The last Girls' Jam was a complete washout. And great fun.




By that I mean, this being England, it was perfect weather right up until we started and then the heavens opened and the clouds unleashed their watery challenge for the rest of the day. Did this put the assembled women off their training? Not at all. In fact, it seemed only to harden their resolve...

Thomas and I had been invited by Tracey to attend and help out with the beginners, and we were met with the welcome surprise of being joined by Cable and Blake of the Saiyan Clan - two veterans of the UK scene, with the latest female addition to their group, an enthusiastic and determined young woman named Mojo. It's always a pleasure to catch up with these guys, and we are grateful to photographer Mike who accompanied them and captured some fime images from the day.

The rain lashed down, making walls and rails treacherous at best, but the girls seemed unfazed and pushed themselves to meet Thomas' demands for repetitions of passe-muraille and underbars. No one complained, no one hid from the training or sought shelter from the unkind elements: just as it should be. We are always pleased to see this dauntless attitude towards training in anyone, and to find it alive and strong in the female community was, in fact, no surprise. At the Academy we have come to realise that the spirit of parkour is quite safe in the hands of some of these traceuses who happily and regularly put their male counterparts to shame. Great stuff girls.

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