We're conducting large classes (15-20 kids) for Ages 5-7 and 8-11 with rather limited equipment and we have the same issue with both age groups.

The kids get bored & then restless while waiting in line for their turn to use the parkour equipment we have (vault box, balance beam, kip bar, etc.). They start misbehave out of boredom.

How to occupy them during the wait times for their turn? Any great tips/ideas would be highly appreciated!

Need some solution(s) asap!
Thank you!

I’ve recently had lots of parkour videos showing up on my feed. I really want to get into it, (especially what i think is called free running? I assume that takes a bit of experience though) but I have no idea how. I’ve done my fair share of tree and playground climbing as a child and teen but that’s the extent of my experience. I know you need to have some skills in rolling and stuff to land safely and not get hurt, but I don’t know where/how to learn it. I’m pretty experienced in aikido and I know how to roll/fall correctly but I don’t know if it’s different for parkour. Does anyone have any advice or ideas for how to get started?

Hi there, my name is Alex (21m). I used to do a lot of free running/parkour when I was 15-16, jumping and climbing around the buildings of the city I live in. I, stupidly, thought it would be fun to try it again during December and I didn't take into account that I am older and heavier now. So when I decided to send a fall, I broke both of my ankles.

I am still in the recovery phase now, and I have been walking well for a few months now. I know my ankles won't ever be quite the same again.

My question is, what exercises can I do to strengthen my ankles? Even if I can never do parkour again, I get the feeling if anyone has strong ankles it would be the free runners/parkourists I used to be part of.

Thanks in advance!

Hello, Parkour lovers, I work with schools. The kids at a couple of schools I work with keep asking me if we could run a Parkour program for them. I would group ages 6-8 and 9-11 to start. The activity would run once a week for 1 hour.
Can someone please share a great curriculum(s) for a Parkour class that I can run at the school? Ideally, as a year-long (30-36 weeks) enrichment activity. Images/videos and a list of required equipment would be a big plus.

I would highly appreciate it if someone could advise me/share some resources either in this post or in a personal message. That would help bring the benefits of this awesome activity you all love to more children.

Thank you so much!

Basically the title: any good schools or teachers in Rome, Italy for parkours and free-running?

I'm in Capannelle zone, for anyone interested. There is a park nearby, Parco degli Acquedotti, which is nice, wide and full of stuffs to practice. Not specific for parkour, you know, but it's viable.

Thanks in advance for anyone replying.

new to parkour, first move i want to learn the safety roll, I'm rolling all on one side of my back which is a problem but i have a bigger issue, for the fun of it i rolled on my hardwood floor and found i did not roll, instead i landed on my shoulder instead of rolling off my shoulder blade, and i also didn't roll, i bounced and slid across my floor so i am asking for help on how to roll

I'll set up a camera later outside to get a better look at my situation cheers in advance

Mine would probably be to Start by mastering the basic actions of parkour and freerunning, like running, jumping, climbing, and rolling. Concentrate on building your strength, agility, and balance, as these abilities are crucial for these activities.

Hey everyone, I’m a parkour coach in the region and I’m actually wondering if there is any other local athletes who might potentially want a job teaching parkour. Or even just a new place to train at.

Thx

Hello,
I'm working on a computer science project for my university final year project focused on optimizing experiences for the parkour community.
Could you spare a few minutes to fill out a short questionnaire? Your feedback will directly impact the development of a tool tailored for our community.
The project aims to develop a specialized app for the parkour community, providing a platform for enthusiasts to discover, share, and optimize their parkour experiences. Users can explore and review different parkour spots, considering factors such as difficulty, user ratings, and average visit durations. The app will feature a route optimization algorithm, allowing users to input their available time and desired difficulty level, and receive an optimized route for visiting multiple spots. The goal is to enhance the parkour community's engagement, safety, and overall experience through a user-friendly and purpose-built application.
Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdH8zfwjgDFk\_Y3PNhaNi2h1q2priU-2XGOin0dcCCQK2VOGA/viewform?usp=sf\_link
Feel free to share this with fellow parkour enthusiasts. Your participation is highly appreciated.

i am new in parkour i first try pakour roll which take approx 5 month to do on floor without jump but stilll dont able to do when i try roll i fear of back pain becuase it hurt when i try roll my bone of back lower back hit ground .and i also try kong vault same problem cant able to cross by leg from object my leg shift a side by its own becuase of fear and when i try to high my leg i also scare and cant able to do now i am lossing hope and from 1 month i stop even trying but if someone can help me so plz help me (if you gonna suggest join some parkour class so sorry there are non of them and try with friend i dont have friend ) also in kong when i saw my clip then i also notice that my leg was always down side like shape of cong vault not comeing like other parkour player

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I don't understand it but the control I have of my left leg is not the same as the one on my right despite how hard I try to isolate my left leg. What could be the problem here?

hi, I'm a designer and I'm designing structures for beginners, I'm here to ask you, what are the most useful structures for starting this sport? (Target: kids and teens)

Hi!

So my wrist joints are stiff and it leads to pain anytime I out too much weight on my hands. It's on the upper side of the hand. Like if you'd do a straight punch it is the upper part of the wrist. So everytime I go into pushup position, or do any QM/crawling or similar, the wrist is compressed and it hurts if I do it too much. It's not a muscle that can be stretched. It's completely stiff and you feel a hard stop when you get to a certain point. I also mentioned it to a ohysiotherapist and he said that obviously there's nothing really to be done about it except for finding ways around it. Like doing pushups on the knuckles or on a bar or stuff like that. Also it runs in the family. My grandpa used to do pushups on his fingers instead. Badass man!

I can do a few pushups without getting a lot of pain if I don't do it too often. If I do a QM session I'm garanteed to have aching joints afterwards. Kongs are ok cause you're kind of going upwards. But double kongs or dash gives me a lot of pain from just one rep.

My question is: I'd really like to do more QM/crawling conditioning stuff. But I can't because of this. I need creative solutions to this. Like is there some kind of small handles that I could use to grab on to so I don't need to flex my wrists? I've tried ok my fists sometimes but the knuckles usually hurts from the ground after a while and it's harder to have good control. Maybe I could do it with boxing gloves on or something. 😅

Thankful for any advice!

https://imgur.com/a/Jnh1R93

Your thoughts and tips would be very helpful. (https://imgur.com/a/itdHozH)

*Edit

I meant SPEED vault.

So i have been trying a backflip for the past 4 days or something and i always land in like a spiderman pose because i dont jump high enough, i am trying it on my bed ( i am not bouncing on the bed) so i dont know if thats bad and i know i have to keep looking forward and vertically jump high and then tuck but i can't do that and i dont know why ( sorry if its badly explained)

So i have been trying a backflip for the past 4 days or something and i always land in like a spiderman pose because i dont jump high enough, i am trying it on my bed ( i am not bouncing on the bed) so i dont know if thats bad and i know i have to keep looking forward and vertically jump high and then tuck but i can't do that and i dont know why ( sorry if its badly explained)

What drills/exercises should I do to train for parkour?

100$ per hour for any teachers who'd be willing to help us with a video
I have no idea how to find instructors in my area as the scene is kinda dead here but yeah...im desperate

dm for any questions i guess and i'm praying that someone from the NS area responds lol

So I have been reaching on parkour for at least 3 years now, and have had some very light “practice”. I decided a while ago that I would like to level things up and try to join a camp or club. Now of course, I need my parents consent. They have been… less than willing to let me try parkour. My dad sees it as what most of the media does. Jumping from 40 feet buildings. My mom though, thinks it as a marketing strategy and will not be in use for any longe than a year. Anyone got help for me?

I am a new assistant coach and in the previous lesson we did kong. I encountered the problem with two students that they could not do the kong, so I explained the technique to them obce more and gave them two tips namely: try the monkey on an obstacle or do the kong on the ground. They couldn’t do both so I’m asking what should I do?

So me and my partner are university students that got an idea for a website/app and we need some feedback on it.

Our idea is to create a parkour app that shows parkour locations all around and within those locations we show water challenges and other various challenges, you can then post a video of you doing it or free styling a line and after sending in your videos as a reward for completing it you can get a discount to a local shop in the area for coffee or food.

We would try to focus the app on building a community of people that want to travel around the world doing parkour or find new locations in the local area, posting their activities and hosting events.

Is this a viable idea? All we have seen is very crude websites that say the locations with no other info and no soul.

I’ve started learning the wall run recently and was wondering if it’s best to learn the move completely until it’s perfected on one leg first, and then move on to the next leg. Or should I train both of them at the same time? I’m way more comfortable using my left leg (for taking the impact of the wall) than my right. Is it best to learn the technique properly on the leg I feel most comfortable with first and then apply that to the weaker leg? Obviously I want to be able to do it with both so I can go on to use the right leg for stuff like tic tacs so I gotta train both either way. Just wondering if there’s a preferred method here or if it doesn’t even really matter.