Manchester training information! - New people please read

[Obsidian]

There are regular training sessions in Manchester on the following days:

Tuesday evenings from 6pm (mainly strength training & conditioning)
Thursday evenings from 6pm (parkour)
Saturdays from around 10:30am (parkour)

The usual meeting spot is near the Spar shop on Sackville Street. You'll find a map here

In wet weather, we meet at either the Business School, or at an undercover spot at the back of Piccadilly train station. This is located at the back entrance to Piccadilly Metrolink stop, just by the Taxi rank.

Everyone is welcome to come along to any of the sessions whether you have previous parkour experience or not.

For those of you who have been asking about where you can purchase a Northern Parkour T-shirt or hoodie, here's the link: NP T Shirts

[sebastian]

is the parkour training in a center with mats and stuff or just a urban jam because ive only just started and im thinking of joining ur sessions

[Rob-F]

It's outdoors, it's best to learn things outside because if you learn them in a safe environment first then it will be alot more difficult to learn them outside.

[sebastian]

thanks but wat do u achually learn in the jams

[Obsidian]

Bear in mind that when we're training, we're not running structured lessons as such. Having said that, you will be around plenty of experienced practitioners who will be more than happy to offer you help and advice on getting started with your parkour training. It's best to start small and build up to things over time. We'll hopefully see you soon.

[knight owl]

hello, its a way off, but i'll be on vacation in manchester for the May 1-4th krav maga seminar. have been interested in learning some basics, wondered if there's anything i need to know- or just show up?

[xK13Rx]

just show up realy everyone is so helpfull and it dont matter what expireience u have just show up and we'l help u as much as posible

[knight owl]

good times. still six months out, so i'll have time to work on bring my fitness up to par by then.

[Josh30]

Remember you can bring your fitness up to par by just doing parkour, walking, running, crawling, balancing, climbing, vaulting, and jumping will not only improve you fitness but also improve your overall skill level with parkour.

If you search on the internet im sure you can find a few websites that will exaplain how to perform certain movements, http://www.urbanfreeflow.com has a section were they have small videos of each movment, and http://www.parkourgeneration.com have some good articles which should help you get started. All ways remember to start small and try to seek out another more expireanced tracuer as actual face to face help can be drasticly better than reading about it or watching it in a video.

[knight owl]

i'm a firefighter out here in iraq, so i do about an hour or two of working out a day. usually i mix it up throughout the week with a few days of cardio, a day or two of martial arts/heavy bag, and a day of body weight calisthenics. i'll try and keep in mind some exercises that will help me with explosive power and such. unless you have any other suggestions...

[Joshy70]

Me nd my m8 shain have started parkour nd we can do sum basics nd sum other stuff, but we want 2 take it seriously nd we wish to do some serious training, nd just wonderin if we could join in sometime nd learn some stuff...

[Obsidian]

Of course. Just come to any of the regular sessions mentioned in this thread

[bofheadjon]

Hey, i have been doing Parkour with some mates at a skate park near bury and i just read this post and i am only 14 may i come along next saturday?
and can i brng a mate who is 13?
we know how to gate vault and cat and landing

[Rob-F]

Everyone's free to come along.. and by any chance do you mean the one near Radcliffe Asda?

[bofheadjon]

Ermm... no we go to Warmsley skate park its a bit small than radcliffe's skate park but it cool!
see you on saturday but by the way can you get to the meeting point from market street?
caue we have to catch the metrolink from bury to machester and we don't know the way

[Rob-F]

If you get one of the trams that says "Piccadilly" on it, then you'll be much closer.. Text me when you get there and I'll either come meet you or give you directions

[bofheadjon]

Ermm kk can i have your number?
and ill txt you when we get there!

[Rob-F]

Haha, I'll PM it to you

[bofheadjon]

Okay thnx XD see ya then!

[Just.Chris]

hi. i've always wanted to get into parkour but found it hard to just start doing on my own. i may turn up tommorow
is there any chance i can get a number so i can get directions via text? I know how to get to picadilly but have no idea where the spar is
thanks (Y)
okay nevermind i just looked at the map that's pretty straight forward lol, see you guys there!