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noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:45:00 +0000

2 TRAMWAY CLASSES IN APRIL

BONUS EASTER CLASS! As Youth Class is now off for a few weeks we've got a treat during the holidays - there will be a Youth Class as normal on 6th April, before our new Season starts 27th April. These are the only 2 classes in April so be there!

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:32:00 +0000

SCHOOL CLASSES IN FULL SWING

Our current school programmes in Lenzie Academy and John Paul Academy are going strong, with the students being introduced to Parkour through the after-school programmes. If you would like to see Parkour classes in your school please tell your P.E teachers to get in touch!!

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:41:00 +0000

TRAMWAY CLASS OFF THIS SATURDAY 16th

A reminder that the Tramyway Youth Class is NOT RUNNING this weekend. Class WILL RUN 23rd February. On 2nd March the MAIN YOUTH CLASS will not run, but the Junior's Session will run as normal.

Class returns to normal 9th March. GPC apologises for confusion, this is due to unforeseen timetable clashes at Tramway.

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:09:00 +0000

ZENO'S PICS AND MERCEDES PERFORMANCE

Zeno has been updating out TUMBLR regularly with some photos from classes and training - dont forget to check it out! GPC TUMBLR

In Other news, GPC coaches Scott and David recently had a performance with Connor Smillie and Sam McFarlane for the live launch of the new Mercedes Citan. Photos and video to follow!

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:55:00 +0000

INDOOR CLASS RETURNS NEXT WEEK!

Our Adult Indoor Class returns this coming Tuesday 15th January at Hillhead High School.

This class is a great opportunity to get an introduction to Parkour or brush up on techniques.

Your first class is free, some come and try it out! Details are here: GPC Indoor Class.

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:39:00 +0000

HAPPY NEW YEAR and CLASSES RE-START

A Happy New Year to you all! Our Classes start back progressively over this month: Outdoor Adult and Girls Classes start back next week, with the first class kicking off on the 7th.Youth Class Starts later in the month, on the 19th. Indoor Class will start back mid-january - Date coming soon.

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:51:00 +0000

WINTER WARMERS KICK OFF!

Our free winter warmer sessions kick off this Saturday, meeting at St Enoch at 945am. This is a FREE session, ran by Mick which is less structured and formal than our regular classes, and is there to keep everyone moving over the harsh winter mornings. These sessions always create a good group of dedicated winter traceurs so join in!

PLEASE NOTE: This is an informal session, GPC does not take any responsiblity for students during winter warmers - it IS NOT an official class and practitioners are completely responsible for themselves.

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:35:00 +0000

WINTER CLASSES

Our regular classes, including our 3 weekly outdoor classes will be running right through winter, with the coaches wrapping up for some tough training!

The final Youth Class is December 15th and final Indoor Class 18th December, with Adult Class wrapping up(!) on Wednesday 19 December and the Girls having their final class of the year 20 December. We will follow up in December with when all classes start back - in the meantime - keep training!!

Check out GPC Classes Page for more details

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:35:00 +0000

JUMP TRAILER IS LIVE

The National Theatre of Scotland Project JUMP is now well into the rehearsal stages, with Chris Grant on board as Parkour Director. The project has involved meeting around 700 boys from Glasgow and Fife and a cast of around 20 in each of the regions is now working towards a live show fusing physical theatre and Parkour to tell the boy's stories. You can watch the trailer here, and the shows are:
Platform, The Bridge, Glasgow
22/11/2012 - 23/11/2012

Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
28/11/2012 - 29/11/2012

Check out NTS JUMP Page for tickets and details

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:06:00 +0000

MOBILITY CLASS DATE AND GET IN TOUCH!

Our Mobility and Injury Prevention class will run on Sunday 28th this month, not on the 21st.

This class is essential for any long term practitioner looking to maintain good posture and prevent muscle imbalances caused by heavy training. The class page is here -GPC Mobility Class for more details.

Also please see our new video about how to keep in touch with us through social media!

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:16:00 +0000

GPC TUMBLR FROM ZENO WATSON

Glasgow Parkour's resident photographer and coach Zeno has started a GPC tumblr which is being updated regularly with pics from classes and team training sessions.

Zeno is a keen photographer - you can check out his website here - zenowatson.com

Keep an eye on the tumblr page and follow to see if you appear!

glasgowparkourcoaching.tumblr.com

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:19:00 +0000

GPC JUMP INTO ACTION WITH NTS!

The National Theatre of Scotland and Glasgow Parkour Coaching's JUMP Project stepped up a gear this week with the rehearsals starting with the cast in Fife and Glasgow. There will be two seperate shows in November in Platform in Glasgow, and Rothes Halls in Fife. For more info on JUMP check out this stv piece - http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/going-out/articles/190627-citys-parkour-community-teach-st-mungos-boys-to-jump/

The NTS page on JUMP is here - http://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/content/default.asp?page=home_JUMP

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:00:00 +0000

NEW LOOK WEBSITE!

The Glasgow Parkour Coaching website has had a re-vamp as you can see!

Along with the new design we also have direct links to facebook, twitter, a new youtube channel, a new tumblr channel, our blog which will be seeing regular updates, the roots of movement site and our store which will be launching late 2012.

The new website should allow for a lot more communication about classes and Parkour, particularly through our various social network pages and channels - join, follow and subscribe using the icons in the menu!

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:45:00 +0000

YOUTH CLASS RETURNS 22nd September !

Our long running Youth Class returns Saturday 22nd September.
Classes will run at the usual times - Junior's (8-12s) 130-3pm and Youth (12-18s) 3-5pm.

More details on the Youth Class Page Here

For the Youth Class students who are 16 and over, remember you can also come to our adult indoor class on Tuesdays 7-9pm at Hillhead High School

More details on the Indoor Class Page Here

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:48:00 +0000

ADULT INDOOR CLASS WINTER SEASON

Our Adult Indoor Class relaunches Tuesday 4th September and the first class will be FREE!

Class will run Tuesdays 7-9pm and are £6 per session. More details on the Indoor Class Page Here

The class is part-funded by 2014 Communities/Big Lottery Fund.

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:13:00 +0000

Roots of Movement 3 was a fantastic success! we would like to thank all the practitioners and coaches that took part. Many people gave their time and expertise, and it wouldn't have happened without them.

Keep up with R.O.M at the website linked above or the facebook page -

R.O.M is Scotland's National training event and brings together practitioners and coaches of all levels to train together. In between the yearly event the R.O.M Committee meet regularly to discuss the progress of the Scottish Parkour Community. www.facebook.com/RootsOfMovement

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:42:00 +0000

The annual event ran by our umbrella organisation Roots of Movement has been announced and will take place on 4/5 August at Kelvinhall Sports Centre Glasgow!

Details can be found here - Roots of Movement

R.O.M is Scotland's National training event and brings together practitioners and coaches of all levels to train together. We would recommend it to ANYONE of any level and it's not to be missed.

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:06:00 +0000

We are Extremely pleased to announce that GPC in association with Roots of Movement will be leading the Shetland Parkour Experience organised by Northern Focus Parkour. The event is set to be the most extensive so far in terms of content, with a series of divers workshops being delivered over 4 days. NFPK have been very succesful in raising funding from a number of sources, and so the whole event only costs £15 per participant!

Details can be found here - Shetland Parkour Experience

Shetland's environment is extremely unique and we would recommend this event as a chance to take an amazing trip and get in LOADS of training!

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:52:00 +0000

ADULT INDOOR CLASS STARTS THIS WEEK!

Our long awaited Adult Indoor Class starts 17th April after a busy taster session. The venue for this class is Hillhead High School in the west end of Glasgow.

Class will run Tuesdays 7-9pm and are £6 per session. More details on the Indoor Class Page Here

The class is part-funded by 2014 Communities/Big Lottery Fund.

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:38:00 +0000

ABERDEEN SPRING JAM

Our friends in Aberdeen are hosting a big Spring Jam weekend next weekend 7/8 April, including accomodation and a bouncy Castle!

All details can be found on www.aberdeenparkour.co.uk. This jam will be a great chance for some travelling and spending time with the Northern communities - we urge you to head up!

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:54:00 +0000

ADULT INDOOR CLASS LAUNCHES

Our long awaited Adult Indoor Class starts 17th April and ahead of this we are running a FREE taster session on Tuesday 27th March 7-9pm. The venue for this class is Hillhead High School in the west end of Glasgow.

Class will run Tuesdays 7-9pm and are £6 per session. More details on the Indoor Class Page Here

The class is part-funded by 2014 Communities/Big Lottery Fund.

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:50:00 +0000

MOBILITY CLASS ON 24th & YOUTH CLASS RETURN

Our mobility class at Crossfit Glasgow will be on Sunday 25th this month - NOT the 18th.

Our Youth Class is back to normal this coming week,off on the 24th and the final Youth Class of the Spring Season will be 31st March.

Class is then OFF until the beginning of May, when it will continue uninterrupted until July. Apologies for the sporadic Youth Class this season - we were unfortunately me by a number of clashes with the Tramway's programming which are out of our Control.

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:38:00 +0000

YOUTH CLASS BREAK

Our Tramway Youth Class is now off for two weeks and returns 10th March.We will be increasing the capacity of the class as there's been a couple of full classes recently - if you have been turned away in the last two weeks please accept our sincere apologies, this won't happen again.

In the two weeks off you may want to get along to the Informal Saturday Jams at which traceurs from around Glasgow to train and share. PLease note this is not a sturctured,supervised session.

If you want anymore info on jams click the classes link or
you can get in touch with us through our GPC Facebook Page

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:28:00 +0000

NEW YEAR, NEW CLASSES

Happy 2012 to you all!
We are pleased to announce we are now running a monthly Mobility and Injury Prevention Class with Sports Physiotherapist Jonny Kilpatrick. Click the Link for details!

Our Youth Class Starts Back Saturday 14th January as does our Winter Warmer Jam with Mick. Also this Saturday is the second Girls Jam led by Angie!
If you want anymore info on the classes click the links or
you can get in touch with us through our GPC Facebook Page

noreply@blogger.com (Glasgow Parkour Coaching) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:08:00 +0000

NEW CLASSES PAGE AND GIRL'S JAM

The first Girls Jam, hosted by GPC's Angie Rupp will be this Saturday, meeting at Buchanan St Underground at 1pm.
The jam is a chance for female practitioners to meet and train in an open setting and share ideas. All levels welcome.

The Girls Jam will happen once a month along with some other regular Jams which have been added to our updated classes page.

please note - this is not an official, structured class and students have complete responsibility for themselves. You can get in touch with us through our GPC Facebook Page