In July this year, Parkour Earth announced its Global Engagement project, a series of online engagement sessions and surveys to begin capturing the vision and voice of the global parkour community. Those steps marked the first series of activities in taking a genuine community-driven approach to strategy development. The summary report is now available to […]
As per our Memorandum & Articles of Association, 31.1 An AGM/General Meeting is to be called by at least 30 clear days’ written notice. A General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 8th December 2020 at 21:00 NZDT (08:00 UTC) online in various locations via Zoom (a link will be provided to members not less than 7 days […]
Following an extended global public recruitment process, the Parkour Earth Board has appointed Mikkel Rugaard of Denmark as an Independent Director* for an initial four-year term. Mikkel has been involved with parkour since 2005, growing up with the ethos and values of, and a close personal relationship to, the Yamakasi founders. He has a physical […]
DISCLAIMER: This article was originally written by Damien Puddle on his personal website and has been reposted with permission and with minor edits. While the article remains an attempt to present a factual history of events, any opinions expressed herein are Damien’s alone and do not officially represent Parkour Earth’s position. How It Started In […]
We wish to recruit up to two additional Independent Directors on an initial 4-year-term and are now inviting applications. Our Independent Directors are appointed by the Board Nominations Committee (Independent Chair, Independent Director, Elected Director & CEO) based on who meets the skills and experience we are seeking. In order to apply for this role, you […]
Today Parkour Earth is launching a global engagement project to collect the voices of the global parkour community to help shape the image, processes, and actions of the organisation. Around the world, there is increased scrutiny on international sports federations to uphold the principles of good governance. Yet despite this call to action, we continue […]
Parkour Earth is excited to announce a partnership with Ukemi and Parkour Outreach to internationally develop their Movement Card project. The Movement Card is a grassroots initiative to support practitioners, authorities, and the public regarding rights and privileges of moving in public space. This initiative, whilst sharing knowledge and supporting practice in participating countries (which in turn will support those who […]
Who are you?I am Travis ‘TJ’ Ranson, 29, and based in Adelaide, South Australia How did you get into parkour? I’m one of the ones who’s first contact was the “B13 Chase Scene”. After a little bit of forum posting (as a 15-year-old in 2006) I caught the bus into town to meet a man […]
Who are you? I’m Chris Keighley, 36, born and raised in London, UK. How did you get into parkour? I am what was once-upon-a-time called a Jump London noob. I watched the seminal documentary that introduced parkour to a wider audience in the UK back when it aired in 2003 and was inspired to try and replicate […]
Who are you?I’m Janne Laurila, 32, married and father of two, and I live in Finland. How did you get into parkour?I bought a DSLR when I was 17 and not many had those back then, so in the autumn of 2004 two of my friends asked me to take my camera and shoot this […]
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