An interview with the frustratingly humble Canadian practitioner Tamila Ben, a.k.a tamwithacam.

Very privileged to speak with my Parkour heroine.

We discussed:

• Sam's facial hair
• Gatineau City
• Tams 10 year video
• Tams animation
• Revisiting spots
• English and French language
• Tams first jam in France with 40 blokes
• Learning kongs in childhood
• Early inspirations
• Training in public
• Storror & Hazal
• Parkour projects
• Drawing whilst listening
• Sams challenge for Tam
• Tams secret shoutout
• Tams coaching experience
• Teaching your family Parkour
• P'tites niaiseries à terre
• Age & Dom
• Horse riding & ankle flexibility
• Tams flow process
• Frazthewizard & Remedy
• Daryl & Rene

• Audience questions

Check out Tam here:

@tamwithacam

https://www.instagram.com/tamwithacam/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9oZXgB6mB2L6PUZZGdUVRw

And myself:

@samcoppack

https://www.instagram.com/samcoppack/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7nFYcW49HE1Xo6w5-3U1Hw/videos

Interview with Barry He, a.k.a pkdegen.

Apparently he can actually coach, so I thought I'd invite him on as a filler episode.

Intro:

Greg Ennis - Shots Fired

Big L - Platinum Plus (Instrumental)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbm5bh8f3VQ&t=100s

We discussed:

• Chris Grayston
• Parkour lineage
• Coaching with Greg Ennis
• Nightscape and walls sits
• Kie Willis on Swapping Shoes
• Pkdegen
• Sketch process
• Josh Dohy & standup
• Humour in coaching
• Humour in bailing
• Parkour Generations
• Parkour Terminology
• The potential of coaching girls
• Nova City
• South/North
• Getting schooled by Danny Ilabaca
• Chris Ilabaca
• SAM GETS ROASTED
• Sam's Asian heritage
• Asian hate crimes
• Spotify analytics

Appropriately, there were no audience questions.

Oh, apart from one he sent from himself.

pkdegen

@pkdegen

https://www.instagram.com/pkdegen/

Barry He

@barryh93

https://www.instagram.com/barryh93/

Enjoy the ep? Reach out

@samcoppack

https://www.instagram.com/samcoppack/

Interview with Team Phat member, Devon McIntosh.

Intro music..?

I got a message from Flynn:

'Please get Devon on your podcast. I think he'll have some nuanced opinions about Parkour and coaching.'

And he did! What an exciting new talent and positive individual.

We discussed:

• Intuition & muscle memory
• Learning 360s
• Devons mad 360 at Barbican
• Falling as an alternate reality
• Sam's death drop training
• Rest & low impact style
• Storror x Phat?
• 180 dives
• Devon first getting into the community
• Joe Alvey, Greg Eckles
• Importance of welcoming newbies
• Coaching with PkGen
• Phat coaching classes
• Phat mantras
• Belief & Doubt
• The Parkour Look

Audience questions

Ranting on music and Parkour

Devon

@devon_phat

https://www.instagram.com/devon.phat/

Team Phat

@team_phat

https://www.instagram.com/team_phat/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe3IReZbZiISvYu0JY5d7BQ

Sam

@samcoppack

https://www.instagram.com/samcoppack/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7nFYcW49HE1Xo6w5-3U1Hw

Interview with Yoga instructor and Parkour practitioner, Olive!

Intro music classic

Video: Callum Powell - 2011

Beat: Spectac & 9th Wonder - Lounge (Instrumental)

After debating Luis Alkmim about yoga and weight training, I thought it would be great to investigate further by bringing a Yogi onto the podcast. This one flowed really well and contains some wicked stuff on breathwork, mental challenges and coaching different numbers of people.

We discussed:

• Working with Vice and lockdown life
• Is there harmony between Yoga and Weight training?
• Comparing methods for longevity
• Comparing gender ratios in Yoga and Parkour
• Olive describes a mental challenge in Parkour
• Sam's recklessness idea
• Does fear exist in Yoga?
• Pranayama & Neti Pot
• Nasal Cycles
• Breath and ill health
• Guidance from Callum Powell
• Partner/coach dynamic
• Passive aggressive Yoga teachers
• Individual vs Group teaching
• How can we make spiritual practises palatable?

Go follow Olive

https://yogawitholive.com/

https://www.instagram.com/yogawitholive/

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6h3KRrBb-4GPUVNnZgrjKA

Her podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/1K4Sa2CYMvL6oacqEOpSxs?si=M4kkacolRD6DnL92-mUX-A

Myself

https://www.instagram.com/samcoppack/

We're here. Had to make a special one for episode 20!

Thanks to those that sent me sound bites for the intro, I hope you enjoy the sci-fi twist haha.

Intro music classic

Vide: Oleg Vorslav - Out of Time

Beat: Nujabes - Kodama

Luis and I did a back to back podcast swap, so make sure you check out our other conversation on Swapping Shoes. I was on the other end of the questions for once!

Anyway, it was surreal interviewing someone I've followed for so long. Luis has strove hard for authentic expression over the years and has not only established himself as a formidable mover, but also as one of the friendliest faces in the scene.

https://open.spotify.com/show/46IA6cSQDT3oIXwLCvPESx

Here we discussed:

• Private coaching
• Luis's early mentors
• Can one-to-one coaching be more effective?
• Coaching language
• Visiaulising new challenges
• Street mentorship
• Parkour One
• What makes a good spot to teach at?
• Cons of teaching in gyms
• Sam's plea to listeners
• Ninjas
• YouTube & authenticity
• Archclub & Swapping Shoes
• 10 Commandments of Parkour
• Alcohol & Weed
• Luis's big project
• Minorities in Parkour
• Promoting the viability of Parkour

Follow Luis

https://www.instagram.com/luisalkmim/

https://www.instagram.com/wearchclub/

Myself

https://www.instagram.com/samcoppack/

Interview with London Movement Group founder, Wil Brown - another soul plucked mercilessly from Flynn Disney's Online Exploration Group!

This conversation is a cracker.

Talking with Wil immediately gives you a sense of his grounded nature and calm confidence. We dipped and dived into many interesting topics here, it made my brain light up!

In this episode we discuss:

• What is Wil trying to figure out?
• Carving one's own path
• Marcello, Ido, Tom
• Chris Scott & Pragmatism
• Is mysticism useful?
• Daniel Ilabaca
• The utility of mental imagery
• Lines vs Runs
• Space & Style
• Soft Flow
• Picasso & Building blocks
• Catering to what draws the student
• Pedro Thomas, Matt McCreary, Jannis Schauer
• Expression vs Performance
• Wil & Flynn's idea of Sketching
• Sam's spontaneity video idea
• Expectations & IG
• Wil's experience teaching kids
• How do we make stillness palatable?
• Stealth & Attention
• Wil's Online Coaching & Aspirations

Wil Brown

https://www.figuringthingsout.com/

https://www.instagram.com/wbrown7/

Myself

https://www.instagram.com/samcoppack/

Interview with Portsmouth Level 1 coach, Angus Uren.

After coming across Angus' brilliantly made video essay on sexism in Parkour, I was curious to hear more from this young creative.

In this episode we discuss:

Second generation or separate generation?

Feeling shy about doing Parkour

Is the South Coast the centerpiece of Parkour?

Northern gyms

Angus' Level 1 experience

Gymnastics qualifications

Teaching Gym vs Parkour

Spotting taboo in Parkour

Sam's mad sideflip

Falling and awareness

Hazals bail

Injury and low-impact training

Splat dive rolls

Sams injuries

Tutorials

Angus' Sexism in Parkour Video Essay

The potential of educational videos

Poledance comparison

Angus

https://www.instagram.com/angus_uren/

Sexism in Parkour video essay

https://youtu.be/6-VT5_xllmU

Myself

https://www.instagram.com/samcoppack/

Interview with my assistant coach, Hector Dominguez!

It was great to have this emphatic young man on the show, he always brings a smile to everyone he meets and isn't bad at Parkour coaching either!

In this episode we discuss:

Physical literacy

International differences in coaching

Swedish kids

Managing behaviour

Values

Self confidence

Mixed feelings withn a class

Difference in teaching adults

How does it feel if you can't jump?

Sam's mountain bike experience

Changing urban mindsets

The value of non-Parkour activities

Making friends with the floor

Hectors anger with gymnastics

Tricking

Interdisciplinary work

How high can Dom drop without a parachute?

Dom hitting a rock

Hormesis

Adaptability & falling

Elderly people & falling

Motorbike falls

Working for the discipline, not just the community

Hector:

@hacheparkour

[email protected]

Myself:

@samcoppack

Interview with Izzy Skemp, from JUMP Parkour, Leicester.

Kicking off 2021 with my youngest (and funniest) guest so far, Izzy Skemp is a promising nineteen year old coach from Leicester.

In this episode:

From taking classes to coaching them

Trials and tribulations of the Level 1 qualification

'Bullying' children and using humour in coaching

Making girls feel welcome

Being hard on yourself

The value of playfulness

How does movement feel?

Planning, to ease anxiety

Extroverted/Introverted coaches

Out of Time

Ukemi and falling

Political shifts in Parkour

Pasha x Riley Reid

Izzy's experience of sexism growing up

Masculinity and expression

Izzy's aspirations

Izzy:

@izzyske

JUMP:

@parkourjump

Myself:

@samcoppack

Interview with Andy Vogelsberg, from Regensburg, Germany.

I've met Andy through Flynn Disney's Online Exploration Group, and was keen to extract some wisdom from this interesting and curious individual. Turned out to be one of my favourite talks so far!

In this episode we discuss:

Andy's background in training and coaching

What makes an effective warm-up?

Examples of structured and less structured warm-ups

Traditional P.E myths

Coaching dynamically

What makes a bad warm-up?

Landings and heel position

How do you know what is best to teach?

Helping kids who don't want to be there

Creating jam atmosphere

Maturity tipping points

Focusing too much on aesthetics

Catpass learning

Safety through awareness

Holiday camps and introductory skills

More equipment vs less equipment

Neurogenesis

Progression vs Foundations

How do you finish a class?

Book recommendations

Andy

@andyvogelsberg

@parkour_regensburg

@parkour_org

Myself

@samcoppack