Ukemi are offering support for up to five members of the BAME and LGBTQIA+ community on a program that will take them from novice to Parkour coaching level.

Ukemi co-founder David Banks sat down with Parkour Outreach director Nina Ballantyne to talk #railmarathon , art, parkour and how many climb-ups it would take to reach the stratosphere.

Ukemi co-founder David Banks sits down with Craig Constantine from Movers Mindset to talk Parkour, art, performance and the space between.

Co-founder David Banks has pulled together his movement challenge series to give you a break from the monotony and the opportunity to move. Make sure to give it a go and tag #dbmovementchallenge / #ukemiproject on Instagram so we can see!

In part one of our blog series Limen – Filling the Void Between Parkour and Everything Else we spoke about how to use the idea of the limen to look at the Parkour industry. How to innovate from within it and highlighting places where it’s happening/already being done.

The Movement Card aims to educate and inform all who have interactions with people moving in the public domain. Whether that’s you, your friends, the security guard, or even a police officer – with a Movement Card, you have an instant educational resource at your fingertips.

Limen is the threshold between which two, or more, different things can co-exist. However, if you place yourself on one side of a limen (or threshold) a stimulus is perceivable, on the other side, it is not.

It’s February 2018 and Sam McFarlane has just finished teaching his 5th class of the week. As a practitioner, performer and coach with experience spanning over 10 years Sam has felt the highs and lows of being in the game.

Like parkour, this game can be played any way you want. In fact, we encourage you to experiment and discover new play styles. To get you started however we have provided you with some guidelines and a default method of play – you can find these below.

Ukemi held a vote with the Glasgow parkour community to decide what the best spot in the city is. The winner of this vote was Rottenrow Gardens – Rottenrow is an iconic training spot for the Glasgow parkour community.

We’ve put together a wish list for a merry traceur Christmas. Listing our favorite parkour products and gifts with a few extra bells and whistles to boot. The list is in no particular order and represents our favorite finds with a price range from free to a few hundred euros.

Understanding the options you have when managing a parkour event can have benefits for both the client and the community. In recent years parkour has grown massively and will continue to do so.