News
BBC Blast Parkour Workshop - Paignton & Penzance
Devon Parkour is working with the BBC throughout July 2010 to put on parkour & freerunning workshops in South West England. Each workshop runs for a full day and covers everything from the very basic fundamental movements right up to the advanced flips and tricks.
Landance Parkour Workshop
Be Part of a Dance Project exploring the amazing hill fort site of Woodbury Castle.Develop skills in Dance, Music, Visual art/design & film at workshops leading to performances in the landscape.
East Allington's Got Talent
Last night Dom was invited to take part in a local talent show which was based loosely around the 'Britain's Got Talent' TV show format. The stage was about the size of a postage stamp which put a massive limitation on the moves that could be performed but in spite of this, it was still well received by the audience and judges.
Red Bull Art of Motion Parkour Documentary
Devon Parkour was recently asked to take part in an up coming six part TV series for Red Bull called 'Wingman'. Aiden, Dom & Pete went to represent and put on a stunning demonstration of parkour and freerunning along with some interviews and tutorials.
Fight Science - Parkour
Daniel Ilabaca & Ryan Doyle explore the physics of parkour and demonstrate the science behind landing safely from big drops.
SPIKED Parkour Magazine
Several big names in the parkour world have previously tried and failed to produce a successful parkour magazine though at last it seems someone is on the right track. Teaming up with the experts from Parkour Generations, SPIKED Magazine have produced something that looks very promising filled with well researched content and stunning phography.
Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2010 is On!
After the spectacular success of the first Red Bull Illume Image Quest, the world’s biggest photography contest for action and adventure sports now returns for a new edition – and you can be part of it!
Teignbridge Council Anti Litter Campaign
Devon Parkour was recently commissioned to help out with an on going anti-litter campaign being run by Teignbridge council.
Chagford Arts Festival 2009
Devon Parkour was invited to perform at the opening night of the 2009 Chagford Arts Festival. The show was a great success and we recieved a lot of positive feedback.
Who is Charlie Keeper?
"Who is Charlie Keeper?' is the shockingly fast paced fantasy novel by Marcus Alexander.
Kalenji Parkour Trainers: Limited Stock Remaining - Reserve Yours Now!!!
For over a year, London based outdoor/sportswear shop, Decathalon has been selling a trainer called the Kalenji Success which quickly became popular within the parkour and freerun community. Many will argue Kalenji have achieved the holy grail of the perfect parkour shoe by making something that is durable, lightweight, cheap and outstanding grip on nearly all urban surfaces in wet and dry conditions.
Parkour : way of life (DVD)
If you're looking for a last minute parkour related christmas gift that won't break the bank, take a look at this offering from Oxtricks; the world renowned parkour/street stunts team from oxfordshire.
Manchester Parkour/Freerun Photo Oppertunity
Lucy Ridges Photography are looking for freerunners based in Manchester to participate in a photo shoot for a new project.
TV Opportunity: Channel 4
"Are you aged 15–19? Want to make film about you and your mates?
Locations Pages Updated
Newly added (Exeter)
Parkour.net Closed
Parkour.net has been taken offline. It appears that the owner of the site, Jerome Lebret was contacted by David Belle and David's brother, Jean-François Belle requesting that anything refering to David Belle, his family, the Yamakasi, or the word 'Parkour' must be removed else action would be taken.
District 14 (Banlieue 14)
"A sequel to the 2004 French parkour action film District B13 is set to begin production in July. Written by Luc Besson, and directed by Patrick Alessandrin (Mean Spirit, August 15th), the sequel will be titled Banlieue 14 (or District B14 in the states). No plot details have been released, we only know that an open casting call for parkour practitioners has been put out on the official blog. The first film is best known for it’s intense parkour chase sequences."
Parkour Magazine
While many have tried and failed in the past, one of our members is keen to produce a monthly parkour magazine and would be interested in recieving some feedback regarding the type of things the community would like to see in publication of this type.
Tricking & Freerunning Competion at Basingstoke Gym
Basingstoke Gym Club are holding their first ever compeition aimed at the freerunning and tricking community on Sunday 13th July 2008. Anyone is welcome and trickers, free-runners, gymnasts, breakdancers and all encouraged to take part.
Jump 3 ?!
Rumour has it that a third 'Jump' documentary is in the pipeline. This would be a sequal to the highly popular 'Jump London' & 'Jump Britain' documentaries televised on channel four a few years ago which were largely responsible for the massive surge of interest in parkour & freerunning in the UK.
Media Attention for Cornish Parkour
Truro based parkour/freerun group recently got a mention in their local newspaper and managed to get an article published which sent out a very positive message about the discipline.
Zomblies Filming - We Qualified!
Just recieved a phone call in the last 10 minutes from Zomblies HQ; all the freerunners who attended the auditions last sunday have been invited to the filming in Devon; starting Sunday 6th July to Saturday 12th.
Zomblies Auditions
A few months ago a local film production company got in touch with all the highly experienced parkour/freerunning groups from the Westcountry as well as a few select teams and individuals from further afield. We were invited to apply to take part in a 30 minute action movie about zombies and that was about as much detail we were given. The only thing we knew was the reason we had been approached for this part because what ever the director had in mind was beyond the physical ability of the majority of 'normal actors'.
Smoothments School of Parkour and Movement
Officially the first school of parkour, ever! Well, in this country at least. As it stand WorldWideJam have not managed to locate one that has been open anywhere else in the world so for now, it's the first school in the world.
Television Oppertunity - Channel 4
'So Television' is working on a new project for Channel 4 education and is looking for interesting individuals between the ages of 16-21 years old with real life ambitions, be they personal or professional, to take part.
Happy New Year!
Another year has passed and a new one has begun; now is the time for reflection over the previous 12 months and of course everyone is now talking new years resolutions, so what's yours ? Maybe you have already got a clear vision of how you wish to improve yourself this year or maybe you still need to decide.
New Website
It took us longer than anticipated to get there but we have finally developed the website to a point where it was possible to go live, albeit with a few bugs to iron out and content a little thin on the ground.