Introduction to Parkour with Team 9Lives

Want liberation from the space you live in? Want freedom through physical movement? Come along to our weekly Parkour class to learn Parkour alongside one of our phenomenal, experienced Parkour Instructors.

All our classes consist of a Main Instructor and a few experienced Assistants who will come around and help everyone with their techniques one on one.

We usually start off with a warm up which consists of some endurance work to build stamina and speed and then we stretch the whole body to loosen the muscles and joints. We follow this with conditioning which is made up of things like tuck-jumps and leg squats to build leg strength, various push-ups and core sit-ups to build upper body strength and much, much more.

At this point new students will be given a basic intro to Parkour and house rules and we'll show you how to train and land safely.

We continue with more drills where everyone is involved, like crawling on all fours, balancing on rails and rolling on the ground just to name a few.

Then we go into the basic movements: these are done in every class and are never to be overlooked. These are things like vaults, jumps and climbs. We then teach new techniques and combos after the basics or help students to overcome any fears they might have with any type of movements.

Our philosophy is to combine training of the mind, spirit and body into our sessions as much as possible. We will teach you to use all 3 elements to overcome obstacles in your surroundings, conquer your fears and most of all have fun.

Name: Ali Kadhim (Leader of Team 9Lives)

Age: 23 Years

Skills: 5 years experience in Parkour / Freerunning, 6 years experience in Martial Arts

Bio: Being one of the foremost practitioners of Parkour in Australia, Ali has studied the artform through websites and videos since 2002. He has seen the progression of the art over through the years and has remained true to the teachings of the original creators of the artform from the Yamakasi, David Belle and Sebastion Foucan.

Ali has passed his skills onto his team mates who are now experienced Instructors. Together they are dedicated to spreading the artform and educating people on how it can truly change their lives in positive and exciting ways.