Since 2004, we’ve traveled the world, studying parkour with some of the oldest and best parkour communities in the world. It has been our goal to not only improve our own skills but also find the best training and teaching methods for all. We have also worked with leading researchers in fields such as biomechanics, physical therapy, chiropractic, martial arts, and fitness to better understand human movement. Through this journey, we have learned that while parkour is the root of all human movement, the safe and efficient practice of parkour as a serious discipline is understood and practiced by few, and coached by even fewer.

Our coaching certification was born in 2014 in order to empower the international parkour, freerunning, and art du déplacement community by bringing awareness to sustainable training methods, developing the highest quality of coaching, and promoting safe educational facilities. We also aim to innovate movement science, parkour techniques, and progression methodology in order to aid the parkour community’s collective knowledge as well as sports science in general.

Our coaches are continually at the forefront of developing some of the best, innovative training methods in parkour. Additionally, we have trained elite athletes who have been featured in TV shows and movies, performed around the world, and won international parkour competitions. Some of these top athletes include Dylan Baker, Taylor Carpenter, Brandon Douglass, Renae Dambly, Kristine Dietrich, Rob Schihl, Paul Kasemir, Jason Bergeron, Erica Madrid, Seth Wang, Amos Rendao, Justin Clark, Jesse Clark, Olof Wood, Brian Arnold, Dante Grazioli, Michael Sliger, and Camille Leblanc-Bazinet.

Throughout this course, you will experience the basic techniques of parkour in lab and lecture environments. Through hands-on participation, you will learn to refine your own technique and how to improve other people’s. During classroom discussion, you will learn the science behind movement and how to run a successful parkour gym or program. With drills, mock classes, and practical applications, you will learn to coach the skill of moving the human body.

Throughout the certification, we will challenge the status quo of health and fitness and discover the natural laws that affect the ways in which we move. The certification was designed to provide parkour coaches with the necessary knowledge and experience to maintain the true spirit of parkour and teach beginning practitioners safely and effectively. Only those who pass the written and practical tests at the end will earn the title of “Apex Certified Parkour Coach.”