What is Parkour?
Parkour is the activity of moving rapidly through an area by running, jumping, and climbing.
With roots in military obstacle course training and martial arts, parkour includes running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, and quadrupedal movement.
Parkour involves seeing one's environment in a new way and envisioning the potential for creative movement around, across, through, over, and under its features.
MEET THE COACHES
All our coaches go through many hours of training, a coach mentor program, and are working towards additional coaching certifications (we believe we should always be learning and growing and getting better)!
Read More About the CoachesWHICH LOCATION IS BEST FOR YOU?
1
LONGVIEW
Level 1
Monday at 10:00am
Thursday at 5:00pm
Level 2
Monday at 9:00am
Thursday at 6:00pm
2
NACOGDOCHES
Level 1
Wednesday at 10:00am
Level 2
Wednesday at 9:00am
3
HENDERSON
Level 2
Tuesday 5:00pm
Level 1
Tuesday 6:00pm
4
MARSHALL
Level 1
Thursday at 10am
5
GILMER/GLADEWATER
Level 1
Wednesday at 4:00pm
Level 2
Wednesday at 5:00pm
6
WHITEHOUSE
Level 1
Friday at 10:15am
Level 2
Friday at 9:00am
7
KILGORE
Level 1
Monday at 5:00pm
8
Lindale
Level 1
Tuesday 9:00am
Tuesday 10:00am
Level System
Our children's classes start at ages 7 and up. Every child starts in Level 1 to focus on developing a firm foundation. Our Curriculum is based on a 12 week cycle. This helps to ensure that every 12 weeks we cover the basic foundations of Parkour. At the end of each 12 weeks students will have the opportunity to take our Level 1 test (offered in class on the 12th week of the cycle). Any student who passes the test with 90% or higher is eligible to attend Level 2 courses! The test guidelines are in our FB Group under announcements. If your child really wants to move up to Level 2, we encourage you to utilize the online portal that comes with all our parkour packages and practice outside of class time!
Level 2 classes move fast and focus on pushing the students to new levels. Team work is a huge part of Level 2 as well as individual commitment to excellence in movement and character. The level 2 test is offered every 12 weeks like the Level 1 Test. Once the Level 2 test is passed, students are then welcome into Level 3. *Note: the L2 is intentionally difficult, so we have broken it down into L2a, L2b, L2 full. Students must pass the full L2 before moving to L3; however, to help students set attainable personal benchmarks and goals, we have added the L2a and L2b as a guide.
Level 3 students are invited to attend our team trainings (free). They are also encouraged to assist as a coach in Level 1 classes. For each Level 1 class they assist in, they are welcome to participate in one Level 2 class FREE OF CHARGE! They are also encouraged to pursue their ADAPT Level 1 Assistant Parkour Coach Certificate as soon as they are 16 years old. We would LOVE to hire home grown ADAPT L1 coaches as assistants once they are 16 and are working towards completion of their ADAPT L1.
*Note: For students interested in becoming coaches, but not 16 yet, we hope to have a local Young ADAPT course annually or bi-annually! This is a great opportunity to learn from a Tutor with years of international experience. As long as we have 10 local young parkour practitioners interested in the course, we can have the class annually!
“Etre forte pour etre utile” - to be strong in order to be useful
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