12.18.2008 | Featured Traceur of December 2008
A new featured traceur for the month of December 2008 has been posted here. Congrats to this month's featured traceur, Camilo S. from Denver, CO.
12.16.2008 | New Photo of the Month
A new photo of the month has been posted for December 2008.
12.05.2008 | Parkour Elements
Ryan Ford, with the help of many other Colorado Parkour members, has been hard at work developing a new website dedicated to training for parkour and freerunning. Check out Parkour Elements.
12.03.2008 | Youth Parkour Classes
Starting on December 16, the Colorado Parkour Academy in Denver will offer youth parkour classes. Go here for full details.
12.02.2008 | Denver Parkour Classes
The next session of parkour classes in Denver will start on December 9th and run through January 13. Registration is now open; go here for full details.
12.01.2008 | Website Updates
Over the next couple weeks you will notice some big updates to the website. Keep an eye out!
11.28.2008 | Order COPK Apparel Online
COPK apparel can now be ordered online through Google Checkout. Go here to see what is currently being offered.
11.28.2008 | New Photo of the Month
A new photo of the month has been posted for November 2008.
11.24.2008 | FLYP Media Article
Colorado Parkour was recently involved in a high profile article that takes a look into parkour and parkour communities all around the USA. Go here to view the article.
11.19.2008 | Women's Adventure Magazine Workshop
A group of women from Women's Adventure Magazine completed an 8 session parkour workshop with the Colorado Parkour Academy. There will be an article about the experience in a sping issue of the magazine.
11.05.2008 | Boulder Parkour Classes
The next session of parkour classes in Boulder will start on November 15 and run through January 24. Registration is now open here.
10.14.2008 | Denver Parkour Classes
The next session of parkour classes in Denver will start on October 28 and run through November 27. Registration is now open here.
10.13.2008 | Intel/Seagate Video
The Intel/Seagate promo video featuring action by Matt Marshall can now be seen here.
10.04.2008 | Boulder Intermediate Class
The time for intermediate class at the Boulder Parkour Academy has been changed. From now on, it will be held from 12 PM-2 PM. Fundamentals class will remain at the same time.
10.04.2008 | Boulder Parkour Academy Has Moved
The Boulder Parkour Academy has moved to a new location. Classes are now held at the new Boulder CrossFit at 3101 28th Street in Boulder, CO. This change of location is effective immediately so be sure to arrive at the new location on Saturday!
10.03.2008 | New Hotspot
A new hotspot has been posted for Belmar in Lakewood. Thanks to Derik D. for the submission.
09.29.2008 | Intel/Seagate Video
Ryan F. and Matt M. recently completed filming for a video commissioned by Intel/Seagate. After Quango, Intel's marketing firm, puts together an edit, you may be able to see it online soon.
09.19.2008 | US Military Parkour
This upcoming Monday, a team from the US Military will be in Colorado for a week long parkour training camp led by instructors Ryan Ford and Matt Marshall.
09.18.2008 | Outside Magazine Article Online
The Outside Magazine article can now be viewed here
09.15.2008 | Outside Magazine
COPK members and the classes at the Colorado Parkour Academy are currently featured in Outside Magazine. The article is in in print only right now, but you can check out a short online instructional video by Ryan F. and Sat K. here.
09.13.2008 | Trophy Case Update
The Colorado Parkour Fitness Records Trophy Case has been updated. Congratulations to Jesse C., Tre V., and Ryan F. for rewriting the leaderboards! To view, please go here.
09.02.2008 | COPK Academy Fitness Test Records
Over the past 2 years, the Colorado Parkour Academy has been testing fitness benchmarks to help motivate and develop people's fitness. Hundreds of records have been looked over and the top 5 leaderboards for each test have been established. Make it your goal to get your name up on these boards! To view, go here.
08.31.2008 | Denver Classes Start Soon
Classes are set to start up Tuesday, September 9th in Denver. Online registration is now open, reserve your spot soon! For full information, check here.
08.30.2008 | Trophy Case Update
The Colorado Parkour Fitness Records Trophy Case has been updated. Congratulations to Jake S., Amos R., Kris H., Mike K., Andy T., and Christain G. for getting their names up on the board or improving upon their previous records! To view, please go here.
08.25.2008 | New Photo of the Month
A new photo of the month has been posted for August 2008.
08.21.2008 | Boulder Classes Start Soon
Classes are set to start up Saturday, August 30 in Boulder. Online registration is now open, reserve your spot soon! For full information, check here.
07.31.2008 | Colorado Parkour National Meet
The 2008 COPK National Meet is almost here. To view the official schedule of events, click here. Check the schedule occasionally for updates and more details! If you want to see what last year's meet was like, check out our videos section.
07.16.2008 | New Hotspot
A new hotspot has been posted for the Westminster Promenade. Thanks to Christian G. for the submission.
07.13.2008 | Denver Parkour Academy
Parkour classes in Denver are set to start up again on July 22 at the Denver Parkour Academy at Gym Riki. Online registration is now open. We encourage you to sign up soon because space is limited! For more information, go here.
07.13.2008 | Colorado Parkour Conditioning Classes
Colorado Parkour is offering conditioning classes held at Red Rocks and the School of Mines this summer. For more information, go here.
06.16.2008 | Daily Camera "Workout of the Week"
Tomorrow, the Daily Camera will be running a small article featuring the Colorado Parkour Boulder classes as the workout of the week. Click here to view a short online video from the day.
06.09.2008 | Featured Traceur of June 2008
A new featured traceur for the month of June 2008 has been posted here. Congrats to this month's featured traceur, Chris S. from Colorado Springs, CO.
06.07.2008 | Westword Article Mistake
The Westword newspaper recently ran an article about the Denver Parkour Academy. Unfortunately, there was a mistake in the article. Classes will not be held at Gym Riki on Sundays, they will be on Tuesday and Thursdays instead. Please check the classes web page fo full details on the classes.
06.06.2008 | Classes Start Soon
Classes are set to start up Saturday in Boulder and next Tuesday in Denver. For full information, check the class web page.
06.04.2008 | Back From Europe
Ryan Ford and Matt Marshall are back from parkour trip to France and England. They trained intensively for 3 weeks alongside some of the best practitioners in the world including the Yamakasi, Parkour Generations, Livewire, and many other leaders from all over Europe who converged in Evry for the Yamakasi seminar. This Sunday, Ryan and Matt will host a jam in downtown Denver at which they will share a lot of their new knowledge and experiences from the trip.
05.12.2008 | Off to Europe
Ryan Ford and Matt Marshall are off to France/England for 3 weeks. They will be accompanied by Michael Alosi, a recent CU photojournalism graduate who has been working with COPK on a documentary for the past year. They will be meeting up with the Yamakasi, Parkour Generations, Urban Freeflow, and others to meet, train, and learn as much as possible. Matt and Ryan will be back on June 3rd ready to share their new knowledge and experiences at the Colorado Parkour Academies starting in early June.
05.08.2008 | Summer Parkour Classes
A new session of summer parkour classes in Boulder and Denver will begin in early June. Registration is now open so sign up while we still have space! Click here for full details.
05.04.2008 | Featured Traceur of May 2008
A new featured traceur for the month of May 2008 has been posted here. Congrats to this month's featured traceur, Jake AKA Funkdragon from Brighton, CO.
05.02.2008 | Classes
There are no classes this Saturday (5/3/08) in Boulder. The final week of classes in Denver is on Sunday (5/4/08). Keep watch here for an official announcement on when the new session of parkour classes will begin.
04.26.2008 | Leave No Trace
Today, in conjunction with the Boulder Parkour Academy, over 25 local traceurs participated in the Leave No Trace initiative in which traceurs all around the country helped clean up trash from their training grounds. The COPK traceurs filled many trash bags as they trained around the CU Boulder campus.
03.21.2008 | Featured Traceur of March 2008
A new featured traceur for the month of March 2008 has been posted here.
03.07.2008 | New Video
A new gauntlet video featuring Demon at CU Boulder can be viewed here.
03.03.2008 | New Photos of the Month
A new photo of the month has been posted for February and March 2008.
02.12.2008 | Parkour Classes
With the latest Colorado Parkour classes coming to an end, the new schedules are now posted. Classes will now be offered in Denver and Boulder. For more information, please go here.
02.02.2008 | Trophy Case Update
The Colorado Parkour Fitness Records Trophy Case has been updated. Congratulations to Mason F., Ahmed N., Chase G., Carolynn G., David T., Julio B., Steven H., Jonathan S., Jake S., Scott M., and Christain G. for getting their names up on the board or improving upon their previous trophy case records! Also, congratulations to everyone else who improved in the past 10 weeks. You all did awesome! To view, please go here.
01.28.2008 | New Hotspot
A new hotspot has been posted for the Cherry Creek Mall. Thanks to December for the submission.
01.27.2008 | New Photo of the Month
A new photo of the month has been posted for January 2008.
01.19.2008 | New Boulder Session Schedule
The new days and times for parkour training sessions and conditioning sessions are now posted. Check the CO Jams forum or the calendar below for more information.
01.17.2008 | New Shirts
Demon just got a new shipment of shirts. This time they are red with a gray and white design. For more information, click here. To contact Demon about getting a shirt, send an email to coloradoparkour@gmail.com.
01.01.2008 | Happy New Year!
From COPK to all you traceurs out there, we'd like to wish you a Happy New Year!

This year, COPK had 16000 unique visitors, 400% more than last year! 2007 also saw many new exciting things for parkour in Colorado. Some of the highlights include the National Jam in August, parkour being introduced into schools, and media appearances in ESPN's E:60, New Yorker Magazine, the Rocky Mountain News, and more. COPK had a successful year in training and through the advancement of parkour as a known and respected discipline in the state.

Parkour is growing at a faster rate than ever so from COPK, have a safe and successful year of parkour. Train hard and always work to be useful and make positive contributions to others in your community through parkour!
12.26.2007 | Trophy Case Update
The Excellence in Classes Trophy Case has been updated with it's latest recipient, Camilo from Denver. To view, please go here.

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