The Takeoff | A Parkour Podcast

Welcome back to The Takeoff!In this week's episode, I sit down with Koh Chen Pin a.k.a. CP a.k.a. Denester (⁠ ⁨@Denester⁩ ⁠) chat about the work he's done to grow the parkour scene in Singapore, recent viral clips with some Singaporean seniors, the Asian Parkour Championships, and more.If you'd like to support the show, use the code "TAKEOFF10" to get 10% off my skill, strength, and speed program "Maximum Returns"...we just started up a brand new training block so it's a great time to hop on if you've been on the fence, and helps give me the spare time to make this podcast happen consistently: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/maximum-returns-bundleCheck out CP on Instagram and YouTube ⁠ ⁨@Denester⁩ ⁠Follow @lioncityparkour and @asianpkchamps to stay up to date with what's happening in the Singapore/broader Asian parkour scene!CP's Recommendation: Bojack HorsemanThanks as always for watching, liking, commenting, subscribing, and giving me recommendations for future guests!Appreciate y'all and I'll see you next week.- Max

Welcome back y'all! This may be one of my all-time favorite episodes so far. In this episode, I dive into all things learning, play, and gamification with The Movement Creative co-founder Jesse Danger. Jesse has been a major influence in my conception of both parkour coaching as a skill and the coach's role in student development. I wanted to bring him on to talk about his unique framework for balancing coach-led skill work and technical development with some of the softer, student-led skills that make parkour special...and how he has managed to do that so consistently and successfully with students over the years. If you'd like to support the show (while also getting yoked this winter and broadening your parkour skill base), use the code "TAKEOFF10" for 10% off my program Maximum Returns: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/w... If you'd like to check out Jesse's card game with 40+ parkour specific activities, you can do that here: https://themovementcreative.com/store... And if you'd like to dive more deeply into Jesse's educational framework, check out his book "Embrace Challenge" here: https://themovementcreative.com/store... Jesse's Recommendation: "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" by Paulo Freire Thank you as always for listening and I'll see you next week! Max

Support "Marras" now on The Commons! https://thecommons.bostonThis week, I sat down with Valtteri and Wessu to talk about their newest video project. This video starts off feeling like a continuation of "Forever Incomplete," and then takes a left turn into some truly interesting and unexplored parkour videography territory.From the countryside in Lapland to the streets of Boston, "Marras" explores abstraction and momentum in a beautiful way.Check out Forever Incomplete (Valtteri's previous project) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efUqiCLPtg0Check out HELLE here: ⁠ ⁨@HELLEfilms⁩ ⁠If you'd like to support The Takeoff, use code "TAKEOFF10" for 10% off of your first month on "Maximum Returns," my custom skill, strength, and speed program for parkour athletes: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/maximum-returns-bundleThanks to everyone for listening and supporting this project! I appreciate you and am looking forward to chatting with y'all next week.- Max

Welcome back to The Takeoff! On this week's episode, we have Sam Govindin ( @SamUltima ) on to talk about his recent collaboration with Nico Vanhole and The Commons, "Don't Ring Ring Twice." We dig into how Sam and Nico created one of the happiest parkour videos of all time, the importance of tempo and rhythm in parkour - both for flow and power, and how to become a more intuitive mover. If you'd like to support the show, check out "Maximum Returns" on TrainHeroic and use the code "TAKEOFF10" for 10% off your first month: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/maximum-returns-bundle If you'd like to show Sam and Nico some love for "Don't Ring Ring Twice," you can do that here: https://buy.stripe.com/4gM4gy34Ae37fwY0n50x200 And if you haven't already seen the video, what are you waiting for?? Check it out now on The Commons Boston :) See you next week! - Max

Welcome back to The Takeoff! For our first guest of Season 2, we have Wesley Yoshida (‪@Spinnin_Turtle‬) out of Indiana. Wesley has been on my radar for a while and really popped off within the community in the past 2-3 years. His style is a perfect combination of creativity, power, technique, and a unique element of surprise that has managed to turn the most suburban Midwest spots - curbs, parking gates, steel posts, and the occasional hay bale - into iconic and game changing parkour clips. This episode is brought to you by "Maximum Returns," an online program I've developed that combines technical parkour prompts and skill development with strength and speed work. If you're looking to get stronger, faster, and more technical this winter - and be part of a community of other athletes who love working hard - you can try your first week for free here: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/w... Use the code "TAKEOFF10" at checkout for 10% off your first month if you subscribe! It supports my content both here and on Instagram, and lets me continue to do things like this for free :) Thanks as always for watching this week's episode! I hope you enjoy this chat with Wesley as much as I did - don't forget to follow him ‪@Spinnin_Turtle‬ Wesley's Recommendation: ‪@miniminuteman773‬ See you next week! Max

Season 2 of The Takeoff is here! Weekly episodes coming back your way and getting started with a big Q&A on precision jumps - both from a technical and strength perspective. I mention Jake Tuura (‪@jake_tuura‬) few times and wanted to make sure I link his YouTube. His podcast and recent book on tendons are both great resources for any equally nerdy parkour athletes out there looking to get actionable perspective on rehabbing tendon pain in jumpers. Additionally, this season of The Takeoff is brought to you by...me (or at least my programming). If you like getting stronger and faster - all while getting a diverse set of prompts and technical parkour drills - check out "Maximum Returns" on Train Heroic: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/w... You can use the code "TAKEOFF10" to get 10% off your first month of programming plus a free 7-day trial...plus it helps support me and gives me the time and peace of mind to continue making content like this :) Thanks so much for listening and I'll catch you next week with special guest Wesley Yoshida!

Hey y'all, welcome back! After a week off, we've got a phenomenal chat with Chris Keighley (@charliepapazulu) - head of coaching at Parkour Generations and one of my favorite educators in the parkour space. This chat was prompted by a workshop that Chris gave at MoveNYC and subsequent conversations around the fine line coaches need to strike between freedom and exploration in parkour. It's a line I have often found myself on the "wrong" side of and one that I think Chris - more than many, many other coaches I've seen - has managed to master. My apologies for his audio on this one...not entirely sure what happened but it ended up getting a bit compressed and maaaay sound like you're talking to your grandma over the phone. Please don't let that distract from the episode because there are some absolute knowledge bombs in this one! Chris's Recommendation: Out of Time by Oleg Vorslav https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qMB2K90ow Friday Night Madness 3 by Team Ryokou https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkitFN42aGI Have a great weekend and I'll see ya next week! - Max

Welcome back! This week, we have Georgia Donati Clarke (@strengthwithg) on to chat about her experience learning parkour from some of Laurent Piemontesi's first students, becoming a leader in the UK scene, and her recent release of "The Female Parkour Programme," an online training program tailored specifically for female practitioners. I found this one incredibly insightful from both a coaching and community building perspective. I really appreciate how passionate Georgia is about meeting people where they're at in their parkour journey and hope you enjoy that energy too! Georgia's Recommendations: "Daughter of a Good Man" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmsMcb7lsjU Odd Signals (@odd.signals) See y'all next week! - Max

This week's guest is Adam McClellan - a longtime friend and fantastic coach/gym owner from Lehigh Valley, PA. Adam has been a fixture in the US parkour community since the mid-2000's and brings a calm, professional vibe to the scene that I've always respected. His most recent project - Parkour Professionals - aims to help other parkour business owners find a working mix of stoke and professionalism that will help them connect better with students, parents, and their local communities...without sacrificing the values that make training parkour feel so empowering. I hope you enjoy this episode and get as much from it as I did! Find out more about Parkour Professionals here: www.parkourprofessionals.com Adam's Recommendation: The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter See y'all next week! - Max

On this week's episode we have Nico Vanhole of Leuven, Belgium chatting about life, the state of Hal 5's parkour scene, and why there may be no such thing as a bad spot. I finally got to meet Nico in person a few years back and since then he has been one of my absolute favorite people in the community to train or hang with. In addition to being one of the ultimate "parkour athlete's parkour athletes," he also manages the parkour program at Hal 5 - one of the most recognized and well-designed parkour facilities in the world. On this episode, I wanted to catch up with Nico and see where things are at in the Belgian scene, talk about some coaching and design tips, and dive into how he developed his unique vision for a style of parkour that is equal parts technical and creative. Follow Nico at ⁨@SPRINGSTOFParkour⁩ here on YouTube and @nicovanhole on IG...and make sure to check out Swings And Other Things if you can make it Belgium for the last weekend of August! See y'all next week - Max