Why parkour? Because parkour gives you more than any other sport.

Strength and coordination across the whole body. You will find yourself upside down and sideways, doing a wide variety of movements, not just the same 4 motions again and again. Twisting, kicking, reaching, shoving, catching, pulling, jumping, striding, tucking, arching and on and on. Gain mastery over your whole body in all directions.

Competence with risk and fear. Parkour teaches us that fear and risk are not always connected. We learn to spot risks, practice to reduce them, and decide for ourselves what is too dangerous. We learn that it’s ok to be afraid, and that fear is part of life. When and how to overcome fear, and when to listen to our fear without feeling like a coward.

Creativity and Personal Style that elevates the sport to an art form. Parkour is practiced in the gym, but performed out in the real world, on the walls and railings of our beautiful city. Each athlete can build a different, beautiful, and impressive line of moves across the same architecture, and each location has new and unique architecture to offer. Learning the moves is only the first step, then you get to look at the world and fit your movement into it to make something that’s just yours.

Any time, anywhere. As long as you find yourself on solid ground, you can do parkour. No special equipment, arena, opponent, teammate, or timeslot is required. It is always there for you, whenever you want it.

Useful: from the time saving to the life saving, parkour lets you manage yourself within the world around you. Barriers become launch pads. Falling off your bike goes from being a trip to the hospital to a couple Band-Aids. Parkour lets you move safely and freely every day as you make your way through a world of concrete and steel.

At a glance:

The fall semester has begun but you can still join us! Just pop me an email, dshawpk at gmail, and I can register you manually. The website registration won’t work once the semester has begun.

Registration for the the January semester will open November 1st

LOCATION: 1523 Laperriere, Ottawa.
Schedule: Here

Price: $27/structured lesson, $10 unstructured (open training on Wednesdays 8:15pm)

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Need to reach me? Dshawpk @ gmail, or @OttawaParkour on Instagram