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Parkour Classes in Spring Extension and Summer!

Extension is now offering Parkour on Mondays and Tuesdays! The class meets from 3:25-4:25pm each day and is available for any child at OES 7 and up. Register HERE

See the class in action (video link)!

All Levels Parkour: Train your body and mind to easily overcome obstacles in creative and fun ways without damaging joints and spine! Develop proper techniques to ensure safety and longevity while fluidly adapting your movements to the your environment. Dive into the world of Precision Landings, Vaulting Styles, Rolling, Wall Running, Rail Balancing, Quadrupedal Movements, and looking beyond traditional use of objects. Although the class is playful and fun, our focus is always on safety through proper technique progressions, learning and expanding one’s boundaries, and creativity. Every class will consist of a proper warm-up, skill development, obstacle course training and cool down review.  Classes are tailored to students’ abilities to help them grow through intense noncompetitive activity, while encouraging positive collaboration, creative movement, and respect for all people and places. No previous acrobatic/gymnastic training necessary.

Noah Fassell  is a natural born teacher and the owner of PK4ALL, a local Parkour Instruction Company that offers training to organizations and after school programs throughout the Portland area. He is an American Parkour (APK) Ambassador and Level II Certified Instructor and has been teaching Parkour and Freerunning for over five years. He was the program creator and lead Parkour Coach at The Playground Gym in Portland. Noah’s teaching abilities stand out from most young parkour athletes since he has been designing pedagogy and teaching children and adults movement arts, including circus acrobatics, and physical theater spectacle, for over 15 years. He was the Movement Director of The Joy Now Arts Project in Portland, OR and co-designer of Circus Pedagogy for Living Dream Arts in San Francisco, CA. Noah’s classes promote efficiency of energy and maximum safety through focusing on proper techniques and specific progressions tailored to the individual, while harnessing the thrill of expanding one’s abilities in a noncompetitive joyous, and playful way. For more info- www.pk4all.org

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