E.T.M is a group of dedicated traceurs and freerunners based in Norwich. We began when two different groups of traceurs, Cos-pk and New Path decided to join together. So, during early November of 2006, E.T.M was formed. We all train regularly with many other traceurs in Norwich. For more info, You can find the emails of E.T.M in the Team section.

What is Parkour

Parkour is becoming larger and larger but most of the people who are not practitioners of the urban art form simply see it as a group of people jumping off roofs. Unfortunately, when parkour was unleashed onto the world through the media, they seemed to only show the extreme elements of it. The first glimpse of parkour I got (not even realising it was parkour at the time) was David Belle jumping from roof to roof on the BBC. Because of adverts like these, parkour has become known for this.

Parkour, in reality is much more than this to a traceur (someone who practices parkour). The main idea behind parkour is the philosophy which, after time, allows you to view your environment differently. The original idea is to get from A to B in the most efficient, fluid way that is possible. If there is an obstacle in your way, instead of moving around it, you go over it. Parkour is there to take away the boundaries set to contain us. It is about breaking free and moving fluidly over all of the obstacles in our way (a concept referred by most traceurs as 'The Flow'). Parkour completely changes how you view the world. It is just efficiency with a bit of imagination.

Some people would argue that mankind has always been practicing parkour. We are always trying to find the fastest route. However, it was introduced and named by David Belle in Lisses, France. David was inspired by his father who was a fire-fighter.

Parkour has taken one split. Most people view freerunning as the English word for parkour. Freerunning is different, it is basically parkour with flair, the aim is still to flow smoothly and get over all of the obstacles in our way but you can add spins and flicks. Freerunning is more about looking impressive than being efficient.

Overall, parkour is for the open minded. Those who want to go that bit further and discover what the human body is capable of. It is turning the world around you into a playground. So go out there and realise, obstacles don't have to restrict you. Be free.

Disclaimer

Upon viewing the content of this site, you acknowledge that parkour/freerunning/tricking are all potentially dangerous activities which require a lot of practice to reach a higher level. Although we encourage people to participate in parkour, we cannot stress how important it is to train the techniques well to prevent injury. Before taking Parkour up, we recommend that you heavily research into it and to train with more experienced Traceurs so you can learn your limits. We are in no way to be held responsible for any of the consequences caused from people copying the content of this site. Practice at your own risk.