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Parkour Program (Ages 8-14)

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Parkour was born in the banlieus (suburbs) of Paris in the 1980's and is now one of the fastest-growing sports.  While often recognized in the fantastic images seen on YouTube or television, the sport is actually a form of movement that has roots in a wide variety of physical disciplines including gymnastics, martial arts, climbing, and track & field.  Practitioners, known as traceurs, train to develop strength, speed, endurance, precision, spatial awareness, dynamism, and creativity in order to be as fluid, functional and liberated as possible in a physical movement and to overcome physical obstacles.  Traceurs also develop a way of thinking based on rigorous self-discipline, autonomous action and self-will that allows them to overcome mental obstacles related to their movements.  We are hoping that this introductory one-day program will peak your interest in this dynamic sport.

About the Company:
Parkour Generations (PKGen) was founded in 2006 with the goal of spreading the training and instruction of parkour/freerunning/l’art de déplacement while preserving the philosophy of the discipline as practiced by the original French founders.  PKGen has grown to become the world’s leading parkour instruction company and teaches in a variety of mediums across the globe in addition to work with live demonstrations, performances, artistic representations, and a variety of media, education, research, and architectural consulting projects.

Parkour Generations Americas (PKG Americas) was started to continue the work of Parkour Generations on the American continents spreading the philosophy and practice of parkour with the same standard of excellence and commitment to the founder’s spirit and philosophy.  PKGen Americas also seeks through the teaching of parkour to show how movement, and the holistic and functional use of the body, can be made a central part of a healthy lifestyle.  PKGen Americas regularly runs workshops and ADAPT instructor certification seminars around North America and PKG Boston currently hosts 20+ weekly classes throughout the Boston metropolitan area for a variety of public and private schools, municipal recreation departments, and private organizations.  More information about Parkour Generations Americas can be found at: pkgamericas.com.

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