At Parkour East Texas we are not a cheap program that throws a bunch of kids into one class so the cost to the parent is less.

We are not about quantity over quality. We are committed to serving less students deeper instead of more students in a cheaper manner. Cheaper means less quality that we...

In 2013 I, Hannah, was looking for a method to connect with youth of the community in a meaningful manner that the would enjoy. I was introduced to parkour by a friend and from the first day I knew parkour was going to be my thing. I started driving the Dallas to train at a gym there. In 2014 I...

One of the biggest and most impacting steps of our Pre-Assistant Coach Intern Track to coach journey is obtaining an individuals ADAPT Level 1 certificate.

This is about so much more than a piece of paper with a coaching certificate. 

Starting in October of 2025 Parkour East Texas will only...

The last few blogs we talked about part 1 and 2 of our mission at Parkour East Texas to partner with parents in raising unusually confident and humble leaders.

Part 3 is our pre-assistant to coach training program. This is our deepest program of leadership, personal development, and radical...

Part 1 of our mission at Parkour East Texas to partner with parents in raising unusually confident and humble leaders is teaching character development lessons through movement and a fun environment which feels like play to youth.

Part 2 of this mission is coming alongside parents in...

Our weekly classes start with a focus on character development through movement. Play is the best form of learning! With play we learn deeper and remember more of what we learned. That is what parkour seems like to kids. Play. Our coaches are specifically trained to add elements of play and...

Parkour is a fun medium to help youth learn the valuable life lesson of living by choice, not chance. In parkour it's about movement. If we move by chance we most likely will end up getting hurt, hurting others, or not progressing very fast in our parkour skills. When we move by choice we promote...

When I was introduced to Parkour in 2013 I was instantly drawn to the wonderful outlet it was to help youth develop character for life in a fun and exciting way. It was a way to help youth practice healthy life skills such as embracing failure and developing a work ethic in a setting that...

As parents we want the best for our children. We want them to see the greatness we see in them. We want them to know that they are capable of so much. We want them to be successful and have a life they enjoy and have great purpose in living. 

All too often it seems like the world has a...

In life, sports, business, school and everything we do the quickest way to improve is to learn from the mistakes of others instead of making them yourself for years. This takes a humble and coachable heart. In our parkour classes at Parkour East Texas we openly talk about what a coachable...

Our Rise-N-Lead Internship is at the heart of our program and community. This is a year long program that meets once a month in the school year. In the summer students get to participate in hands on coaching opportunities in locations that fit their schedule. Students that have already...

Our parkour classes are way more than learning how to jump on things and move like Superman! The culture and community atmosphere of our classes and events is extremely important to us. One of the driving factors in creating Parkour East Texas in our community out here was the desire for a...

As students show up regularly and see their skills progressing this leads to a confidence boost. Our classes help children and youth understand the growth process and that messing up is a good thing because it means you are doing something challenging and learning new things. This...

One of the many benefits of being part of a strong parkour community is a child's growth with emotional regulation skills. Our coaches at Parkour East Texas carefully and strategically create an environment that gives each individual child room to be challenged and encouraged in a positive manner...

MAND stands for Modified and NeuroDivergent. These classes provide parkour instruction in a smaller setting with more room for modifications for activities as well as additional verbal prompts and support for redirection. 

Who would be a good fit for Low Support MAND?

• An ADHD student who is...

High Support MAND classes (Modified And NeuroDivergent) are for students who benefit from physical modification due to physical abilities and/or class modification due to mental abilities. 

These classes are capped at 2 students allowing for a lot of one-on-one coach interaction. Parents are...

The Parkour East Texas community is not for you if you love competition and thrive on working towards being first place. Because we encourage students to compete against themself, there is rarely an opportunity to compete for a 1st place award. Our coaches are also trained at helping every...

Parkour offers a unique atmosphere and community for neurodivergent individuals to be themself while learning about being part of a team and working with others. Parkour offers similarities to team sports with the community atmosphere, working with others in class, physical activity, confidence...

At The Rising - Parkour Gym in Kilgore we offer open gyms. This is a 1-2 hour time where students can come and work on skills they would like extra practice on outside of class time. It is also a time to practice parkour vision and creativity as a student takes initiative with their training. A...

We are a parkour company that delivers parkour instruction in parks around East Texas and at our gym in Kilgore. Our classes focus on teaching safe movement principles as we embrace the parkour mindset and focus on becoming a better person physically and in character. We do a lot of over, under,...

In our weekly professional development training I asked the coaches to tell me why they coach. The responses were beautiful and inspiring! Here are a few of the answers!

Coach Anthony, "I coach for the joy of watching other people grow in skill and confidence. I coach to find and build community....

Parkour is mindset. It’s a lens through which we see life and challenges. It’s a mindset through which we interact with others and ourselves. This is “Why Parkour”.

Parkour helps us learn to give ourselves grace. It helps us understand when we first try something we will...