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Gynastics Update

10 November, 2009

I apologise to everyone I forgot to put the address of the gymnastics/free run/tricking session we are having

Date: friday the 13th

Time: 4pm – 8pm

Address:
48 Westgate
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG347PN

for travel information click here

Map from the Train Station to the Gym

 

Hopefully that should have it all covered, if not feel free to get in touch with us on the forum or alternatively call myself 07983451339 or Stuart 07758807904

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Comminty Sessions Going Strong

9 November, 2009

DSC01020This Saturday was a big surprise for me, I wasn’t expecting the community to turn out together in the way that it has. and this is largely due to the open Saturday sessions we are holding at NK

there were so many old faces, and many new ones/ people we haven’t taught in over a year and I’m glad that we have all come back together to practice what we love (in case you missed the point of the blog that’s Parkour/FreeRun)

so after my knee packed in I started taking photo’s of the action and here is what i got :D

(click to enlarge)

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PS: If you want to join in please do, the sessions run every saturday from 4-6 at north kesteven sports centre. for more information click HERE

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St Georges: Sleaford- Refresh

6 November, 2009

We are currently having an upsurge in class activity and I’m proud to say that St Georges school you are going to be graced by our presence once more.

Starting this coming Wednesday (11th November) parkour classes will be resuming at your school.

as it is an after school class it will once again be free to attend

they will be open to boys and girls of all year groups, and so if you are interested in the class tell your friends.
the more people the better.

See you next Wednesday.

Dale.a

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Gymnastics for the masses :D

4 November, 2009

Lincs Parkour Has its very own gym!!!

We have been given free reign of the Sleaford Gymnastics club for a Parkour/Freerunning/Gymnastics day of fun.

This session will be on Friday 13th and run from either 3 – 7pm or 4 – 8pm (you will have to let us know which one you prefer here) The cost is £6 for all 4 hours so I think that’s a pretty good deal

This is a tester for a longer running session that would see us having the gym for a 2 hour session a week forever. We just need initial strong numbers to get it going really.

Equipment at the club :  A-bars, Ropes, Parallel bars, Trampoline, High bar, Sprung floor, Vaulting Horses, Tumble track, Beams, Air track , + (foam pit style mats), climbing frames and of course more crashmats than you can shake a stick at.

and the best part of the day is that you can use the equipment in whatever way you see fit, which means tricking, climbing, stretching, conditioning, general silliness etc.

Update:  if this damn blog would let me put the videos up i would show you what it looks like but for some reason it wont let me upload but hopefully soon you will be joining us there to flip trick and train at LincsParkour’s Friday the 13th Gym Session.

Dale.a

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Attention All Yarborough School Students

4 November, 2009

A new FREE class will be starting in your school very soon.
The after school Parkour classes will start running on Monday 16th November from 3:15pm till 4:30pm

These sessions will be running for 4 weeks and will be free-form in structure. and although we will be providing the same basics teaching as we provide on the Wednesday sports sessions (coming in January) we will mainly be helping you to advance the techniques you already know and using the time to develop the skills of the Yarborough practitioners  to higher levels.

There will be a sign-up sheet delivered to your form tutors (this is for all years – we don’t discriminate here) all you have to do is put your name down and you will see us there.  but make sure you sign up early, If you don’t then there may not be a place for you so make sure you get your names down as space is limited in the hall.

This was just a heads up and I look forward to seeing you all there.

Dale.a

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New Classes – Billinghay/Ruskington

2 November, 2009

We have 2 new mid week night time classes in the process of being arranged and we are pretty close to them starting up.

They are due to start on Tuesday the 10th at Billinghay Village Hall
and Wednesday the 11th in Ruskington Youth Centre and run each week through till mid december.

we will be using the recently purchased mobile equipment to offer the weekly sessions in conjuction with Extreme NK

full dates and venues will be posted up in the near future, just giving you all the heads up so you can make sure you are free on those days!

Dale.a

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Open Gym Sessions

6 October, 2009

Hey guys …
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Right, so as it is approaching the winter period with all the nasty british weather going on Dale and I  have decided to make the saturday workshops into open gym sessions.

so what ever you desire to do you may practise it.  From general Parkour movements to creativity flow or tricking, ( yes thats right TRICKING !) then you are more than welcome to come along.
we now have much more equipment,  some sprung floor pannels for tumbling that we can get out etc..

as I was saying the weather is getting worse, nights are getting earlier so if you would like a nice dry place to practise you are more than welcome to come.

HOWEVER there are a few things :DSC00038

there WILL be a 30 minute period at the beginning for a warm up and some conditioning ( 30 minutes isnt asking a lot)

It will cost 3.50 for two hours (this is due to the leisure centre charging, not Dale and I)  we do not get any of your money)

For those who want use the session as an open session that is fine but if there are still beginners out there and still want to come Dale and I  will still be coaching so beginners you are all still welcome smile.gif

im not demanding that people to turn up but if you do get fed up of the wet cold and dark and want to come on in for two hours your more than welcome guys

Love From Stu

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Domain Update

21 September, 2009

Hey Guys as of Tommorow, or quite possibly the day after that, you will no longer be able to access Lincsparkour, through the Domain: “Lincsparkour.NET” as my 3 year subscription has ran out, however, due to the service provider having ceased partnership with Freewebs, It has created difficulties in buying my .net slot for another year, so due to this the site has now been Brought under the domain,  “www.lincsparkour.COM”  which you will be able to access in the next 48 hours or so.

So a moment of silence please for our trusty .Net Domain, she served us well for the last 3 years, from the day she courageously erased www.freewebs.com/jammie-ben from the internet but now she must set sail into the depths of the Cyber web. Forever Missed, but Never Forgotten.

Goodbye, Old Friend.

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Workshops Return

9 September, 2009

this is the letter that has been sent out on behalf of our class, and attached below is the booking form for anyone who is interested in coming along.

PARKOUR BACK AT THE NK CENTRE!

We are glad to inform you that Lincs Parkour will be back as of this Saturday (the 12th September) at the NK Centre from 4pm – 6pm. The sessions will always happen at this time, but please note that they will only be on during the school term time every Saturday, meaning that there will be no sessions during any of the school holidays.

The cost is still £3.50 per person for each session, but with the award system now firmly in place you will have the chance to come back each week to improve on your parkour skills.

If you have not been for a while, no need to worry, you can start a fresh this week or if you know of any of your friends that now want to start attending all that we ask is for new comers to complete a parkour booking form which lists your details for the instructors. This needs to be completed before the session starts which you can either get on the day or you can pick up from reception in advance. Please note that if the young person is under the age of 16 a parent or guardian signature is required before attendance.

For more information about other activities being delivered by either Extreme NK or NK Youth Outreach please visit our new website at: www.extremenk.co.uk or contact the office on 01522 870252.

Yours sincerely

Victoria Burt

Youth Outreach Development Manager


Victoria Burt

Youth Outreach Development Manager

North Kesteven Centre

Moor Lane

North Hykeham

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN6 9AX

Dear Young Person,

PARKOUR BACK AT THE NK CENTRE!

We are glad to inform you that Lincs Parkour will be back as of this Saturday (the 12th September) at the NK Centre from 4pm – 6pm. The sessions will always happen at this time, but please note that they will only be on during the school term time every Saturday, meaning that there will be no sessions during any of the school holidays.

The cost is still £3.50 per person for each session, but with the award system now firmly in place you will have the chance to come back each week to improve on your parkour skills.

If you have not been for a while, no need to worry, you can start a fresh this week or if you know of any of your friends that now want to start attending all that we ask is for new comers to complete a parkour booking form which lists your details for the instructors. This needs to be completed before the session starts which you can either get on the day or you can pick up from reception in advance. Please note that if the young person is under the age of 16 a parent or guardian signature is required before attendance.

For more information about other activities being delivered by either Extreme NK or NK Youth Outreach please visit our new website at: www.extremenk.co.uk or contact the office on 01522 870252.

Yours sincerely

Victoria Burt

Youth Outreach Development Manager

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Extreme NK Skellingthorpe

27 July, 2009

after a very nice cycle ride along the Fossdyke Canal I arrived in Skellingthorpe hopeful of a day of parkour and sunshine.  but what i arrived to was less than exciting.  our mobile parkour equipment hadn’t arrived,  meaning we had to improvise. luckily thats what we are best at!

we started the session at 1pm, but no one was there because everyone was having fun on the free skate park supplied by Extreme NK,  but when the heavens opened,  people came flooding in to see what this ‘parkour’ was about.

the people who participated were aged between 6 and 12, and only 1 had tried parkour before,  so whilst stuart led them through the warmup, i discussed what parkour is and convinced them that its not just climbing up buildings and jumping off of them. after the warmup we took them through the very basics of parkour, with the roll and safety in movement taking priorty on this day.

the next thing we moved onto was pop vaults, encoraging them to gain as much height on the obstacle then roll on the other side. it worked well. everyone who participated picked up the skills very quickly, and made alot of progress with the joining of movements.

we then moved onto the basic arm jump, where we had set up the pop infront of it. which meant the children had to pop onto the obstacle take a moment to compose themself and take the two footed arm jump onto the ‘wall’. (when i say the wall i mean, a well secured football goalpoast hooked to the wall around 6 feet off the ground)
to make tings more fun as well as challenging/strength conditioning, we made them shimmy/climb across the goalpost avoiding a well placed mat.  this mat was described as “a shark tank, where the sharks swim in fire, and the lid of the tank is made of barbed wire, coated in poison” basically if you didnt complete the arm jump and climb, you would die.

this kindof imaginative thinking put the kids in the mood to challenge eachother to complete the mission.  and as we all know a friendly challenge and indirecly competing with your peers is what its all about.

we ended the session when the sun came out, as we were planning to go outside and teach them on the place parkour was made to be practiced, but people started backing out, so we gave in to (a small) demand for the art of tricking (free running in our case) and decided to help people complete tricks and flips in the relative safety of a gym hall.  we helped people to overcome front and backflip fears.

we then opened it up and offered the kids the choice of using the equipment in any way they wanted, and even with us offering support on the tricks, many of the kids opted for vaults and drops/rolls.

it made us realise that although alot of people think of parkour as the tricking side,  once alot of them experience the flowing movement of parkour and the feeling of bettering yourself,  tricking takes a back seat in their minds.

overall was a good session, it opened our eyes a little bit towards what drives us to do parkour and teach others.