The HERO Project
12th September 2011

Team 9Lives are joining forces with Powerhouse Youth Theatre to create a 1-hour live performance called 'The HERO Project'. It involves dozens of artists and over 20 Parkour performers, most of which are students and young people from Western Sydney.

There will be 2 public performances taking place on the 23rd and 24th of September 2011, with 4 other shows performed for school students. Tickets are only $15, for more info and to book to see the LIVE show please visit this link. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Saturday Sessions!
2nd September 2011

We have opened another new Parkour and Freerunning class in South-West Sydney. It's on every Saturday at Cabra-Vale Park (Cabramatta) from 10am - midday with the focus on exploring the body and new environments. The cost is $10 per class and all skill levels are welcome to join. Our regular Tuesday and Friday classes in Fairfield are still running too so we hope to see you all at training!

Foundations 4 Flow
22nd December 2010

We will be teaching 8 Parkour Classes for only $30 throughout the January School Holidays as part of a new program for young beginners from Fairfield. No experience is required and we are hoping to get more interest from girls with the help of our new female instructor! Training is held twice a week for 2 hours each session. For info and to register, please visit this link and remember to do it quickly before spaces fill up!

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Mixed Martial Arts Classes
15th October 2010

9Lives have just unveiled their new Martial Arts and Self-defence classes! Aimed to teach people the most efficient self-defence techniques, we have combined various Styles and Arts to form this unique class. Training is held twice a week and for more info, please visit this link.

Indigenous Interaction
10th July 2010

A Parkour workshop and demonstration was held at the Emerton Youth Centre yesterday as part of NAIDOC week. It was a fantastic day with most of the young kids learning unbelievably fast! We hope to go back out there again very soon.

FIFA Fan Fest!
8th July 2010

9Lives has teamed up with some of the best BBoys from around Sydney to perform for SONY at the FIFA Fan Fest in Darling Harbour. They will perform 12 shows during the World Cup and enthusiastic audiences members will have a chance to win great prizes!

Kids Classes
16th May 2010

Junior Parkour lessons are now available for kids wanting to learn the artform in a safe way from Instructor Ali Kadhim. Held every Friday just before the adults class, please visit this link for more info!

Australia's Got Talent
27th April 2010

9Lives were featured in Episode 3 of this year's Aus Got Talent TV Show on Channel 7. Our only wish was that they showed more of the best parts of our performance and background story! But it was good experience for us and at the end of the day that's what counts.

Youthweek Workshops
26th April 2010

9Lives held 3 workshops through the course of Youth Week, held at Greenacre, Prairiewood and Penrith. The workshops were a massive success with bigger turnouts and lots of generous feedback from students and facilitators with many more workshops to come in future.

Best Film in Fairfield
26th April 2010

Ali Kadhim has won the Best Film Award at this years Shortcuts Film Festival in Fairfield. His documentary is based on the newest and youngest member of 9Lives and a practitioner of Parkour for only one year - Mohammad Almayahi. Please stay tuned for the upload of the film!

Easter Show 2010
28th March 2010

Team 9Lives will be performing their Urban Action Show at the Sydney Royal Easter Show this Friday. Performances will be held at exactly 12pm at the Big Top Amphitheatre on Friday the 2nd to Sunday the 4th of April. To purchase tickets online to the Show and for more event details visit their official site here.

Auburn Action
8th January 2010

The centre of Auburn city was occupied by a large group of young people yesterday as we introduced Parkour to the area. 9Lives partnered with ACDN to make it happen with plans to keep the workshops ongoing to encourage young people to stay active and creative in the suburb.

Penrith Parkour
2nd January 2010

A couple of weeks ago we had the chance to share our knowledge with some emerging Parkour practitioners in the Penrith area. Supported by Penrith City Council, the 4 hour - intensive workshop ran through a heap of Parkour skills as well as emphasis on philosophy and conditioning.
The group of young men proved the talent in Penrith is strong and can only get better.

Flying Forward
30th November 2009

Originating from China and worn by the Shaolin Masters themselves, Feiyue shoes are now available in Australia. Team 9Lives have received free pairs to promote the brand, and we must say the kicks have proven great in our training, forcing us to emphasize the focus on technique and soft landings. Visit Feiyue here.

Who said girls can't Parkour?
11th October 2009

A free, introductory Parkour workshop was held yesterday at the Prairiewood Youth Centre as part of the Exhibit 09' event held for local youths. We were amazed at the turnout which included an overflow of girls, and incredibly fast learning by all students. With very few women in the Parkour scene, we hope to see more of this kind of enthusiasm!

Parkour / Freerunning Classes
25th September 2009

Our weekly classes held in Fairfield are now available to be booked online through ooh.com, a brand new website revealing the best things to do around the world. Check out the detailed description, come down to the classes and challenge yourself to try something exciting and new!
Bookings are not essential*

9Lives, 1 Catwalk
22nd September 2009

The Roxy Hotel launched their Friday night parties last week with a massive event including live DJ's, fashion Models and the 9Lives performers tearing up the rooftops and catwalk with Parkour, B-Boying and Martial Arts. The team were all dressed in Provocator Jeans to promote the company's rising, underground denim label. Visit Provocator here.

9Lives in New Music Video
6th September 2009

Our Parkour performers Joseph, Thanh, Cheng, Chris and Ali were involved in a music video production earlier this year for artist Robyn Laou. The clip was shot on the RED camera at 120 frames slowmotion and is currently being screened across Australian TV on Video Hits and Rage. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ali on ABC Radio National
30th August 2009

Ali Kadhim was a guest speaker on 'Artworks', a radio show presented by Amanda Smith of ABC radio National. The interview details how and why he got into the artform of Parkour and what it is about for those who have never heard of it. To download the interview please click here.