Fifth Ape + Troop 845 = Awesome

Last night Sean, Eric, and I made our way over to the Carrboro United Methodist Church where we put on a Parkour seminar for Boy Scout Troop 845.

It was a fantastic evening. All of the scouts did really well and I'm sure I speak for Eric and Sean when I say we had a great time teaching. The Boy Scouts and Fifth Ape share many of the same philosophies, so we felt right at home.

We opened with some introductions and I gave a quick overview of Parkour. Guys, I think I actually managed to be brief - progress! Then we headed outside for a group warmup and an introduction to proper landing technique. I confirmed my suspicion that I really liked this group when they enthusiastically joined me in making sound effects during our landing drills.

From there the scouts split into three groups and rotated through three stations. I did jumping and precision landing, Eric handled tacs and wallruns, and Sean supervised vaulting. (a big thanks to Duncan for lending us his cherry bomb vault box)

All too soon the session was over and we were packing up. A big thanks to everyone at Troop 845 for hosting us - we hope to see you all again soon!

An extra big thanks to Brian Burnham, who coordinated the event. He took some great pictures... check these out:

You can view the rest of the album HERE. The photos are also up on our Facebook page, so comment and tag away!