Craig Constantine
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From the archives: Frank Mejia
From Chase with Frank Mejia… How has participation in World Chase Tag and related activities influenced the personal training practices, community dynamics, and professional development of its participants? World Chase Tag is transforming the perception of traditional playground games into a high-stakes global sport. It definitely feels like it feels like 3D Chess, but just… more →
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Pause with breath
Am I actually feeling each breath, or just taking them? Any sensitivity I have to breath didn’t just show up one day. I built it, slowly, through intentional breathing practice. Over time I started to feel the difference between breath as background noise and breath as a tool—an anchor, a mirror, a warning light. It’s… more →
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From the archives: Andy Pearson
From Andy Pearson: Failure, inspiration, and injuries… How can a coach ensure their students surpass their own skills and preserve the essence of parkour over generations? Andy Pearson unpacks why he considers himself a failed coach, and dives into what he believes his job as a coach to be. He shares his insights on where… more →
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Pause with an anchor
What do I return to when things start to speed up? There are so many time-scales where my life can speed up. It can happen in a few hours, or more slowly over days, weeks or even months. But the fixes are always the same for me. I tap the brakes and check in on… more →
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From the archives: Charlotte Miles
From Motivation, emotional recovery, and purpose… What motivates someone to engage deeply in coaching, creativity, and physical training, and how do personal struggles and life experiences shape this engagement? Charlotte Miles shares her motivations for coaching, why it’s important to her, and how it fits into her life. She digs into more difficult topics; energy… more →
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Pause at the edges
Where do I notice the edge between comfort and challenge? Once again, I’ve left an entire week pass. There has certainly been enough time to write an issue of Pause. So here I am, choosing finally to lean into the stress of needing to write this thing. The edge is really clear—has been clear at… more →
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From the archives: Kasturi Torchia
From Mental wellbeing, Esprit Concrete, and sharing… How can the integration of psychology and movement practices contribute to mental wellbeing and personal growth? Kasturi Torchia describes her role with Parkour UK, and how she came to be involved in mental wellbeing and psychology studies. She discusses her family and how they impacted her journey, before… more →
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Pause to check
Do you know where the line is, between “embracing challenge” and “self sabotage”? There was a literal line drawn between those two on the note taped to the wall. Because I was alone—and unseen—I stood there a minute (or three?) and thought, “well shit, I really don’t know.” Late morning. 2km of quadrupedal movement across… more →
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From the archives: Damien Puddle
From Social with Damien Puddle… What insights can be gained about the culture, practice, and academic study of Parkour? The conversation explores how Parkour evolved into a subject of academic research and its broader cultural implications. I just got so interested in Parkour that I tried to spin every single project of any kind that… more →
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Returning
I recently returned from a whole bunch of movement. I was at the annual American Rendezvous event in Somerville MA, followed by taking the Level 2 ADAPT Coach Certification course. Immediately followed by some just-for-fun hard work at Vandrar Hem. This morning I sat down on the concrete for meditation and it was sublime. 10,… more →
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From the archives: Amina Shareef Ali
From Punk with Amina Shareef Ali… What is the relationship between identity, values, and the practice of parkour as both a personal journey and a broader social phenomenon? Amina Shareef Ali joins Craig Constantine in a conversation ranging from punk rock to social movements, intertwined values, and the role of parkour in personal transformation. …so… more →
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Pause with stillness
What happens when I stop filling every gap in the day? Peace. Serenity. That’s what happens. I’m completely fine with that. The trouble starts when I fill those gaps because of an urgency I feel. I have so many ideas, which I get overly excited about. I don’t know (despite having spent a lot of… more →