The Parkour UK Podcast

After 2 great years working together, we got the whole team together to talk about what we as an organisation are doing!    Click here to WATCH the Podcast!   Visit Our Website & Discover Parkour: www.parkour.uk Find Parkour Near You: https://parkour.uk/discover-parkour/find-a-class Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkouruk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkourUK/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/parkouruk

London's Parkour Powerhouse Orlando Devaux comes on to talk about commitment, strength training, competition and just how he got so damn good at Parkour!    Click here to WATCH the Podcast!   Check out his movement here: @Orlando.Phat   Or Team Phat here:  @Phatofficial     Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:30 How Orlando go in Parkour 3:55 The Birth of World Chase Tag 5:05 The Birth of Team Phat 7:35 How he became a strong athlete 11:05 Where did Orlando get his power? 14:07 What makes a strong Parkour athlete? 16:48 Orlando's method of committing to jumps 28:20 Orlando's Greatest Hits 31:00 Orlando's Strength Training 32:40 Phat Performance 40:00 Transferrable Skill from Parkour 43:10 Orlando's MMA Journey 45:05 Juggling different sports 48:00 The Parkour Work/Life Balance 51:30 Where does he hope to see Parkour 55:00 Competitions 1:02:40 Orlando's Goals

We caught up with Australian Parkour Powerhouse FletchFlips on his big europe trip to discuss his experience in Parkour from the other side of the world!   Check out Fletch's movement here: @FletchFlips   Visit Our Website & Discover Parkour: www.parkour.uk Find Parkour Near You: https://parkour.uk/discover-parkour/find-a-class Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkouruk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkourUK/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/parkouruk     Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:53 How Fletch got into Parkour 3:30 The Sydney Parkour Community 18:30 The next generation of Aussie Athletes 21:45 Fletch’s Work/Parkour Balance 26:40 Fletch’s Current Injury 29:40 How Fletch progresses 32:20 Parkour Travel as an Australian 37:00 Storror Awards 2025 43:00 How Fletch’s work helped him in Parkour 45:30 The Future of Parkour careers 1:01:00 Fletch’s Goals within Parkour

Today we're joined by 15 year old Parkour prodigy Joel (who's already been training Parkour for 10 years) and his incredibly supportive mum Zoe!  0:00 Intro 0:42 How did Joel get started with Parkour? 4:50 Gym vs Outdoor training/performing 7:50 Joel’s weekly training schedule 10:45 The current training system 18:10 The Coach/Student dynamic 21:10 Travelling to Oslo Movement Gathering 27:58 Competing at Kings of the Concrete 41:42 Joel’s next Parkour trips 52:55 Parkour into Joel’s adult life 1:00:30 Transferrable skill from Parkour 1:07:50 Joel’s hopes for the future of Parkour

The South-East London Parkour Collective: BENKBOYS come on to promote their Parkour Jam, competition 0:00 Intro 0:30 How the boys got into Parkour 4:40 The BENK Origins Story 15:35 The South-East London Parkour Scene 17:40 The Parkour/Adult-life balance 25:57 Current Training Goals 31:50 Parkour Social Circles 33:55 The BENK JAM 53:55 The State of Parkour Competitions 59:00 Supa XXL and Storror Awards 1:02:35 Transferrable Skills from Parkour 1:09:00 The Future of Parkour 1:14:07 The Future of BENKBOYS

We broke the Podcast studio record with 7/8 members of London's all-women Parkour superteam: FemGaps. We discuss the female experience in Parkour, each of their unique training processes and their future plans for videos, events and more!    Check-out Femgaps here: FEMGAPS INSTAGRAM   Or on Youtube here: FEMGAPS YOUTUBE   Visit Our Website & Discover Parkour: www.parkour.uk Find Parkour Near You: https://parkour.uk/discover-parkour/find-a-class Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkouruk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkourUK/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/parkouruk

In This episode we are joined by Austrian Parkour phenom, Lisa Scheider. We discuss a range of topics from the state of Parkour competitions (and some of it's dark sides) to her 1.5 year process co-directing and producing the groundbreaking all-womens Parkour film: Gatecrasher.   Click here to see Lisa's movement: Lisa's Instagram Click here to watch GATECRASHER: GATECRASHER   Visit Our Website & Discover Parkour: www.parkour.uk Find Parkour Near You: https://parkour.uk/discover-parkour/find-a-class Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkouruk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkourUK/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/parkouruk  

In this episode we meet the new generation of committed London Parkour athletes and discuss what it’s like to come into the sport now, what Parkour has given them, and where they hope to see the sport in the future.   You can find Lucian's movement here: https://www.instagram.com/luciansalazarpk/ And Oliver's movement here: https://www.instagram.com/oliverpkraescott/   Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk      

In this episode, James treats us to his fantastic story of going from a Parkour-obsessed teenager, to becoming a young parent and leaving the sport for several years. To then finally managing to return to regular weekend Parkour training with more maturity and a new sense of purpose.   You can find James' movement here: https://www.instagram.com/jamesadamward/   Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk  

In this heartwarming episode, Jordan & Adelina detail the differences between the Madrid and London Parkour communities, discuss running a business together in order to have more time for the sport, and detail what it’s like to both do Parkour as a couple.   Jordan's Spanish Parkour Team: https://www.instagram.com/blentcrew/   Adelina's Movement: https://www.instagram.com/abouttade/   Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk    

This episode is centered around Rich Cobbold, a father or two who discovered Parkour through his kids and has become extremely invested in the sport. He gives a fantastic sales pitch of Parkour’s benefits, from his personal health to providing a space for children with learning difficulties. Callun also speaks on his recent project of mapping out every Parkour Park in the UK and provides some key insights from his many years in the sport.   Callun & Rich's Parkour Gym: https://www.crawleyparkour.org/   Callun's instagram with his movement and informative Parkour content: https://www.instagram.com/callunparkour/   Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk    

As the leader of London’s most prominent Parkour team, Team Phat; Klaus gets into the nitty gritty of what it’s like to pursue a career as a Parkour team through coaching, content and commercial work. We also get into his impressive mindset around training, some funny travel stories and he gives some great tips for young athletes starting out.   You can find Klaus' movement here: https://www.instagram.com/klaus.phat/   And the Team Phat Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@Phatofficial   Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk

At nearly 60 years of age and still a weapon of an athlete, Beau tells the story of how he fell in love with Parkour in his late 40’s, was taken in by the young Run LDN crew as one of their own, and had the whole community rally behind a crowdfunder for him when he got injured recently and was out of work. Beau is an incredible example of a high-level middle-aged Parkour athlete and has made great progress in changing the way people look at the sport, as well as inspiring those who think they’re ‘too old’ for Parkour.   'The 47 Year old Freerunner' video on Beau from 2013: https://youtu.be/eqN5F2V3oCo   Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk      

In this mental health awareness week episode, Charlotte Blake comes on to talk about her fantastic work using Parkour as a tool to support those struggling with mental health. We cover her work as the CEO of Esprit Concrete, and her recent PHD. Podcast Co-host Callun Lavington also shares some of his own personal mental health experience and what he learned from his journey. Find out more about Esprit Concrete or book a session here: https://espritconcrete.com/esprit-concrete-method/ Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk  

In this inspiring episode Flora tells the incredible story of how she stopped training, gained weight and lost a lot of her self-confidence in a very difficult period of her life... Before turning it all around to become the most prominent female Parkour athlete in London!   You can find Flora's movement here: https://www.instagram.com/floralabedens/   Or her and Ellie's vlogs here: https://www.youtube.com/@fnlpk   Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk  

From breaking world firsts and being invited to events around the world, to dealing with injuries and taking breaks from the sport. In this episode we had a lot of fun reminiscing with Jay about the height of his career and what it looked like to be pushing the limits as one of the absolute best Parkour athletes in the world.    You can find Jay Clark here: https://www.instagram.com/jaydnclark   The old school RUN LDN videos can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@runldnDemo   Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk  

Four key figures from the SUPA XXL Sunday training group (the largest and most consistent regular Parkour jam in the UK) come on to talk about how their group became so successful, the YARD DIY undercover spot project and the SUPA XXL awards. Come down to the SUPA Awards in London on the 15th of March! All Supa XXL and awards info can be found here: https://linktr.ee/sundaysupaxxl Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk  

Over December 2023 and January 2024, Parkour UK's connecting communities team conducted a survey to gain some further insight into the UK parkour community. The idea of this survey was to gain insight into the interest the UK parkour community has on both coaching and competition. The survey gave us some insight on age and geographic data. It is worth noting that a sample size of 100 people is very small, and as such, we are not looking to generalise with this report. The results of this survey have now been published, and can be accessed by clicking the link below. Read the Report: https://parkour.uk/2023-participant-survey/ Watch the Summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Ny_cM3qHk  

In today's episode, we sit down with Matthew, David, and Andrew, who are the masterminds developing the "Spottmapp" parkour app.  Spotmapp has already seen success this year, being involved in a number of takeover styled competitions that have been happening throughout the UK.  In this episode, we talk about what Spotmapp is, how much it costs to develop an app, and what are the struggles the developers are facing? Follow The Spotmapp Journey! https://www.instagram.com/spotmapp/ Follow Generic Parkour https://www.instagram.com/genericparkour/ - Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkour community.  Hosted by Parkour UK’s digital team, Lynn Jung and Callun Lavington, A TO B with Parkour UK will feature news and updates about what the organisation is doing to serve, elevate and add value to the parkour community. We will discuss ongoing and upcoming projects, as well as episodes getting to know the team behind Parkour UK and what their specific roles entail.  - Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts - GET SOCIAL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkouruk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkourUK/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parkour-uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParkourUK

In this episode, we sit down with our Workforce Lead, Simon Vardy, to talk about his history in sports coaching, and how he started his journey with Parkour UK. Simon is a key team member at Parkour UK. In his role as Workforce Lead, he has overseen the CIMSPA accreditation of our Level 2 coaching qualification, as looks to further develop our Level 1 course in the near future. - Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkour community.  Hosted by Parkour UK’s digital support team, Lynn Jung and Callun Lavington, A TO B with Parkour UK will feature news and updates about what the organisation is doing to serve, elevate and add value to the parkour community. We will discuss ongoing and upcoming projects, as well as episodes getting to know the team behind Parkour UK and what their specific roles entail.  - Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78XRdnP... Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... - GET SOCIAL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkouruk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkourUK/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parkouruk Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParkourUK