Leap of Faith: Jump Start Your Mind-Body Connection and ‘Discover Your Movement Potential’
Parkour fundamentals for movement potential
Jump start and revitalise your mind-body connection. Experience the art of efficient movement in this high-energy 20-minute introduction to Parkour fundamentals—no death-defying stunts required. Participants learn core Parkour principles through safe, ground-level exercises that challenge balance, coordination, and…
Balance + Coordination Exercise
Body Awareness / Interoception
Body Scan & Body Awareness
Challenging Experiences
Movement Activities
Workshop
Description
Jump start and revitalise your mind-body connection. Experience the art of efficient movement in this high-energy 20-minute introduction to Parkour fundamentals—no death-defying stunts required.
Participants learn core Parkour principles through safe, ground-level exercises that challenge balance, coordination, and spatial awareness. Working individually and in pairs, you'll practice precision landings, basic vaults over low obstacles, and fluid transitions between movements.
This isn't about extreme heights or risky jumps—it's about discovering how to move through your environment with confidence and control. All exercises are performed at comfortable heights with proper safety equipment.
Session Flow:
- Quick movement warm-up
- Precision jumoing and landing technique demo & practice
- Basic vault progressions over low boxes
- Balance challenges & movement flow
Perfect as an energizing break, team-building icebreaker, or curiosity-sparking introduction to movement arts. Leave feeling more coordinated, confident, and surprisingly capable.
Benefits
1. Instant Energy Boost & Mental Reset Dynamic full-body movement combined with skill focus provides an effective break from desk work, leaving participants alert and recharged without exhaustion.
2. Confidence Through Small Wins Achieving movements that initially seem challenging (even at low heights) creates immediate confidence gains that participants carry into other areas of work and life.
3. Enhanced Body Awareness Precision-based exercises improve proprioception, balance, and coordination—reducing everyday clumsiness and injury risk while improving posture and movement quality.
4. Adaptive Thinking Under Pressure Navigating physical obstacles trains quick decision-making and creative problem-solving in real-time, skills that transfer to workplace challenges.
5. Team Connection Through Shared Challenge Partner spotting and collaborative learning create natural bonding opportunities as colleagues support each other through unfamiliar physical tasks.
6. Low-Barrier Physical Activity Unlike intimidating fitness classes, Parkour basics are accessible to all fitness levels and feel more like exploration than exercise—appealing to even the most gym-resistant team members.
7. Memorable Experience The novelty factor ensures participants remember this session (and your event/company culture) far longer than standard wellness offerings, creating lasting positive associations.
Additional Experience Info
About This Session:
Parkour gets a bad reputation from viral videos of rooftop stunts, but the real art is about intelligent, efficient movement at any height. This taster focuses entirely on foundational skills practiced safely at ground level or over low obstacles (knee-height maximum).
I'm a certified Parkour instructor (VOK1, Suomen Parkour Ry) with 5+ years teaching experience and 20+ years in functional movement training. All sessions prioritize safety-first progression where participants work at their own comfort level.
Optimal group size: 10-16 participants ensures everyone gets hands-on practice and individual feedback. For larger teams, I recommend booking multiple back-to-back sessions.
Requirements: Indoor sports hall or gym space with basic gymnastics equipment (mats, low boxes/benches). I'm mobile and come to your venue.
Available in English or Finnish.
Hosted by Chris Spencer
About the Host
About SeTs Ryu:
I'm Chris Spencer, a qualified vocational teacher (HAMK), authorized personal trainer, and certified Parkour instructor with 30+ years of experience teaching movement, self-defense, and functional fitness across Finland and the UK.
My approach combines street arts (Parkour, self-defense) with functional fitness to create practical, engaging physical education that builds both capability and confidence. I deliver sessions in English or Finnish for corporate teams, schools, and community organizations.
Training Philosophy: Experiential and Borderless Learning through interdisciplinary learning and cross-functional training—developing mind and body together through practical, inclusive programs that meet people where they are.
Every workshop is customized in real-time based on participant energy, facility capabilities, and group dynamics. With 35+ years of experience across diverse contexts, we adapt program flow, intensity, and focus to ensure an optimal experience for YOUR specific team. This adaptive expertise—not rigid scripting—is what creates memorable, effective sessions.
Workshop pricing covers instruction, program design, and standard equipment. Venue rental fees (if required) quoted separately based on location and group size. Many corporate clients prefer to host in their own facilities (meeting rooms, company gym) at no additional cost.
All prices exclude VAT (25.5%). VAT applicable per Finnish tax regulations.
More info and alternative workshops can be found on our website at: www.mindsets.eu
Travel Locations
Suitable locations depend in large part on the duration and value of the event.
Short events and distant locations may incur extra travel and accommodation expenses)
Expenses are always negotiable based on the requirements and circumstances/location ;-)
Tier 1 Workshops (20-30 minutes)
Espoo, Helsinki, Vantaa, Finland
Uusimaa, Finland (time surcharge for short demos?)
– Leap of Faith
– The Freedom Formula
Tier 2 Workshops (60-180 minutes)
Rest of Finland (+ travel expenses as needed)
– Flow State (Pure Parkour)
– Move & Think
– Rooted & Ready
– Stand Your Ground
– Risk Recognition
Tier 3 Workshops/Courses (1 > 5 days)
Europe (+ travel & accommodation expenses).
– AARM (2>5) day courses
– Team Building Action Camps
– Multi-workshop programmes
Certifications & Credentials
1. Authorised Personal Trainer (APT) @TrainerLab.
2. Parkour Instructor (VOK1) @Suomen Parkour Ry (SPY –member).
3. Self-defence Instructor since 1987 @Lii-Kan Jitsu (3rd dan chief instructor).
4. Qualified Vocational Teacher (IPTE) @ HAMK (University of Applied Sciences)
. M.Sc. Security & Risk Management @University of Leicester
. B.A. honours in Business Studies & Financial Modelling @Plymouth University
5. Certified Protection Officer (CPO) @International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO).
6. T.E.F.L. English language teaching certificate @Multi-Lingua, Guildford.
7. Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) Master Certificate @Helsingin Summer University (Instructor: Barbara Wagner).
Client Requirements
We don't have our own training hall yet, but do have a rental agreement with a local sports centre. Ideally, the client supplies their own local gym and heavier equipment which, would also be more convenient for the participants. Some workshops/courses such as the AARM course need a meeting room with projectors, whiteboards and flipcharts etc.
Past Clients
Helsinki kaupunki (classes and workshops for local schools), Vantaan kaupunki (school afternoon classes and 'Liikuva Koulu' workshops (2015,2017,2022), various schools (E-g- Kalajärvi & Viherlaakso), Summer Actio Camps at Kameleonten Sports Centre, live stage presentations for KEG Oy at the Norway Action Film Festival (NAFF) about violence in films vs. real-life self-defence and young audiences from the perspective of an educationalist..
Focus Areas
Well-being/HealthDevelopment/Coaching
Location
Monikonkatu 8, 02650 Espoo, Finland
Languages
English, Finnish
Corporate Experience
Moderate
Session Types Offered
Interactive & Passive
Past Experience Doing Sessions
Yes - Interactive
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