Bay Area Parkour

An open space for traceuses and traceurs training in the San Francisco Bay Area

FIRST STOP!

WHY BAparkour? Maybe to promote "the hard work of slow progression"?

Boys&Girls, Young Guns and juveniles (all a.k.a. "minors") please make sure your "caretakers" (parents, tutors, Uncle Scrooge, judge...) read this. Thanks! ;)
Also: some additional insight from a real case scenario...

<-- YOUR OWN ICON HERE!         As a brand new member, you may think that the "old lady" icon is fun... but it just mean that you haven't figured out how to add an image to your profile, giving everybody the chance of spotting you right away... yet...   ;)

How to Practice Parkour: A guide for those about to take the first step...
Brand new beginners (...actually: "everybody!") GO CHECK IT OUT!

BRAND NEW? Tell us about you first experience on the Beginners Group!...

Take a look at Kaos Progression videos to learn safe approach to new techniques...

Training, practicing, tracing... All you want is go "do parkour"?!? Check random, last minute, sessions, groups specific activity, as well as scheduled pk events...

PK SPOTS MAP! Check it out here and contribute to its growth (direct link)

Community Announcements

'Massive West Coast Jam' was a blast!     Check the original thread for feedback...     but see the complete WEEKEND WRAP-UP here!

Important announcement about the "World Freerunning and Parkour Federation".
IF you believe an action is needed, you can express your feelings on MTV's forum.

Training at Sloat has restarted on-and-off... Nevertheless, please be aware of the August 3, 2008 episode at Sloat and related recommendations (also, a direct testimonial here).

Check out...

...a webcast interview about Parkour: The Art of Overcoming Obstacles, and discuss Teresa's first experience at this thread. -THIS IS GREAT INSIGHT FOR FIRSTIMERS!-
...the difference between attending a "training" or a "jam".
...the very rich resources section explaining the origins of this community, describing the founders program, and answering doubts on liability, parkour definition and locations.
...all the previously  featured videos.
...past events, which are not deleted, but archived in the previous calendar months, with all the comments and infos uploaded.
...BApk t-shirt version 2.0 release!
...BAparkour on facebook!

Forum

AeroSFCity

Last minute Training Sessions!! Check to see whats up Randomly!! 288 Replies

Started by AeroSFCity in Training Sessions. Last reply by SafeNSure 19 hours ago.

Bay Area Parkour

Examiner.com recognizes BApk Parkour Vision 2 Replies

Started by Bay Area Parkour in Media and Articles. Last reply by kingtheking 1 day ago.

Mizu (gkdrummerboy)

How to make the most of a training session? 1 Reply

Started by Mizu (gkdrummerboy) in Training Sessions. Last reply by Fyrel Jul 7.

mr._me_too

Shoes... 23 Replies

Started by mr._me_too in General Parkour Talk. Last reply by Fyrel Jul 6.

Maximiliano Martinez

Ariake's 7 Replies

Started by Maximiliano Martinez in Technique and Methods. Last reply by Duperhero Jul 6.

hillexallen

FIGHT AGAINST COMMERCIALIZATION: WFPF 67 Replies

Started by hillexallen in General Parkour Talk. Last reply by Maximiliano Martinez Jul 6.

Lynx

will be down for a bit

Started by Lynx in Training Sessions Jul 3.

kingtheking

What determines a practitioners skill level 34 Replies

Started by kingtheking in General Parkour Talk. Last reply by b2c Jun 27.

SafeNSure

Inspiration from anything for everyone!!! (warning: videos...) 116 Replies

Started by SafeNSure in (Slightly) Off Topic. Last reply by SafeNSure Jun 27.

Duperhero

Fairmont Elementary 5 Replies

Started by Duperhero in "Spots". Last reply by marisa Jun 26.

Blog Posts

technique

How to Treat a Bad Ankle

Thought you'd all like this one.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/how-to-fix-bad-ankles/

Posted by technique on July 9, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

kingtheking

Im bAcK

hey! so i haven't been able to train as much if at all in the city latley. I've been really busy with summer school and everything else going on. hopefully ill break the trend and start coming to the jams more often! oh and im trying to learn how to do a turn vault without landing on a ledge. so... like turn vault into a cat position... any advice?

Posted by kingtheking on June 26, 2009 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

Haku

Training Log 2

Today was a rest day for me with no real training commitments, so I decided to prepare a sampler video. This is another thing I have been putting off...I would film a little bit, play it back, not like it, and then delete the video altogether. I kept on telling myself that I should train more until I film and put a video up on the Internet, but I am now forcing myself to put a video up. I noticed that some people on YouTube who are now considerably skilled Traceurs had “noob” videos. In those vi… Continue

Posted by Haku on June 21, 2009 at 5:27pm

Haku

Training Log 1

Hello everyone!

It's about time I get around to this...I was supposed to start making “progress posts” throughout the year, but school took up a LOT of my time. But now that summer is finally here, I have much more time to practice what I love most - Parkour, Freerunning, and Tricking. I only had time to practice for maybe 1 or 2 hours every 3 days or so during the school months, but I have created a schedule for this summer that consists of 6 days of practice from afternoon till sundown. This… Continue

Posted by Haku on June 20, 2009 at 1:30am — 1 Comment

BApk Trainings and Jams

Training:
BApk trainings provide a healthy atmosphere for new practitioners to start parkour, and for everyone to advance in a safe way. This is achieved in several ways... read more>>

Jam:
A jam session is less structured than a training session, yet there are still several things to keep in mind. As always, the safety of everyone comes first... read more>>

 
 

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Latest Activity

Fyrel updated an event
July 11, 2009 from 1pm to 4pm
Meeting spot in red, alternate in blue.
1 hour ago
Geez, no rush at all, just a suggestion for future consideration! And yes thank you, feeling much better (albeit by way of Ibuprofen ;-)
4 hours ago
Deejay is attending Bay Area Parkour's event
July 12, 2009 from 12pm to 3:30pm
Basic/beginners training provided, but ALL LEVELS present and WELCOME! Check here for RIDES. Session description: This training provides a healthy atmosphere for new practitioners to start parkour, and for everyone to advance in a safe way. This...
5 hours ago
Bay Area Parkour added an event
July 12, 2009 from 12pm to 3:30pm
Basic/beginners training provided, but ALL LEVELS present and WELCOME! Check here for RIDES. Session description: This training provides a healthy atmosphere for new practitioners to start parkour, and for everyone to advance in a safe way. This...
6 hours ago
OK, I'm going for the double whammy! First Kezar and then Andrey's session (new location: Rochambeau Playground). Let me know if anyone wants to join and I'll offer a ride - we'll need those 10 min of rest between these sessions ;-)
6 hours ago
Deejay left a comment for marisa
Thanks so much for joining, perfect day. Beautiful weather + inspiring company + great location = woot!!
7 hours ago
marisa left a comment for Deejay
Thanks for training with me today. I really needed to get out there, even if it was only for a bit. :)
7 hours ago
Don't go to Cfm. Today when I got there half the stuff is gone for The Games. Won't be back till Sunday. So visit next week for the whole setup
8 hours ago
Jibril Abdurraqib might attend Niko's event
July 10, 2009 from 5:45pm to 7pm
Conditioning focused on active flexiblity and coordination *4 laps with stairs *50m x Several dynamic and agility movements *Quadrupedal movement plus extra credit *More stair and rail work *Core stuff *Light tumbling ..
10 hours ago
Vincent Van Locke and Leapfrog40 joined Bay Area Parkour
11 hours ago
wasssup!
13 hours ago
That's either a simplistic view of ankle use or a simplification of more meaningful research (I haven't read the papers yet). I agree the basic points about proprioception (having experienced it myself when I took a year to wean myself from high t...
13 hours ago
SafeNSure might attend Mizu (gkdrummerboy)'s event
Silent Sessions at Christopher Playground
July 10, 2009 from 5:30pm to 7pm
Parkour has come to be not only an art form, but also a lifestyle. One that represents hard work, kinship, focus and philosophy. Silent sessions aim to draw out the spiritual side of Parkour, that is, training alongside fellow tracuers, but commun...
17 hours ago
Will be up within today...
19 hours ago
whats up for sunday? there isnt any event created.
19 hours ago
technique added a blog post
19 hours ago
Thanks for commenting on the video. You should have been there, it was awesome!!! Check out the other video's (including one more from that day) on Joey's Youtube page, http://www.youtube.com/user/superjoe77 Ken
yesterday
I was gonna say: Levi finally at 'human' level until he did that ridiculous cat-to-cat on the David Belle's Fall gap at 4:48... maaan!! A/w, good job with your parenting, cameramaning and with the pk you picked up along the way! :)
yesterday
This is right at rush hour over the bridge for me, but I really have to come and join you guys sometime... And thanks Seng for GREAT training today at SF state!!
yesterday
Deejay might attend messenger33's event
Berkeley Thursday at UCBerkeley campus and nearby areas
July 9, 2009 from 6pm to 8:45pm
This is the regular Thursday night session at UC Berkeley. We'll meet 6pm in front of Doe Library, warm up, possibly do some light conditioning, then have free training for another 2 hours or so. All are welcome to join, any skill level, assistan...
yesterday

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