PK Gaza
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| Established | 2005 |
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Founders | Abdallah Inshasi and Mohammed Al-Jakhbir |
PK Gaza (Gaza Parkour) is a parkour and freerunning team based in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. The team was established in 2005 by a group of young athletes who were introduced to parkour through online videos. Despite the constraints of living in a conflict zone, the team has continued their commitment to the sport. PK Gaza practices parkour as a way to navigate physical and psychological obstacles, promoting movement in a region where access and mobility are frequently restricted.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
History
[edit]In 2005, while living in Khan Yunis refugee camp, friends Mohammed Al-Jakhbir and Abdallah Inshasi,[7][8] were introduced to parkour after watching parkour videos on YouTube. After that Ahmed Matar, Abdallab Al-Qassab, Jehad Abu-Sultan, Mousa Amer and others joined the team .[9][10][11][12][13][14]
The team did not have access to parkour coaches, and taught themselves by watching videos online.[8] They began training at various locations, including cemeteries and the ruins of bombed-out buildings, turning the destruction around them into arenas for their sport. They started to film their movements and published their videos online, the group slowly gained popularity.[9][15][16]
Parkour allowed the athletes to express themselves, mentally escape from their surroundings, and inspire others.[17][10][18]
PK Gaza were featured in the 2011 short film Free Running Gaza.[19][8][20][21]
Team Members
[edit]- Mohammed AlJakhbir
- Abdallah Inshasi
- Ahmed Matar
- Mousa Amer
- Jehad Abu Sultan
- Abdallah Qassab
- Mohammed Nasman
- Saeed Tattari
- Ahmed AlJakhbir
- Nidal Abu ElKhair
- Ibrahim Al Salout
- Mohammed Zaqout
References
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- ^ Yaghi, Mai (2021-01-25). "In Gaza, parkour brings youngsters a taste of freedom - Lifestyle". The Jakarta Post. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "The Freerunners of Khan Yunis". The Urban Activist. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Free Running Gaza". Al Jazeera. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "The Free Runners of Gaza". Ruben Hamelink. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ Perez, Chris (2014-11-24). "Palestinian teens turn bombed out Gaza into parkour playground". Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ a b c Yalcinkaya, Gunseli (2022-08-31). "The Gaza parkour group taking back a part of their city". Huck. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ a b Vaillant, Tom (2017-09-22). "Palestinian parkour: Meet the wallrunners of Gaza". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ a b "Gaza parkour - creating positive ripple effects amongst the ruins". Moa Dickmark. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Parkour in Palestine". domusweb.it. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ O'Keefe, Faisal (2014-12-02). "Gaza Parkour: positive change is in the air - Green Prophet". Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "After Banksy: the parkour guide to Gaza". Archinect. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "The Freerunners of Khan Yunis". The Urban Activist. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "Parkour in Gaza". Emirates Man. Retrieved 2024-09-10 – via PressReader.
- ^ Robertson, Nic (2015-06-02). "The Gaza that you didn't know". CNN. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "Parkour 'provides escape' in Gaza". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "'Open Gaza' book brings together architects, environmentalists and more on rebuilding Gaza". KUNR Public Radio. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Free Running Gaza". Al Jazeera.
- ^ impolitikal (2017-01-31). "Q&A | Ahmad Matar: Learning parkour in Gaza made me feel free". IMPOLITIKAL. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ Radosh, Noa (2016-08-29). "Collective Rooftop Jump: Conquering the Art of Parkour". Medium. Retrieved 2024-09-10.