SF Parkour - SFPK Blog » User Contributions http://www.sfparkour.com/blog Stay current on upcoming Jams, parkour Events, Media appearances and the latest News! Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:53:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Gym Jam at CrossFit Marin Gym - Saturday 2/27 6-10PM! http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2010/02/25/gym-jam-at-crossfit-marin-gym-saturday-227-6-10pm/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2010/02/25/gym-jam-at-crossfit-marin-gym-saturday-227-6-10pm/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:53:01 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=200 AeroSFCity is hosting their 2nd gym jam at CrossFit Marin Gym this Saturday, February 27th from 6-10PM.  All levels of experience are invited to train, get some help and have fun.  Entry fee is $15 and well worth it for the gym time!  Please see the forum thread for details and signup info - http://www.sfparkour.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3640

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2010/02/25/gym-jam-at-crossfit-marin-gym-saturday-227-6-10pm/feed/ CalTV reports on Cal Parkour http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2010/02/15/caltv-reports-on-cal-parkour/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2010/02/15/caltv-reports-on-cal-parkour/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:48:21 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=198 CalTV reports on Cal Parkour, featuring SFPK members including East Bay Area Rep - Albert “lethalbeef” Kong and more!  Feel free to discuss and comment on the video on the community forum.

http://caltv.org/episodes/2010/calconnect-parkour

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2010/02/15/caltv-reports-on-cal-parkour/feed/ “Flight Plans - A weekend spent in search of the art of parkour” featuring SFPK and BApk members! http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2010/01/25/flight-plans-a-weekend-spent-in-search-of-the-art-of-parkour-featuring-sfpk-and-bapk-members/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2010/01/25/flight-plans-a-weekend-spent-in-search-of-the-art-of-parkour-featuring-sfpk-and-bapk-members/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:29:54 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=193 Check out the recent article “Flight Plans - A weekend spent in search of the art of parkour” in the Bohemian, featuring members from the SFPK and BApk communities such as AeroSFCity, Beretta, Adroit and more!  To discuss or comment on this article, please visit the related thread on the Community Forum.  Nice work guys!

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2010/01/25/flight-plans-a-weekend-spent-in-search-of-the-art-of-parkour-featuring-sfpk-and-bapk-members/feed/ Contra Costa Times article on Berkeley Traceurs http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/11/18/contra-costa-times-article-on-berkeley-traceurs/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/11/18/contra-costa-times-article-on-berkeley-traceurs/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:31:14 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=177 SFPK East Bay Area Rep Albert “lethalbeef” Kong is featured along with SFPK, BAPK and APK traceurs in the Contra Costa Times article “French-born parkour goes mainstream“.  Be sure to check it out!  You can also discuss the article on the community forum.

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/11/18/contra-costa-times-article-on-berkeley-traceurs/feed/ Vault Box - Construction Diagrams & Instructions - by SFPK http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/10/26/vault-box-construction-diagrams-instructions-by-sfpk/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/10/26/vault-box-construction-diagrams-instructions-by-sfpk/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:11:45 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=171 SF Parkour would like to share our DIY vault box construction diagrams and instructions with the parkour and freerunning community. Brian “NoSole” Orosco designed the box and YouTube helped build them for the Live! event we did with them. They worked out great! You can see them in action here.

Please download the “Vault Box Construction” pdf at - http://www.sfparkour.com/Vault_Box_Construction_by_SFParkour.pdf
Feel free to share and distribute this link!

We welcome all comments, suggestions, improvements etc. that anyone wants to share. If we incorporate your tips we will add “credits” into the doc. We’d love to get feedback such as cost to build, time to build, build photos at each step and more. Help us improve this “how to” guide for everyone!

Enjoy, and happy vaulting!

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/10/26/vault-box-construction-diagrams-instructions-by-sfpk/feed/ SFPK’s “NoSole” on MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge - 10/22 @ 10PM http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/10/21/sfpks-nosole-on-mtvs-ultimate-parkour-challenge-1022-10pm/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/10/21/sfpks-nosole-on-mtvs-ultimate-parkour-challenge-1022-10pm/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:31:48 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=168 Brian “NoSole” Orosco from SFPK and Team Tempest will be on MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge tomorrow night - Thursday 10/22 @ 10PM!  The show also features Daniel Ilabaca, King David, Tim “Livewire” Shieff and several others.  Definitely check it out!

As a brief intro, here’s Brian’s promo vid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIpCWbNqAWg .

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/10/21/sfpks-nosole-on-mtvs-ultimate-parkour-challenge-1022-10pm/feed/ APK’s new “What is Parkour” definition released! http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/10/13/apks-new-what-is-parkour-definition-released/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/10/13/apks-new-what-is-parkour-definition-released/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:12:06 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=164 AmericanParkour.com has released their new “What is Parkour” definition!

For more details on the official announcement, how this was created, and further discussion, please read the SFPK forum thread.

What is Parkour?

Parkour is the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one’s path by adapting one’s movements to the environment.

  • Parkour requires… consistent, disciplined training with an emphasis on functional strength, physical conditioning, balance, creativity, fluidity, control, precision, spatial awareness, and looking beyond the traditional use of objects.
  • Parkour movements typically include… running, jumping, vaulting, climbing, balancing, and quadrupedal movement. Movements from other physical disciplines are often incorporated, but acrobatics or tricking alone do not constitute parkour.
  • Parkour training focuses on… safety, longevity, personal responsibility, and self-improvement. It discourages reckless behavior, showing off, and dangerous stunts.
  • Parkour practitioners value… community, humility, positive collaboration, sharing of knowledge, and the importance of play in human life, while demonstrating respect for all people, places, and spaces.
]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/10/13/apks-new-what-is-parkour-definition-released/feed/ Sacramento Parkour: The Simian Knights http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/09/25/sacramento-parkour-the-simian-knights/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/09/25/sacramento-parkour-the-simian-knights/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:36:40 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=159 Check out this great promo video for the amazing Sacramento Parkour team, SacPK!  It’s a small preview of an upcoming documentary that’s being worked on.  Great job guys!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5R9IqY-aOs

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/09/25/sacramento-parkour-the-simian-knights/feed/ Congrats to Mattastic, SFPK’s new Area Rep for South Bay and San Jose! http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/08/26/congrats-to-mattastic-sfpks-new-area-rep-for-south-bay-and-san-jose/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/08/26/congrats-to-mattastic-sfpks-new-area-rep-for-south-bay-and-san-jose/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:03:26 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=147 We are happy to announce that Matt aka Mattastic, founder and lead of San Jose Parkour (SJPK), has accepted the SFPK Area Rep role for the South Bay (San Jose area)!  Matt has been a positive force in the scene for a long time, and it’s great to have him involved in continuing to grow the community in and around San Jose.

Matt will be the main SFPK contact point for new and current traceurs in the San Jose area.  You can contact him through the forum, check out his profile here.  Hit him up to get plugged in quickly!

For more info on the SFPK Area Rep Program, visit the thread at - http://www.sfparkour.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1746

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Article here.

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/08/20/parkour-traces-sacramento-sacpk-featured-in-the-sacramento-press/feed/ Volunteers needed! Join SFPK in the Bunkers Restoration Project on 5/16 @ 9AM http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/05/11/volunteers-needed-join-sfpk-in-the-bunkers-restoration-project-on-516-9am/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/05/11/volunteers-needed-join-sfpk-in-the-bunkers-restoration-project-on-516-9am/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 20:13:26 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=113 What
SF Parkour is partnering with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to give back to one of our favorite hot spots by restoring a popular trail here: the Batteries to Bluffs trail. This is the one that goes down along where we hold our “Bunker” jams. This is a great way for the parkour community to give back at one of the places we use a lot, so let’s all get out there and represent by improving the area. It also happens to be one of the best places around here to jam, so at noon when the trail restoration ends we’ll have a jam there. Bring your friends, bring sunscreen!

Plus, this is good timing because the West Coast Regional Jam will be held here the following week, so it’s our chance to spruce it up a bit first.

So show your community spirit and join us at 9AM at the Bunkers (aka Battery Godfrey).

When
Saturday 5/16, 9AM to noon.

Where
Battery Godfrey at 9AM (that’s where there’s the parking lot and usual meeting location).

What to Bring
Tools, snacks, and beverages will be provided. Please wear clothes that can get dirty, long pants, close-toed shoes, layers for changing weather, and rain gear if necessary. Also, bring a personal water bottle and sunscreen. Sounds like there’s a waiver we sign there, but TBD how that works as it’s a special group thing they’re organizing for us.
For more details, and to let us know you’re coming, please visit the thread - http://www.sfparkour.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2590

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/05/11/volunteers-needed-join-sfpk-in-the-bunkers-restoration-project-on-516-9am/feed/ Saturday Jams! Beginner’s Class, Race for the Cure and Women’s Jam 5/9 http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/05/04/saturday-jams-beginners-class-race-for-the-cure-and-womens-jam-59/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/05/04/saturday-jams-beginners-class-race-for-the-cure-and-womens-jam-59/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 21:20:36 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=111 This coming Saturday, May 9th brings several jams around the Bay, including:

SFPK Beginner’s Class
12 Noon @ UC Berkeley
http://www.sfparkour.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2744

Women’s Jam
11AM @ Christopher Park, San Francisco
http://www.sfparkour.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2731

Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure” charity event
Come join the SFPK Team in the 5K “Race for the Cure” charity run!  Anyone and everyone is welcome to join.  For info on the event or how to donate to the cause, please check the thread at -
http://www.sfparkour.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2413

Also get ready for May’s SFPK Monthly Jam in San Jose, hosted by Matt and SJPK, on 5/24, the day after the big West Coast Jam!

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/05/04/saturday-jams-beginners-class-race-for-the-cure-and-womens-jam-59/feed/ lethalbeef and SF Parkour featured in “Your Town, Your Playground” http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/04/30/lethalbeef-and-sf-parkour-featured-in-your-town-your-playground/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/04/30/lethalbeef-and-sf-parkour-featured-in-your-town-your-playground/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:44:23 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=108 Check out the philly.com article “Your Town, Your Playground” featuring Mark Toorock from APK and Albert “lethalbeef” Kong of SF Parkour.  Great job Albert!

http://www.philly.com/philly/health_and_science/CTW_health_20090206_Your_Town__Your_Playground.html

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/04/30/lethalbeef-and-sf-parkour-featured-in-your-town-your-playground/feed/ BENNY’s submission for APK’s “Practical Parkour” video contest http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/04/05/bennys-submission-for-apks-practical-parkour-video-contest/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/04/05/bennys-submission-for-apks-practical-parkour-video-contest/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:54:37 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=99 Check out local traceur BENNY’s video in American Parkour’s “Practical Parkour” contest - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgNhc4EmoyE  You can also watch it in High Quality!

Remember - don’t attempt this without proper training first!  ;)

]]> http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/04/05/bennys-submission-for-apks-practical-parkour-video-contest/feed/ SFPK Monthly Jam on 3/22 + Acrosports Class http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/03/20/sfpk-monthly-jam-on-322-acrosports-class/ http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/2009/03/20/sfpk-monthly-jam-on-322-acrosports-class/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:43:30 +0000 Corndogg http://www.sfparkour.com/blog/?p=87 Come join us at the SFPK March Monthly Jam in Sacramento this Sunday, March 22nd.  Details at - http://www.sfparkour.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2439  Beginners are always welcome!

Also, there are 4 more spots available at AeroSFCity’s Parkour Class at Acrosports in San Francisco.  Please check out the details to sign up at - http://www.sfparkour.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2224

Jam soon!

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