On the 22nd Shaun and Rhys will be joining forces for a second time with a group of break dancers and freestyle jugglers to promote the new Sony Bravia Televsion. After the success of the first show they have been asked back for the second performance, this time hosted at ANZ Stadium, which is playing host for the World cup Qualifier between Australia and China.

With both the BMW and Soccer jobs completed, yet another job has come our way. This time around we will be part of the closing act at the 2008 Sydney Hair Expo.  On Sunday 8th of June, Rhys, Shaun, Ish and Sammy will be performing a five minute show along side a group of dancers and other peformers.

"Held in Sydney every June long weekend, this 3-day event provides the hairdressing industry with the opportunity to experience the buzz of the Exhibition, learn from a world class Education program and be inspired by the prestigious Gala Events."

This is an exciting project with a decent setup for the performers, something that a lot of other jobs lack. Hopefully some footage will become available afterwards.

You can head over to http://www.hairexpoaustralia.com/ for more information on the event.

This Sunday the 1st of June Rhys and Shaun will performing a demonstration event for the upcoming Australia vs Iraq WorldCup Qaulifier in Brisbane.  The performance is a promotional event for Sony.

Pictures to follow.

On the 20th of May Rhys, Shaun and Sammy performed live for the launch of the new BMW 1 series at the Canterbury store. They will also be performing a second show on the 22nd at the Silvania Waters store. 

The first show was a great success and they received very positive feedback after the event. All video footage and photos will be posted as the come.

Please not that this is a corporate event. Therefore it is invite only.

Sydney Parkour's favourite son Wiseno departs on a 5-week trip to Indonesia today. Wiseno will be visiting Jakarta, Solo and Semerang, hoping to meet and train with some of Indonesia's local traceurs. We wish him a safe and fun journey and hope to see some good footage on his return.

Basics classes are run every Sunday at 2pm - Check www.sydneyparkour.com for updates and details.


TIME: 2 p.m. (14:00 hrs please arrive before)

COST: The cost is $5 for APA members, $10 non-members. We will have membership forms for anyone wanting to join the APA. Please note, the instructors DO NOT GET PAID, all of the money made from classes goes back to the association in order to provide better facilities for YOU. Donations are always welcome.

Classes are off in the event of rain, but if it is not too wet it is likely that some informal training will be done and you will not have to pay.

No prior training is required, you do not need any form of physical training to come to these classes. Although some experience helps, it is not necessary.

This class is designed to benefit absolute beginners by teaching the fundamentals as well as building on strength and conditioning. For the more seasoned Traceur, it is designed to build on strength and conditioning, improve techniques and teach some of the philosophies of Parkour. We recommend that you bring unrestrictive clothing, comfortable footwear (sneakers) and a bottle of water. The class will run for approximately 3 hours.

LOCATION: We will be meeting at Pyrmont Point Park at 2pm
A map from Town Hall to Pyrmont Point Park is provided with a recommended route indicated.


This class is organised by the Australian Parkour Association.

Australian Parkour Association

On the 2nd of May the global YouTube homepage and many of the local YouTube homepages from various countries will be featuring nothing but parkour videos for a 24 hour takeover. Working along side Parkour Generations, Escape has been chosen as one of the videos to be featured in this worldwide takeover. The day long takeover will offer the type of exposure that has not yet been seen in Australia and will bring our video to a whole new audience. So be sure to keep an eye out. I would also like to take this time to thank Julie Angel who helped out with the re-edit, unfortuently due to copyright laws, we were unable to keep the original track from the original edit. However if you look closely the original edit is the first clip on the related clips, so not all is lost.

The Trace Elements group are doing a new L'Art Du Deplacement show called Get A Grip in Melbourne over three nights. The Trace Elements group  features Sydney Parkour's very own Rhys James and many of our good friends from Melbourne. Tickets and further details can be found here.

Apologies for the late notice, but today's Sydney APA Parkour Basics Class (20th April) has been canceled due to wet weather. As the area is unsuitable for wet weather training, the instructors have decided that it is safer to cancel the class today.

Class will resume as normal next week.

This month Sydney Parkour members Wiseno, Sammy and Rhys were featured in Alpha Magazine, the News Limited sport and lifestyle magazine. Full scans can be seen below.

Apologies for the late notice, but today's Sydney APA Parkour Basics Class (13th April) has been cancelled due to wet weather. As the area is unsuitable for wet weather training, the instructors have decided that it is safer to cancel the class today.

Class will resume as normal next week.

The basics Australian Parkour Association class at Pyrmont is off for Easter Sunday (23rd March).  Classes will resume as normal on the following week (30th March).  Sorry for the inconvenience.

It is most likely people will still be training in/around Pymront for an informal session, check the training sessions board for more information.

Earlier this week, Sydney Parkour members Rhys, Wiseno, Ish and Sammy met with Saturday Disney. They filmed a short segment including an interview and plenty of action for the children's program. It is expected to air in the next couple of months so stay tuned for the exact date.

Rolling Stone Magazine, one of Australia's most respected magazines, has featured a spread on Parkour in its April addition. The article contains 6 pages and features Rhys James, Shaun Wood and Ista Ho. To add to the excitement the photos were also shot by James Brickwood of the Sydney Morning Herald who is member and very close friend of the Sydney Parkour Community. Each person was interviewed individually and we all spoke about Parkour from our personal perspectives. The magazine can currently be purchased from all news agencies around the country.