Our newsletter was sent out on Thursday 11th May to all current subscribers, with advanced information about our next THREE Junior Beginner Courses and information regarding booking.
Subscribers get priority updates regarding new classes, courses and opportunities so please do sign up if you haven't done so already here.
We are pleased to announce that we are now LIVE for early-bird Junior Beginner Course tickets at Hadleigh Park, starting on the 29th May 2017. Early bird tickets for this course will be available until 8:59am Monday 14th May where full ticket prices will go live thereafter.
In the link below you'll also find details for the next 2 courses running afterwards.
If you're looking for sneak peak into our summer plans, coupons for our clothing store and more, click below and have a read.
>> Read The May 11th Newsletter Here<<
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Saturday, 13 May 2017
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
May 18th 2016: Feedback: Let us know!
Constructive feedback is a key aspect of learning and improvement in all areas of life:
We always welcome feedback regarding our work; video content, blogs, newsletters, website, social media and of course; our coaching sessions. While we may not be able to change certain things, we absolutely will take suggestions on board and work to improve wherever possible for the benefit of our community.
To reflect on feedback provided over the past year, we have:
- Provided classes on several days a week
- Restarted adult indoor learning opportunities
- Created Summer classes/courses
- Improved timekeeping at classes
- Created new classes for different ages and levels of experience
- Provided video feedback for adult students
- Improved shirt print quality and design options (details to follow)
- Covered specific health and safety related content ...AND MORE!
In short: we care about the learning of our students and developing Parkour in the local community and we want everyone to have the opportunity to #GiveParkourAGo
If you'd like to let us know anything good or not so good, please send us an email or message via the form on the website. Big thanks for all the support, advice and comments sent to us, we really do appreciate it.
The Southend Parkour Team.
We always welcome feedback regarding our work; video content, blogs, newsletters, website, social media and of course; our coaching sessions. While we may not be able to change certain things, we absolutely will take suggestions on board and work to improve wherever possible for the benefit of our community.
To reflect on feedback provided over the past year, we have:
- Provided classes on several days a week
- Restarted adult indoor learning opportunities
- Created Summer classes/courses
- Improved timekeeping at classes
- Created new classes for different ages and levels of experience
- Provided video feedback for adult students
- Improved shirt print quality and design options (details to follow)
- Covered specific health and safety related content ...AND MORE!
In short: we care about the learning of our students and developing Parkour in the local community and we want everyone to have the opportunity to #GiveParkourAGo
If you'd like to let us know anything good or not so good, please send us an email or message via the form on the website. Big thanks for all the support, advice and comments sent to us, we really do appreciate it.
The Southend Parkour Team.
Monday, 7 December 2015
7th Dec '15: December Newsletter: Important dates, videos and more!
December's newsletter can be found via the following link: http://app.mailerlite.com/j8t4q6
To ensure you don't miss out and to get this sent straight to your email inbox sign up to the mailing list either via this link: https://goo.gl/0RMgGH
To ensure you don't miss out and to get this sent straight to your email inbox sign up to the mailing list either via this link: https://goo.gl/0RMgGH
Thursday, 23 July 2015
Summer (Camp) is Coming: 23rd July 2015
We've launched a new newsletter and mailing list for you to subscribe to for exclusive content, offers and updates you won't find anywhere else! If you'd like a sample you can see the first email which was sent a few days ago via the link below.
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As mentioned via our other media channels, our summer camp classes start next Tuesday!
All details can be found via www.southendparkour.com/summer.
Classes are small for excellent ratios and will work with both indoor and outdoor training to develop well rounding young Traceurs'/Traceuse'! You have until Sunday morning to book your place for that week, each week, so don't leave it to the last minute.
If you haven't please make sure you follow us on facebook, twitter, instagram and youtube for news and updates like the one below!
Thanks! - Brad
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As mentioned via our other media channels, our summer camp classes start next Tuesday!
All details can be found via www.southendparkour.com/summer.
Classes are small for excellent ratios and will work with both indoor and outdoor training to develop well rounding young Traceurs'/Traceuse'! You have until Sunday morning to book your place for that week, each week, so don't leave it to the last minute.
If you haven't please make sure you follow us on facebook, twitter, instagram and youtube for news and updates like the one below!
Thanks! - Brad
Monday, 18 May 2015
18th May 2015 - Update!
Hi all!
Quick update with what's going on at SP-HQ this week!
Classes:
Meetings and setting up new options for both adult and junior classes, both indoor and out! The aim is to have these ready for delivery and launched together in one schedule update.
As soon as they're good to go, details will be up on the website and shared via social media, so make sure you're following "Southend Parkour" on facebook, twitter, instagram and youtube.
Video:
We have a new video up, showcasing our Junior Indoor Classes and what happens in them!
Subscribe to the youtube channel and don't miss a video update!
Shirts and Merchandise:
We will have a limited supply of adult and junior size Southend Parkour T-shirts available this week. Shirts will be black fabric with white print and yours for £15. Very limited quantities available to both junior and adult students, first come first serve at classes this week. Working on a few other cool bits of kit too, and again, will be shared as soon as available.
Ninja Warrior UK Semi-Finals:
This coming Saturday (23rd May) my semi-final heat for ITV's Ninja Warrior UK will air at 7pm, see how I get in when I take of the "toughest obstacle course on TV!".
It was a great experience and a fantastic opportunity to challenge myself with like-minded individuals, sharing a passion for obstacles and movement!
I'll be training hard for next year and who knows.... hopefully I'll be joined by a few students who've been developing their skills through the classes!
Be sure to tune in at 7pm on Saturday!
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
5 May 2015 - Junior Class Update!
Last month we added a second junior class to the Friday schedule to enable more young people to #GiveParkourAGo however, we're still regularly fully-booked on Fridays.
Thanks for your patience during this busy period, we're working hard to have other classes running soon to meet this growing demand.
You can book up to a month in advance via the website, so to avoid missing out, please book classes as soon as they're available.
Details will be shared at www.southendparkour.com as soon as available.
**Special summer holiday details to follow over the next few weeks**
Thanks for the ongoing support. Keep moving - Brad @ SP
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
24th March 2015 - Class Changes
There's a few changes over the next few weeks so please read the following information to get up to speed.
This Friday will hold the last adult indoor class in order to meet the demand for more junior classes, so if your 16+ and want an indoor space to train, you'd better get in this week before it's too late! We'll be having a night devoted to obstacle coursing and challenges.
We will not be holding any classes on Good Friday and will return the week after with a second junior class in place of the later adult session, schedule below.
March:
Wed 25th - Adult Outdoor
Fri 27th - Junior Indoor from 6pm, Adult Indoor from 7:20pm.
April
Wed 1st - Adult Outdoor
Fri 3rd - NO CLASSES
Wed 8th - Adult Outdoor
Fri 10th - Indoor Junior: Class 1 from 6pm and Class 2 from 7:20pm.
As ever, all classes need to be booked online via www.southendparkour.com - click "book online" to book up to a month in advance.
Keep up to date by following us on: FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE and INSTAGRAM for exclusive offers, competitions and updates.
This Friday will hold the last adult indoor class in order to meet the demand for more junior classes, so if your 16+ and want an indoor space to train, you'd better get in this week before it's too late! We'll be having a night devoted to obstacle coursing and challenges.
We will not be holding any classes on Good Friday and will return the week after with a second junior class in place of the later adult session, schedule below.
March:
Wed 25th - Adult Outdoor
Fri 27th - Junior Indoor from 6pm, Adult Indoor from 7:20pm.
April
Wed 1st - Adult Outdoor
Fri 3rd - NO CLASSES
Wed 8th - Adult Outdoor
Fri 10th - Indoor Junior: Class 1 from 6pm and Class 2 from 7:20pm.
As ever, all classes need to be booked online via www.southendparkour.com - click "book online" to book up to a month in advance.
Keep up to date by following us on: FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE and INSTAGRAM for exclusive offers, competitions and updates.
Friday, 9 January 2015
9th January '15: Why Learn Parkour?
Short post to explore 5 reasons for learning Parkour, they may not be what you think but hopefully they will help you understand what we're about and what Parkour and you, can do!
1. Health
Globally, the majority of us we are sitting or still for most of the day. Sedentary lifestyles increase a variety of health issues, we're not doing what we're built to do, MOVE!
We're built to walk, run, climb, vault, squat, lift, carry and chase. Not doing so leads to a 'wealth' of health issues which more often than not, shorten the quality of our lives.
By moving more and realising where (using our surroundings) and how we can move (using our bodies safely), we start a journey towards doing what we're built to do, rekindling not only our ability to move, but our physical fitness ability and overall health.
1. Health
Globally, the majority of us we are sitting or still for most of the day. Sedentary lifestyles increase a variety of health issues, we're not doing what we're built to do, MOVE!
We're built to walk, run, climb, vault, squat, lift, carry and chase. Not doing so leads to a 'wealth' of health issues which more often than not, shorten the quality of our lives.
By moving more and realising where (using our surroundings) and how we can move (using our bodies safely), we start a journey towards doing what we're built to do, rekindling not only our ability to move, but our physical fitness ability and overall health.
2. Safety
We're all familiar with the "fight or flight" state, in a high stress situation our mental and physical response to a stressor is to either run away or fight to survive (We are built to move)!. Although these situations may be rare in the UK or "civilised society", things do still happen; fires, attacks, the need to chase, the need to reach, the need to escape.
We're all familiar with the "fight or flight" state, in a high stress situation our mental and physical response to a stressor is to either run away or fight to survive (We are built to move)!. Although these situations may be rare in the UK or "civilised society", things do still happen; fires, attacks, the need to chase, the need to reach, the need to escape.
Martial arts are a common practice in the UK, having dabbled in Wing Chun, Ninjitsu and Krav Maga, to varying degrees, we're often told, "Run first, but if you can't, as a last here's how to defend yourself."
Parkour develops the first part and is, in our opinion, as important as being able to handle yourself up close. As a practical example, a friend had a knife pulled out on him, he could immediately vault a rail safely and had a barrier between the attacker and him. Parkour is great for self defence, run, escape and move! If you've not practised escaping, running or vaulting under pressure, if your slip and are hurt, the attacker has you anyway... it makes sense to practice the art of escape.
Practising Parkour and movement also allows you to deal with mistakes better, through knowing your body and how to move. Most times when I fall, slip etc, my training enables me to avoid injury and still land safely, living to "flight" another day!
We all make mistakes and will fall, Parkour tends to help us be safe doing so!
Practising Parkour and movement also allows you to deal with mistakes better, through knowing your body and how to move. Most times when I fall, slip etc, my training enables me to avoid injury and still land safely, living to "flight" another day!
We all make mistakes and will fall, Parkour tends to help us be safe doing so!
3. Fun
Parkour is fun! A big deterrent from most forms of exercise is that it can be quite boring, obviously it's perspective, but lots of individuals who try Parkour, latch onto it and continue. Competitive sports tend to focus your performance on other's ability, Parkour is different in that it accepts that we are all unique, we all have strengths and weakness and all move differently.
You can't accurately compare yourself to another because you are and will be different! In training we move and explore, finding new challenges, new spaces, new situations to grow and develop.
There is no ultimate "right or wrong" with Parkour as a practice, only what works for you and your movement in a given situation. We learn through challenges: personally and externally set; we learn through imagination and games: Playing "Stay off the ground" and similar games/ scenarios.
Because we are all unique, we can set our own goals, to move towards them at our own pace and ensure our own safe and fun progression.
You can't accurately compare yourself to another because you are and will be different! In training we move and explore, finding new challenges, new spaces, new situations to grow and develop.
There is no ultimate "right or wrong" with Parkour as a practice, only what works for you and your movement in a given situation. We learn through challenges: personally and externally set; we learn through imagination and games: Playing "Stay off the ground" and similar games/ scenarios.
Because we are all unique, we can set our own goals, to move towards them at our own pace and ensure our own safe and fun progression.
4. Benefits of Challenge
We face challenges daily in all areas of our, work, personal, social and recreational lives. In training and overcoming obstacles we have to apply our physical and mental being to overcome, practising practical problem solving skills. We physically and mentally overcome these challenges, we achieve.
Through achievement, we gain confidence, building an "experience backpack", a collection of challenges faced and overcome, which we can apply to future challenges faced.
People who practice Parkour tend to have a very similar attitude and approach to life in that things can be done and problems can be solved. Even if we don't know, we still try (as long as it's safe to do so), in turn, gaining experience and apply to our future personal conquests!
We face challenges daily in all areas of our, work, personal, social and recreational lives. In training and overcoming obstacles we have to apply our physical and mental being to overcome, practising practical problem solving skills. We physically and mentally overcome these challenges, we achieve.
Through achievement, we gain confidence, building an "experience backpack", a collection of challenges faced and overcome, which we can apply to future challenges faced.
People who practice Parkour tend to have a very similar attitude and approach to life in that things can be done and problems can be solved. Even if we don't know, we still try (as long as it's safe to do so), in turn, gaining experience and apply to our future personal conquests!
5. Adaptability
Being an adaptable person is a very useful skill/personality. Tying in with some of the areas mentioned above Parkour practitioners, seek, try, gain experience, reflect and apply what has been learnt, what works and what doesn't work, to future challenges both mentally and physically.
As such, Parkour tends to aid people in other sports and other physical activities from having a good experience and understanding of movement. There is a mindset developed through practice, to very quickly risk assess, problem solve and develop creative solutions to problems or challenges presented. In a world where change is an integral part of society; jobs, lifestyle, time, family, friends, technology, having the confidence to adapt and change yourself is something many people can struggle with.
To quote Sebastien Foucan, In overcoming, we become.
START YOUR JOURNEY! Join us for a class or if you have any questions, please visit www.southendparkour.com
Being an adaptable person is a very useful skill/personality. Tying in with some of the areas mentioned above Parkour practitioners, seek, try, gain experience, reflect and apply what has been learnt, what works and what doesn't work, to future challenges both mentally and physically.
As such, Parkour tends to aid people in other sports and other physical activities from having a good experience and understanding of movement. There is a mindset developed through practice, to very quickly risk assess, problem solve and develop creative solutions to problems or challenges presented. In a world where change is an integral part of society; jobs, lifestyle, time, family, friends, technology, having the confidence to adapt and change yourself is something many people can struggle with.
To quote Sebastien Foucan, In overcoming, we become.
START YOUR JOURNEY! Join us for a class or if you have any questions, please visit www.southendparkour.com
Wednesday, 17 December 2014
17th Dec 2014: Last Session of the year TONIGHT
Tonight will host the last Adult Outdoor class of the year between 19:30 and 21:30, for 2 hours of structured Parkour tuition, training and guidance from our certified coach. Join us by messaging us on Facebook or via the website www.southendparkour.com/contact
After tonight we'll be in hibernation on the class front, back with a vengeance in the new year with new classes and more opportunities to learn, improving overall fitness and your ability to overcome new challenges faced.
Details on current and soon, new classes can be found via our website: www.southendparkour.com/classes
Regular updates will be posted throughout Christmas on our facebook, twitter, youtube and instagram.
After tonight we'll be in hibernation on the class front, back with a vengeance in the new year with new classes and more opportunities to learn, improving overall fitness and your ability to overcome new challenges faced.
Details on current and soon, new classes can be found via our website: www.southendparkour.com/classes
Regular updates will be posted throughout Christmas on our facebook, twitter, youtube and instagram.
Saturday, 13 December 2014
13th Dec: Welcome to Southend Parkour
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On this page we will share local news and updates about our classes and training opportunities alongside useful information and advice for ongoing Parkour learning and development.
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