Parkour Mumbai News

The 6th Annual Parkour Mumbai Pk-Day Open Parkour Jam - PkDay Mumbai 2011.

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

(yeah, we've been around for that long.)

We are pleased to finally announce this year's annual pk-day event, to be held on Sunday, Dec 4, 2011. This is the third year in a row now that we have had to break our tradition of holding it on the third Sunday of November due to certain reasons, but the thing is we're not breaking the tradition of the Pk-Day itself, and are still going ahead with it.

This year's theme is `Unfinished Dreams`, and we head back over to Ulhas Valley to finish what we started in last year's Pk-Day, but were unable to complete due to extremely bad weather. The day's itinerary still remains the same as last year's - meet up at the specified meet-up point on the Western Express Highway at 7:00 AM, head over to Khandala, climb down Ulhas Valley, and spend the day playing Parkour Training Games and Parkour Chases on the rocks. We return home by nightfall.
For more details on the plans for the jam, click the `Read More` link below, which will take you to last year's jam planning thread, since most of our plans should remain the same.

Anyone who wants to sign up for attending the jam, please email me. Also, spread the word around.

Parkour Classes Third Anniversary Jam

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Our Parkour classes completed three very successful years on Jul 23, 2011. (Although, this is not a Parkour Mumbai anniversary, we've been around for a good five years now, and even we don't know when exactly to peg the anniversary date.) Three years on, and we're still the only ones running a Parkour gym or a Parkour class in the country. Well, a legitimate class anyway. During this time I trained many people, and saw them grow and prosper in the discipline. I had the good fortune to train a lot of talented and gifted athletes during this time. I saw to it that people stuck to their training, and trained consistently and in the right manner, and helped them realize and achieve their training goals. Parkour Mumbai became one of the few places in the country where we consistently strove to break the high-attrition-rate curse of Parkour training in India by routinely churning out athletes that hung back and trained for longer than the average turnover period for traceurs in the country, and saw some concrete progress in their strength, abilities, and skills, instead of just learning the ability to perform a few checklist of techniques.

This video shows the highlights from the event we held to commemorate the day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU3mNGEKnCA

We played several games that day, including Lava Monster, Timed Course Runs, Prison Island, etc., in addition to people going off in different directions doing their own stuff.

Big thanks go out to all my students that attended - both past and current, and helped make the classes, and the event such a big success. May the Flow be with you all.

Parkour Mumbai is hiring!

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

We have an opening for 6 labor type unskilled/semi-skilled jobs. Need trustworthy, hardworking, dedicated people. Should know how to read and write a little English (fluency not required). I can usually identify deadbeats in one glance or minuscle interaction, and will reject them immediately. Physically capable is also a requirement (simply because I do not have the time to train them for 6 months first to get to the level of strength that I require, so skinny, weak looking guys will also be rejected).

The operations of the job start in September. Applicants will be trained by me for a month (in August) and will be paid a stipend, after which they will commence full operations and be paid the salary negotiated upon.
Since the nature of the job is still confidential information which we are not yet ready to make public, I won't mention it here, but I will explain it to the applicants in person.

If the applicants stay locally in or near the Mira Road or Powai areas, that will be an added bonus for the applicants themselves, as there will be less travelling hassle involved for them, and less logistical nightmares for me.

If anyone knows any such people who are looking for jobs, please forward them to me. Applicants can meet me at the gym during gym hours on weekends. Sat and Sun from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM. I will interview them in-person thoroughly first.

We may also have another 4-6 similar job openings in a few months.

Free Souls video

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

New video showing my boys training hard in the outdoors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGK-7pADFgo

Why Eccentric Work is Essential for Parkour

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

This is a very important article to understand training for Parkour.
http://www.parkourindia.net/articles/whyeccentricworkisessential.php

It's a bit long, I know, possibly the longest I've ever written. But I promise it's not boring, and highly informative.

Record Box Jumps by Parkour Mumbai traceurs. 54 inch and 56 inch Jumps by Hanuman.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Record Box Jumps by Parkour Mumbai traceurs.
Hanuman manages 54 inches and attempts the world record of 56 inches.

On International Parkour Day on Jun 5, 2011 (actually the day was on the 4th but we celebrated it the next day), Parkour Mumbai practitioners got together to try and set some Standing Box Jump records. We were hoping to capture the crazy flying Hanuman get a 52 inch box jump, but we were rewarded with a 56 inch attempt instead, with several other guys also setting impressive figures.

Now 56 inches, if the landing is stuck and balanced, is a World Record for Standing Box Jumps. Possibly a Guiness World Record as well.
We're pretty sure that if Hanuman trains a bit more, he can go all the way to 60, seeing as his 56 inch attempt still looked easy, and considering the circumstances under which he set the record.

The figures of the jumps are -
NOS and Zeeshan attempted a 50, but did not manage to stick it.
Nirmit stuck a 52, and attempted a 54 inch jump.
Hanuman stuck a 54, and attempted the world record of 56 inches, almost sticking it.

All the people who attempted and got their feet up on top, but did not stick it, would have gotten it given a few more attempts. But we were short on time, and had to keep moving on.

You can watch the video of it here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv-7wpXXYuM.

New Parkour Mumbai Merchandise

Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Parkour Mumbai is proud to announce our new clothing line. First up are exclusive Parkour Mumbai branded T-Shirts. Click the Read More button below for pictures of the first batch of plain black t-shirts.

Now available for sale at our gym during gym hours (Sat and Sun 6:00 AM - 8:30 AM), at our Sledgehammer events, and at certain select locations to be disclosed at a later date.

Evening Parkour Classes

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Parkour Mumbai announces new evening classes.

We have just expanded our existing twice-a-week classes, which used to be held on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 6:00 AM - 8:30 AM, to thrice-a-week classes, with an additional class added on Thursday evenings from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
This means that those of you who ever had trouble attending our class in the morning can now come in the evening instead.

The Saturday and Sunday classes still run as per schedule.

For more details about the classes or for enquiries, please send us an email.

PLEASE NOTE - NO ENQUIRIES FOR PARKOUR MUMBAI PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDING CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED AT THE SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA OFFICE. Please get in touch with Parkour Mumbai for all enquiries.

Registrations Now Open, and More Changes Made to the Sledgehammer Format

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Online registrations for the February Sledgehammer event are now open, and our registration form has been activated. Also, from now on, in most cases, registrations for subsequent events should open at the same time as the event is announced, so you won't need to wait before you get the opportunity to register, and can do so at the earliest.

We have made some more changes to the structure of the Challenge, mainly in the prize involved, and conversion of one more round to a time-based round. Most of these changes are reflected on our yet updated Challenge page, with anything not covered there mentioned in detail on our FAQ page. A more detailed description of each change made and how it compares with before the change was made is also available through the wall-history of our Sledgehammer Facebook Page.

Next Sledgehammer Challenge on the 20th

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Hey everyone, the date for the next Sledgehammer Challenge has been decided. It will be held on Sunday, Feb 20, 2011, at the same location as always, and will start at 10:00 AM. Be sure to tell your friends and spread the word. We might also have some special high profile guest visitors this Sledgehammer in the form of visiting Parkour India community heads and members, and Thomas Couetdic from Parkour Generations. Unfortunately, another visiting Parkour Generations member, Andy Kiell Day, will be unable to make it to Sledgehammer due to conflicting travel schedules, and will depart from Mumbai a few days before the event.

Registrations for participants starts on Feb 7, 2011 (tentative date), and will end on Feb 18, 2011 at 9:00 PM IST. Late registrants have to pay the full ticket price at the venue, whereas people registering online get a huge discount, so hurry up to avail of this offer and register online as soon as booking opens. For more details, check our Event Schedule and Prices page. Also remember, there is no charge to come and watch. Spectators are welcome at the event and won't be charged anything.

Also, we have released a ton of photos and videos of the last Sledgehammer Challenge, all of which can be found on our Sledgehammer Photos and Videos pages.