Online
This year's London Chainstore Massacre gallery is now LIVE!
Don’t Look Back in Anger: 2020
Last year, as a society, we pivoted, changed, learned, adapted, grew and overcame obstacle after obstacle as the year went on.
New Outdoor Membership: The Traceur!
If you love training outdoors, embracing the parkour philosophy completely, and/or find it difficult to access the London Academy, then The Traceur is the Membership for you.