Move Like a Ninja, Jump Like Spiderman: A Parkour Freerunner Beginners Exercise and Street Gymnastics Class

This class is designed for individuals who want to learn the basics of parkour and street gymnastics, while learning to move like a ninja and jump like Spiderman. The course will cover a variety of topics such as how to use your body to move efficiently and creatively, how to jump, vault, climb and roll safely, how to use momentum and body control to overcome obstacles, and how to use parkour and gymnastics movements to mimic the movements of popular super heroes like Spiderman and ninjas. The class will be a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice that will provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to start practicing parkour and street gymnastics.

GOALS:
-Introduce students to the basics of parkour movement and techniques
-Help students develop strength, flexibility, and coordination
-Provide students with a safe environment to learn and practice
-Teach students how to move like a ninja and jump like Spiderman
-Develop sense of creativity and problem-solving skills

CLASS TOPICS:

Week 1 - Parkour: What is it?
● Foundation of our training as children.
● Where parkour came from.
● Why and where do we train?
● What do we wear?
● Core skills and health benefits.
● How to be a well-rounded athlete.
● DOs and DON’Ts.
● Warming up.
● Conditioning.
● Cooling down.

Week 2 - Jumping: Precision techniques. Rolling: Save your legs from impact.
Topics:
● Different types of jump - precision, running precision, plyo, stride.
● Combining the jumps.
● How to stick a jump.
● Safety roll. Why we do it.
● Combining a precision and safety roll.
● Hazards to look out for - e.g. ankle thing.

Week 3 - Vaults: A crash course.
● Most common vaults - speed step/vault, thief and lazy vault, dash, kong.
● Being ambidextrous (learning vaults on both sides).
● Explosive power.
● Hazards to look out for - e.g. wrist pain.

Week 4 - Flow: Combining everything you know.
● Combining precision with vaults - e.g. plyo to speed step.
● How to connect vaults in a line.
● The importance of steps.
● Creating a line.
● Speed and creativity.

Week 5 - Handstand techniques.
● Warming up the right parts of your body.
● Theory of balance.
● Against the wall.
● Tucked handstand.
● Straddle handstand.
● Full handstand demo.

Week 6 - Risk Assessment: Training in public.
● Why it can be dangerous to train in public.
● Private property and getting kicked off.
● Parkour parks.
● Indoor gyms.
● Checking your surfaces.
● Safety
● Training responsibly.

Note: This class requires students to wear comfortable and appropriate clothing for movement, and should be aware that this class may involve some risks inherent in physical activity and will take safety precautions accordingly.

This is the first and only Parkour / Freerunning class on Outschool. This class is only available on Outschool.

The flexible schedule (Flex Class) allows your learners to watch the pre-recorded videos and do them at a time that is FUN for them! You can also spend extra time on the topics your child is most interested in. Since this is a flex class with no live meetings, students can log in at a convenient time to complete the week's lesson. We will be going through each week as a group and I will post the lesson weekly (depending on which day you started).

Time-frame for the Week:
Saturday - Teacher will post the video for the week.
Sunday - The teacher can answer any questions from the students regarding the tricks in that week lesson.  The students will need to complete the homework and submit the video.
Wednesday - Students need to have all tasks completed and uploaded in the classroom.  
Thursday - I will provide feedback to the students about the homework. Students will also be able to take part in a student to student comments and review on the tricks they learn and video to be able to discuss how they best perform them with each other. 
Friday - I will be available for questions and feedback. 

No required experience or previous knowledge is needed by the learners.

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For parents/families who feel their child would benefit from this course, but their budget does not allow for it, I do offer a number of discounts for families of lower income. Please message me with the course, dates and times you are interested in to learn more about the discounts I might be able to offer.