NO TRACE!!

Unfortunately this year the Trace team will not be hosting a gathering in the peaks... or anywhere. The decision was hard to make but due to time constraints, teaching priorities, overseas work and so on we can't dedicate time to the vast organisation it takes to get 200+ people safely to the peaks. We hope for a gathering next year, fingers crossed

A class Update

Over the past few months we’ve been working with a team of young, energetic and enthusiastic traceurs to set up small classes with big results! The class, which is made up of 8 boys and 2 girls, covers the basics of warm-ups/ warm downs, mobility, fitness, conditioning and of course parkour. We start with a light run into run with jump ups/downs/sideways/backwards and over & under obstacles, insisting on small obstacles with light impact to raise CV. Then onto mobility covering all major joints, paying extra attention to wrists and knees. Progressing to a full-body stretch session, we name and talk about muscles being used and the roles they play. Then conditioning, we have a set which starts with our hands on the ground, feet up on hip-height wall and combines locks and holds/push-ups/one-arm holds/forearm holds/backwards holds/dips/ 3 stage wall push-ups and so on.Then the fun stuff… Because the classes are a mixed bunch, we usually split the class based on age as our youngest is 8 and oldest 28! We’ve worked on the fundamentals of parkour e.g. jumps/lands/rolls/small volts/balance and foot placement. More recently we have moved on to arm jumps/wall runs and volts with speed. Also we have started to combine movements in “Runs” giving the students a chance to apply what they have learnt over the past few months. We always finish class with “Games” – run outs or had, we even have people from the local area who don’t attend the classes begging to join in the action! The majority of the students are new to parkour, but show a real passion for it, they are always training before and after class, weekends and school holidays. We’ve had so much fun with them and hope it continues over the summer and into next year.
Other highlights have been wicked music via The Boombox, giant crash mat day, kung-fu with Jim aka ‘Par-fu’, PK Easter egg hunt day (we hid Cadbury’s crème eggs all over The Black Square, one of our training locations). Thanks also to good friends Christian, Alex, Ross, ‘Backwards’ Elliott (click here to find out why we call him that), ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Bobby and everyone else who has come along to support the class.
Finally the biggest thanks to our students:
The brothers Polski - Marchin, Michal & Tristian.
The GP Crew – PJ, Elliott, Scott & Mitch
The girls – Katie & Mojo
Old man Amit
… and all the others!
Classes Wed: 5-7pm Weekends 12pm-late
For info on classes e-mail the garden.

First Saiyan Under 16 Gathering

On Sunday the 1st March we had a successful turnout at the Saiyans' first under 16 session held in the infamous GP. We had a good day working on some balance and training exercises and rounded off with a mega game of "Off the floor had" on The Monster Maze. All the guys who came along showed great spirit and determination and we hope to see you all next Sunday!

Linz to London

Hey hey, more Saiyan family coming to stay. Our good friends Bernard and Alex are flying over in February for a week of training. They both live in Linz, a small area in Austria that's an absolute gem for Parkour. We were lucky enough to to get a chance to visit them there last June and would seriously recommend anyone visiting Austria to take a trip there. They regularly practise with Moses in Salzburg and with Leech, Matty, Shorni and all the guys in Vienna.

They are here from Wednesday 11th Feb and will be training round some of the usual London spots so if your're free and trainng round LDN between the 11th and 16th give us a shout, or if you see two traceurs wandering round looking like the fellas in the pics^ give em a big welcome.

Blake
Saiyan

Karin!

Hip-hip-horray … Karin’s coming to stay!
During the new years period we have a fellow Saiyan family member joining us from Austria. Karin will be coming over for week from 27 Dec to 2 Jan. She’s been training over in Austria and I know she can’t wait to be back in London so it will be a brilliant chance to get out and train with her (since it’s been a while) and I’m sure she’d appreciate having some people around to train with and see some old and possibly meet some new faces. Let us know, give us an e-mail or call, if you’ll be free around this time and can meet up. Here’s to hoping make her stay & new years a memorable one!

Mojo x

SYNERGY ZEITGEIST ADDENDUM SAIYANS!

WHO GIVES A CLICK?

2pm till 4am, at The Synergy Centre

November 22, 2008

This weekend Blake, Cable, Daffy, Dale, Stuart palmer, Jim key, Mojo, Mike, and Leech (all the way from Austria) will be running a small Parkour workshop at Who gives a click? The event aims to raise money and awareness for local charities involved on the day, unite local communities and fulfil Givingaclick's goal of creating an online community for charity minded people.
The event will also see the UK premier of "Zeitgeist Addendum", directed by Peter Joseph, followed by a Question and Answer session with the director himself. See www.zeitgeistmovie.com for more details. Also in the evening the centre will turn into a musical extravaganza where bands and DJs will perform live music sets until late.

This is going to be an amazing time people.. don't miss out on meeting Peter Joseph!

For more info go to SYNERGY

Video: Saiyans at Trace '08

POW!! Here's the Saiyans at trace 08 video, filmed and edited by the one and only Michael Stacey! (Click through to youtube and watch it on high quality)

Hope you all enjoy it, see if you can spot yourselves in the pics!!