The Parkour UK Podcast

We caught up with Australian Parkour Powerhouse FletchFlips on his big europe trip to discuss his experience in Parkour from the other side of the world!
 
Check out Fletch's movement here: @FletchFlips
 
Visit Our Website & Discover Parkour: www.parkour.uk
Find Parkour Near You: https://parkour.uk/discover-parkour/find-a-class
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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/parkouruk
 
 
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:53 How Fletch got into Parkour
3:30 The Sydney Parkour Community
18:30 The next generation of Aussie Athletes
21:45 Fletch’s Work/Parkour Balance
26:40 Fletch’s Current Injury
29:40 How Fletch progresses
32:20 Parkour Travel as an Australian
37:00 Storror Awards 2025
43:00 How Fletch’s work helped him in Parkour
45:30 The Future of Parkour careers
1:01:00 Fletch’s Goals within Parkour

Today we're joined by 15 year old Parkour prodigy Joel (who's already been training Parkour for 10 years) and his incredibly supportive mum Zoe! 
0:00 Intro
0:42 How did Joel get started with Parkour?
4:50 Gym vs Outdoor training/performing
7:50 Joel’s weekly training schedule
10:45 The current training system
18:10 The Coach/Student dynamic
21:10 Travelling to Oslo Movement Gathering
27:58 Competing at Kings of the Concrete
41:42 Joel’s next Parkour trips
52:55 Parkour into Joel’s adult life
1:00:30 Transferrable skill from Parkour
1:07:50 Joel’s hopes for the future of Parkour

The South-East London Parkour Collective: BENKBOYS come on to promote their Parkour Jam, competition
0:00 Intro
0:30 How the boys got into Parkour
4:40 The BENK Origins Story
15:35 The South-East London Parkour Scene
17:40 The Parkour/Adult-life balance
25:57 Current Training Goals
31:50 Parkour Social Circles
33:55 The BENK JAM
53:55 The State of Parkour Competitions
59:00 Supa XXL and Storror Awards
1:02:35 Transferrable Skills from Parkour
1:09:00 The Future of Parkour
1:14:07 The Future of BENKBOYS

We broke the Podcast studio record with 7/8 members of London's all-women Parkour superteam: FemGaps. We discuss the female experience in Parkour, each of their unique training processes and their future plans for videos, events and more! 
 
Check-out Femgaps here: FEMGAPS INSTAGRAM
 
Or on Youtube here: FEMGAPS YOUTUBE
 
Visit Our Website & Discover Parkour: www.parkour.uk
Find Parkour Near You: https://parkour.uk/discover-parkour/find-a-class
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkouruk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkourUK/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/parkouruk

In This episode we are joined by Austrian Parkour phenom, Lisa Scheider. We discuss a range of topics from the state of Parkour competitions (and some of it's dark sides) to her 1.5 year process co-directing and producing the groundbreaking all-womens Parkour film: Gatecrasher.
 
Click here to see Lisa's movement: Lisa's Instagram
Click here to watch GATECRASHER: GATECRASHER
 
Visit Our Website & Discover Parkour: www.parkour.uk
Find Parkour Near You: https://parkour.uk/discover-parkour/find-a-class
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkouruk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkourUK/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/parkouruk
 

In this episode we meet the new generation of committed London Parkour athletes and discuss what it’s like to come into the sport now, what Parkour has given them, and where they hope to see the sport in the future.
 
You can find Lucian's movement here: https://www.instagram.com/luciansalazarpk/
And Oliver's movement here: https://www.instagram.com/oliverpkraescott/
 
Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk
 
 
 

In this episode, James treats us to his fantastic story of going from a Parkour-obsessed teenager, to becoming a young parent and leaving the sport for several years. To then finally managing to return to regular weekend Parkour training with more maturity and a new sense of purpose.
 
You can find James' movement here: https://www.instagram.com/jamesadamward/
 
Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk
 

In this heartwarming episode, Jordan & Adelina detail the differences between the Madrid and London Parkour communities, discuss running a business together in order to have more time for the sport, and detail what it’s like to both do Parkour as a couple.
 
Jordan's Spanish Parkour Team: https://www.instagram.com/blentcrew/
 
Adelina's Movement: https://www.instagram.com/abouttade/
 
Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk
 
 

This episode is centered around Rich Cobbold, a father or two who discovered Parkour through his kids and has become extremely invested in the sport. He gives a fantastic sales pitch of Parkour’s benefits, from his personal health to providing a space for children with learning difficulties. Callun also speaks on his recent project of mapping out every Parkour Park in the UK and provides some key insights from his many years in the sport.
 
Callun & Rich's Parkour Gym: https://www.crawleyparkour.org/
 
Callun's instagram with his movement and informative Parkour content: https://www.instagram.com/callunparkour/
 
Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk
 
 

As the leader of London’s most prominent Parkour team, Team Phat; Klaus gets into the nitty gritty of what it’s like to pursue a career as a Parkour team through coaching, content and commercial work. We also get into his impressive mindset around training, some funny travel stories and he gives some great tips for young athletes starting out.
 
You can find Klaus' movement here: https://www.instagram.com/klaus.phat/
 
And the Team Phat Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@Phatofficial
 
Jump over to our website for information on how to start Parkour and all the latest from our amazing community: https://parkour.uk