S-MAX Extreme

Month: September 2008
Organiser: White Air Extreme Sports Festival
Where: The Isle of Wight
Why you should go: Head down to the White Air Extreme Sports Festival (19th-21st September) and you can get some training from the members of British parkour crew Team Traceur. They’ll be putting on a series of demonstrations of their acrobatic skills, too.
Contact info: whiteair.co.uk

Month: October 2008
Organiser: Urban Freeflow
Where: All over London
Why you should go: Run by one of the UK’s most respected freerunning team, these private one-on-one and small group sessions will give you the chance to learn moves from the guys at the cutting edge of the sport.
Contact info: urbanfreeflow.com

Month: 16 November 2008
Organiser: Worldwide Jam
Where: University of Surrey, Guildford
Why you should go: This workshop is held in a gym, which means you can learn the basics without smashing your head open on unforgiving pavement.
Contact info: worldwidejam.tv

Month: 8 November 2008
Organiser: Playstation
Where: Skatehalle, Berlin, Germany
Why you should go: Being instructed by the best Brits is great, but you can’t beat getting pointers from the best traceurs (what parkour practioners are known as) on the planet. And that’s exactly what you’ll get at the Skatehalle Berlin (a massive skatepark in the German capital) in November.
Contact info: playstationtheway.com

Month: December 2008
Organiser: Parkour Generations
Where: Kilburn Lane, London
Why you should go: These rigorous conditioning classes introduce you to the basic movements used by traceurs, and will quickly have you doing things you never though yourself capable of. Sessions take place on Monday, Thursday and Friday evenings from 7.30 - 9.30pm and cost a fiver.
Contact info: parkourgenerations.com/classes

Month: 14 November 2008
Developer: EA
Why you should buy it: Want to go freerunning but don’t have the bottle to jump off buildings? Then play Mirror’s Edge, the first freerunning computer game. In this first-person action adventure you’ll chase, flee and fight your way across vertiginous cityscapes and the only injury you can sustain is a sprained thumb.
Contact info: mirrorsedge.com