June 13, 2016
Rochester’s Ninja Warrior Night!
On Monday, June 27th, NBC will be showing all the runs that took place in Pittsburgh to see which contestants will be selected to head on to Mount Midoryama in Las Vegas. Rochester's own, Carl Fantauzzo, Jr. was selected to be spotlighted by NBC! In commemoration, Rochester Parkour has decided to cancel its classes that night and turn the gym into a public obstacle course for kids and adults ages 6+! All obstacle courses will test participant's coordination, balance, strength, [...]
June 2016 Events at Rochester Parkour
June Events at RocPK View this email in your browser Mark your calendars! The gym will be CLOSED the following dates: - Sunday, June 19th in observance of Father's DayWe are observing an abbreviated Kids Parkour class schedule for the summer due to a drop in attendance beginning Monday, June 6th, the Kids Parkour class on Mondays from 5-6pm will not be offered for the summer. Ninja Challenge Night Tuesdays, 8-9pm; Ages 18+ Join us for a Ninja Warrior themed open gym! [...]
The Relationship between Parkour Gyms and American Ninja Warrior (also, Why I Hate ANW)
Written by Charles Moreland Approx. read time = 16-20 minutes Oh boy! It's that time of the year again! The time of the year when some of America's ninja-like people and ninja wannabes will be presented to America for their viewing pleasure the way it was always intended: under bright flashy lights, commentated by witty, comedic TV personalities, regular people and athletes alike bouncing along on top of soft, squishy, and brightly colored obstacles, and every failure is noted with [...]
February 15, 2016
Parkour Game – Zombie Tag!
Well balanced parkour training has elements of planned, direct training as well as reactionary training: performing movements and techniques under situations where you don't actively get to plan out where you want to go. The best visualization of reactionary training is a game of tag. There's lots of different ways to play tag, but this one is one of our favorites! Game Mode: Zombie Mutation Tag Concept: Unlike other Zombie Tag varieties, the virus in this [...]