How We Built a Parkour Gym

Unparalleled Movement, Missoula, Montana.

These are good guys. I’ve got a lot of respect for what they’ve accomplished.

Click PLAY or watch this inspiring video on YouTube.

“We had no idea what we were doing.”

No debt in building this program. Impressive.

(via Kelley Durbin-Williams)

Norbert’s Beam Dock

… enables coach to easily spot roll-offs and dismounts. 6″ thick dock mat, with cutout for beam, rests on top of blocks to provide a padded surface that is level with beam top. …

Complete Norbert’s Beam Dock Mat Set is available as a set of 5 pieces (Beam Dock Mat, 2 each CB-212 and CB-224): Beam Dock Mat may also be ordered separately for use with your existing mats (correct configuration requires 2 each CB-212 & 2 each CB-224 Grand Canyon Bar Block or equivalent).

Norberts Beam mats

details $1,995.00

Orozco in Glasgow

Team USA has a post from John’s experience at the Glasgow World Cup:

… Once I saw the line up of my competitors, I knew it was going to be a hard competition! My competitors were strong so I knew I had to be on my “A game.” …

The Emeritus Arena holds thousands of spectators and was literally sold out. At world cup competitions gymnasts compete one at a time. After the first event, the order of competing athletes continuously changes throughout the competition according to score. It goes in rank order from last to first place. When I stepped on the floor to start my routine, it was so quiet that all I could hear was my own breathing. It’s completely different than when you have your teammates there cheering or crowd talking/cheering to break the silence.

Overall, the competition went exceptionally well for me. …

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read more – John Orozco: Being In The Moment

Red Bull – Kick It

… Red Bull “Kick It” is a premiere 1-on-1 battle style martial arts tricking tournament that is dedicated to the kicking aspect of various martial arts. It is a blend of Taekwondo, Kung-fu, Capoeira, Karate, gymnastics and breakdancing.

Click PLAY or watch a promo from Kick It 2014 in Seoul Korea.

tripping on flat surfaces

Debbie Broderick Rodriguez linked to this great truth.

I’m even more skilled at falling backward over Bars cables. 🙂