Our association

Umeå Parkour Association was started in the autumn of 2007, but the practice of parkour in Umeå started a couple of years earlier. Since 2004 we’ve worked with spreading knowledge about and good attitude towards parkour and also making it easier for any one who wants to practice. We also provide workshops, tours, advertisment etc.

Our documents of regulations are official and are provided if asked for.

Our practices level are always based on the level of the participants. Injuries are, as in any other activity, never wanted and we try every day to reduce the risk of injury. We always try to make it as safe and fun as possible to attend our practices.

Our definition of parkour

Parkour is basically an artform or lifestyle where your main goal is to be able to pass unhindered through your daily enviornment using only your own body. Being able to pass over, under and through obstacles by balancing, running, climbing, jumping and quadruped walking, are all key elements in parkour. We practice both physical qualities such as endurance, flexibility and strength, and mental qualities such as confidence, self awareness and helpfullness. When one start to practice parkour the world around you change in to a big playground.

Parkour is free from any kind of contest, the practitioners’ only goal is to exceed him- or herself. Further more, it’s not about showing everyone around you the cool tricks you can perform. It’s about self improvement on both a physical and a mental level.