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On the airwaves!

Were you listening to Radio Adelaide this morning? SAPA Director Travis caught up with Sean Butterworth, briefly discussing the history of parkour, the Adelaide scene and the ongoing battle against parkour’s appropriation into gymnastics. Catch the audio here:

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Announcing: School Holiday Parkour Experience!

A week-long facilitated Parkour experience for kids in Adelaide city and natural surrounds. Monday September 30th – Friday October 4th We are excited to announce this brand new program! This school holiday session will be 5 days of activities with qualified and experienced Parkour instructors. The week will be an authentic Parkour immersion of adventure […]

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Loxton workshops

This weekend the team were bringing the moves to the Building Fitness Culture gym in Loxton. Thanks ABC Riverland for the great coverage!

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Become a SAPA Point A Supporter and help us grow!

Something that people often ask when they walk into Point A for either a South Australian Parkour Association class, or just a parkour Open Warehouse session is “how do you afford this?” The answer to that question is quite simply: YOU! It is only through the generous donations made by members of the community that […]

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Final Sunday Class for 2016!

Xmas and the new year are approaching – and to celebrate our final class for 2016 we’re doing something special. This will be our last class for the year – and WE WILL BE RETURNING SUNDAY 15/1/17. Inspired by the Yamakasi – (This clip to be specific:) We will be playing our own version of […]

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Marion Parkour Park and Recreation Plaza Opening

On the 10th of October 2015, the Marion City Council officially opened the new Oaklands Recreation Plaza – a multi-use site complete with a skate park, mini basketball court and Parkour specific training area. Marion City Council consulted the community for design ideas, and the project was primarily funded via $900,000 in grants, through the […]

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Class start times for 2016 & January update

Just a quick update to keep everyone in the loop. The majority of our classes will be starting in February, hopefully the first week or two. We’re taking the rest of January off for a handful of reasons: We’re running instructors through the new Australian Parkour Association qualifications, and this is quite time intensive for […]

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Adelaide Parkour Sunday classes (re)starting!

It’s been a long time coming, but our core Parkour Classes – the Sunday outdoor city sessions – will begin on the 10th of July! Check the end of this post for the new meeting place and other class details. We have spent the last 6 months focusing on qualifying our people under the new […]

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Hackham West Parkour Park Opening

In consultation with the Onkaparinga City Council and Southern Adelaide Parkour group Vertical Freedom – SAPA was very happy to be involved in the opening of a brand new purpose built Parkour training park, in the Southern Adelaide suburb of Hackham West. The facility is in Warsaw Reserve – a park which has beautiful views […]

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Tyre's Birthday Jam! 5th Anniversary Monthly Jam!

  This year we’re combining two of the best events in the Adelaide Parkour calendar. 60 Monthly Jams down. 4 years with everyone’s best friend, the wonderful Point A tyre. The holiday season is starting. Come and celebrate. Tell a friend. TIME/DATE: Saturday December 3rd at 1pm THE PLAN: Tyre jam looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rshIGQi5Bhs […]