Pikes Peak Parkour

Parkour is a training method designed to allow a skilled practitioner to “flow” efficiently and creatively through any environment, “over, under, around or through” the obstacles in his or her path. Derived originally from the French martial art, “parcours du combattant” or “the path of the warrior”, modern parkour has grown to embrace elements of more creative movement as well (freerunning). Though there are distinctive moves that still serve as the foundation of parkour—the kong and other vaults, tic-tac, lache, cat, precision and wall run to name a few—practitioners will also borrow elements from other disciplines such as capoeira, martial arts tricking and gymnastics to add flair to their “runs”, defining their unique personal ”lines” from point a to point b. Aerials instructors are WFPF certified (the only Parkour certification and curriculum recognized by USAP). We cover the five categories of movement, floor skills, vaults, bar work, wall skills, and spatial awareness. As our students progress, the height at which they can safely train and the combination of their movements in a routine are carefully assessed and monitored.