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We are back with another big contest for all our fans! This month there is no excuse not to enter because we are doing a photo contest! Below are the rules and regulations** (aka, the details of how you can win some awesome prizes just for loving Parkour):

Details

• Take a picture (or pictures) of you doing Parkour while wearing Take Flight clothing (or you can be posing. Completely up to you).
• Feel free to edit the picture in any way you like, add effects, add wording, or whatever you want to make the photo stand out.
• Give your picture a title, and name the picture file with your name and title (e.g. john-smith-taking-precision-seriously.jpg).
• Send all your entries to us at contest@takeflightapparel.com. (Multiple pictures are welcome, but there is a max of five entries per person.)
• All entries are due by 11:59pm on Sunday, February 12^th.
• We will narrow the entries down to the top 25 and create a contest specific photo album on the Take Flight Facebook page.
• We will select and announce the winners on this blog on Thursday February 23^rd.

Prizes

1st Place (1 winner): $75 TF Gift Card
2nd Place (1 winners): $50 TF Gift Card
3rd Place (1 winners): $35 TF Gift Card
Runner Up (5 winners): $20 TF Gift Card

How We Pick a Winner (this is going to be really, really hard we already know)

• We will look all the entries and take into account picture quality, creativity, showcasing of Parkour, showcasing of Take Flight clothing, and over all impression + all the little things. Details matter! (please remember that judging photographs is subjective. We will remain absolutely neutral, in order to provide the fairest contest possible, but it is possible that not everyone will agree with the judges decisions.)
• Bonus points and tie breaks will be given/awarded based on fan interaction on each photo in the finalist album. The most likes and the more positive comments tip the scales in that photo’s favor.*

*Negative comments will not count against a photo. We prefer to be supportive of everyone so for future references if you don’t feel like leaving a good comment then just don’t comment : )

That’s all there is to it. We look forward to seeing your entries! Lights, camera, action. Or as we usually say Jump. Fly. Dream. : )

**Contest rules subject to change based on number of entries.

***All entries in the contest are submitted with the understanding that entering photos gives Take Flight the right to use the material in marketing on our site, blog, social networks, advertisements, and other facets. In other words, the owner of the photo will retain rights to the photos, but by entering the owner gives Take Flight the right to use photos in marketing.

Our newest way to give our fans the coolest Parkour gear and the best deals is the Take Flight Grab Bag Tee!

For only $7 you can have a new Parkour Tee plus the surprise of not knowing what it is going to be! In the words of Dirty Harry, “You gotta ask yourself a question, do I feel lucky?” Well not really with this deal because every shirt will be from Take Flight and every shirt will be cool, so luck has nothing to do with it. We just want to make getting some cool PK gear easy for anyone so you can show off your Parkour pride!

We have over 10 different designs and colors for our Grab Bag Tees and they come in every size from X-Small to 2XL. You pick the size and we pick the Parkour Tee, it doesn’t get any easier than that!

 

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday. Yours truly. TF

Gëzuar Krishtlindjet
عيد ميلاد مجيد
Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ
Marjinal
Весела Колед
Glædelig jul
Merry Christmas
Häid jõule
Maligayang Pasko
Hyvää Joulua
Joyeux Noël
Bo Nadal
Καλά Χριστούγεννα
Fete Nwèl
חג מולד שמח
मेरी क्रिसमस
Selamat Hari Natal
Buon Natale
メリークリスマス
לעבעדיק ניטל
圣诞节快乐
메리 크리스마스
Sretan Božić
Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
Linksmų Kalėdų
Среќен Божиќ
Selamat Hari Krismas
Milied it-Tajjeb
کریسمس مبارک
Wesołych Świąt
Feliz Natal
Crăciun fericit
С Рождеством
Срећан Божић
Veselé Vianoce
Vesel božič
Feliz Navidad
God Jul
สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส
Veselé Vánoce
Mutlu Noeller
Frohe Weihnachten
Boldog Karácsonyt
Nadolig Llawen

 

In the United States priority shipping means your package will arrive in 1-3 business days. We have an option in our store where you can choose priority shipping over standard shipping, but it often costs most, especially for smaller orders. We’ll now and up through the 23^rd we’re giving all orders the priority treatment with a free upgrade!

No coupon codes, special emails, or notices are needed. This service is a commitment from us and we will apply it immediately to all orders to make sure they arrive as soon as possible and, we hope, before Christmas.

This is just a small part of giving back to you and giving you the best service possible in this holiday season.

Happy Holidays!

We’re always finding ways to give our fans discounts, deals, and gift cards. The newest version is a $10 gift card we are giving away to the first 10 people that add to the Take Flight page on Wikipedia.

As many know, Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that was created and is maintained by people around the world. Anyone, and we mean anyone, can add to it or edit it, and through this editing process the Wikipedia encyclopedia has been created. Not every company, organization, or individual gets a page on Wikipedia, but Take Flight has one and we want you to add to it. In order to get a $10 gift card here is what you have to do:

1. Go to the Take Flight wiki article page (located here) and add to it and/or edit the information. Remain objective and add/include a link or references to a website other than the Take Flight website.
2. Send us an email to contests@takeflightapparel.com and include your wikipedia username or the IP address that was used when you edited the page (this way we can confirm your addition).
3. We will send you a gift card.

We are giving out the $10 gift cards to first 10 people that add to the page! It’s that easy : )

Due to the overwhelming success of the TF Traceur Hoodie, we’ve decided to launch a special edition TF Traceur Tee. The design is exactly the same as the hoodie except for two variations:

1. It’s a tee, not a hoodie.
2. It’s half the price

This tee is being launched in a special edition production especially for the holiday seasons, and we have no plans to reproduce it once it sells out.

If you loved the TF Traceur Hoodie design* and if your looking for a Parkour tee that says it all then grab one of the TF Traceur Tees for yourself or someone you love. We guarantee it will make you want to Take Flight.

*By the way, at the moment of this blog posting, the TF Traceur Hoodie is out of stock, but we are working on getting it back in stock in time for Xmas. Any day now we may have they could be back, so stay tuned into the TF Blog and the Take Flight Facebook page for the pending news.

The reincarnation of the Donatello Original Parkour Tee is here! If you thought it was gone you were right. But we’ve brought it back especially for Christmas in a special edition relaunch.

There are less than 50 Donatello Tees in stock and we don’t expect them to stay that way for long. Be a ninja or a Traceur. Up to you. Either way, with the Holiday rush now upon us, the time is now to pick up your version before they are gone for good.

 

The Christmas rush is upon us, and we know that everyone is looking to get their shopping list filled AND to make sure it arrives by Christmas. So we’re making your job easy by letting you know when the order deadline is for to guarantee you will receive your Take Flight orders by the 24^th of December.

• Order Deadline for International Orders: December 9^th at noon.
• Order Deadline for US Orders: Monday, December 19^that noon.*
  

  Guaranteed Delivery by the 24th

Please note that we are not the company that actually delivers your order to your door. That is coordinated by our partners who are UPS and the US Postal Service (USPS). As such the above dates have been calculated by us taking into account guaranteed shipping times for domestic orders via USPS Priority Shipping (2-3 days) and average international shipping times of 10 business days. With that said it is possible that orders places by these dates do not arrive by Christmas, for weather reason, or other unforeseen circumstances that we do not control.

*In our calculations we’ve added in some stoppage time. In fact, we actually expect orders placed even a day or two after this date to arrive by Christmas. But we can’t be 100% of that which is why we are sticking to the dates above.

P.S. In case you are wondering what “guarantee” means, it means that we’ve taken great care in making these projections in order to be as accurate as possible, and we promise to uphold our end of the deal to get your packages out and to our shippers in time. And in the case that your order does not arrive by the 24^th, we will do whatever we need to make it right. After all, we have a 100% satisfaction guarantee that we stay true to all year long. And we uphold it, that much more during the Holiday season : )

On November 28th David Belle responded to questions via his Twitter. Here is a transcript of the questions and Belle’s  answers in the order he responded to them. I also did my best to provide the translations of Belle’s answers when he responded in French.

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davbelle David Belle

Je suis la et pret pour vos questions : )

[I am here and ready for your questions : ) ]

 

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AnnieJankowska Annie Jankowska

I heard that Paul Walker will replace Cyril in #D13 Remake. Do you think it’s a good choice? I think its a joke

 

davbelle David Belle

Personally I like very much the work Paul Walker has done. The film will be a new experience for me and I look forward to working with him : )

 

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MatejSnopek Matej Snopek

Do you have any plans of creating a Parkour Academy, that is, a parkour “school” like the parkour generations have done?

 

davbelle David Belle

I would like very much to make a Parkour center for everyone to introduce people to Parkour. Maybe in a few years.

 

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vzlomali Suleimanova Dinara

hi wanted to ask sequel to will 13 district

 

davbelle David Belle

Ask away : )

 

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Kragenfaultiere Kragenfaultiere

Why is there no flip in real parkour? #parkour

 

davbelle David Belle

If you feel the need to do a flip in the moment then it exists. Do as you feel : ) It’s not useful but it still exists. For example, you can walk down the street and then do a roll all of a sudden. It’s not useful but you can still do it.

 

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sweet_meryl Meryl Swan

Bonjour Sir!!!have you ever been in love?at what age did you have your first crush on someone & who was your first crush?luv You:)

 

davbelle David Belle

I had my first crush at maybe 6 or 7. I will post a photo for you soon on twitter or facebook : )))

 

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EmergenceSports EmergenceSport

qu’est ce que la pratique du parkour peut apporter au monde de l entreprise, au niveau du management?

[What can the practice of Parkour bring to the business world at the level of management?]

 

davbelle David Belle

Plus de certitude dans le decision. Quand t’es sur de toi meme t’es plus fort.

[More certitude in the decisions. When you are sure of yourself then you are stronger.]

 

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AveryBallotta Avery Ballotta

as a university student, I find I don’t have the time I used to for training. How do I continue training with my busy schedule?

 

davbelle David Belle

Find an hour or two during the weekend. Go to the forest and move among the rocks and clear your mind from all your work.

 

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Ubisss Urania Bathista

Hi Dear David,the brazilian parkour community is very big.

 

davbelle David Belle

I have never been to Brazil but I want to visit : ))

 

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Ubisss Urania Bathista

… Are we taking the name of Parkour with honor and responsibility ? What do you know about the Brazilians teams ? #LoveYa …=)

 

davbelle David Belle

I have heard good things about your groups, just like groups in Mexico. They are responsible and the know what Parkour is. They don’t just do whatever. They know what it is to move and be careful.

 

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mrboxy271 Martyn

here’s my question :) where is your favourite place to train and why? :D

 

davbelle David Belle

My favorite place to train is the forest!! Amongst lots of trees and rocks : ))

 

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GiordanoCherini Giordano Cherini

hello. I’m from a small town in Brazil, one day you thought parkour would be seen around the world?

 

davbelle David Belle

I didn’t think Parkour would grow the way it has. I didn’t think that so many people had need of it. I thought that Parkour was interesting, but I didn’t think it would be so to so many people.

 

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KrlosGangrel Krlos Átila Oliveira

Hello David I’m a big fan ur! =]

 

davbelle David Belle

Merci. Tres gentil. That gives me inspiration to do ever better things for you in the next film : )

 

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Abudi_Alsagoff Abudi Alsagoff

any upcoming plan for a tour around the world? Come to Malaysia!

 

davbelle David Belle

Yes, I do have plans to due a world tour. I want to take photos of Parkour around the world : )

 

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yuuri19 rose ann mariveles

4 more hours xoxoxo

 

davbelle David Belle

Je suis la lol !!

[I am here lol !!]

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UnbelievableB Jack B

Here’s a question, What does parkour mean to you?

 

davbelle David Belle

Parkour is a way for me to grab onto life.

 

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jeanwainer Jean Wainer

David, is it you replying to the twits or is there someone in your behalf?

 

davbelle David Belle

When it is simple answers I do. And when they are more complicated answers I have a friend help me translate into English. But my answers are always from me. No one can think in my place for me.

 

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vzlomali Suleimanova Dinara

in his spare time what do you do that you love

 

davbelle David Belle

I like to go to museums : )

 

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sweet_meryl Meryl Swan

Sir i wanna do Parkour but there is no training centre around,i am a girl,my age is 22.what should i do?can i train myself alone?

 

davbelle David Belle

It’s better if you can find someone who has already done Parkour. Then they can teach you the base. After that you can train on your own. But to start it is very good to find someone to help you learn the base.

 

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itsathanasia Athanasia Ziogas

Bonjour de New York :) is there any chance you’ll visit us?

 

davbelle David Belle

Ouais! Un grand chance : ))

 

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Carlitos_Gut Carlos Gutiérrez

What do you think about daniel ilabaca’s philosophy expresed in “choose not to fall” video?

 

davbelle David Belle

I have not seen the video, but I know what you are talking about. If it works for him, and if he really thinks that when he moves, then he has found his method of functioning. Today one of the reasons I am more quite today is because I don’t believe that my philosophy is meant for everyone. It’s more important to follow your own path than to follow someone else. Everyone has their way of doing things, and it doesn’t necessarily work for everyone else. So be careful of philosophy. Everyone is going to find a way to express the same thing. In 10 years there may be 30 different philosophies of Parkour. One could say, “Always grab on” for example as a new philosophy. But those philosophies don’t change what Parkour is. The fact that people find different ways of describing what works for them is good for them and doesn’t bother me at all.

 

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ralphariel Ralph Lim

Is it possible to learn Parkour at the age of 22?

 

davbelle David Belle

Yes of course : )

 

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vzlomali Suleimanova Dinara

not too late for me to do parkour in 24 years

 

davbelle David Belle

No. Not too late : )

 

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Chrismovement Chris Zarkadoulas

I’l ask you a better question lol What advise would you give to a current practisioner of parkour?What do you think is important?

 

davbelle David Belle

To always be in a good energy. If you are tired or not in a good feeling then it’s not the best way to practice. Be strong in your mind and be ready and then it is more safe. Don’t ever lose the passion for Parkour : ) First learn to love what you do and then it will stay : )

 

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Dikarka18 Katerina Kapralova

What you can lift your mood and help you relax?

 

davbelle David Belle

I realize that we must be happy with what we have, because there are people who have nothing at all. It rains on the lives of everyone. So when it the weather is beautiful take advantage of it and enjoy life.

 

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hame44 David

Hi David. It is an honor to speak to You. Do You have plans for a world tour?

 

davbelle David Belle

Yes, I want to do a world tour to take photos of Parkour around the world : )

 

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marcelogaia7 Marcelo Gaia

any plan on coming to Brazil anytime soon? Not sure if you already answered that.

 

davbelle David Belle

I don’t have any plans but I would like to visit : )

 

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tchanakya94 chanakya

is your childhood as adventurous as now? How did Parkour bring about a transformation in you?

 

davbelle David Belle

Yes, when I was younger life was more adventurous. I traveled more.

 

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sweet_meryl Meryl Swan

i sorry if it irritate you but i am too much curious to ask you..Are you single?do you believe in marriage?you ever gonna sattle?

 

davbelle David Belle

Maybe. We will see : )

 

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hame44 David

Which religion do You believe in? :)

 

davbelle David Belle

In all the religions there are the good things to learn. But yes I believe in God : )

 

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yuuri19 rose ann mariveles

whats your favorite tricks in PK

 

davbelle David Belle

Big jumps are my favorite move. The sensation of arriving from above : )

 

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nameless_tracer Albert Pan.

can you please tell me a tip how to train my flow? and it would be cool, if you could visit munich ;)

 

davbelle David Belle

To work on flow? Link everything together. When you land keep moving. Don’t wait.

 

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hame44 David

Are You going to make a B 13 remake with Paul Walker?

 

davbelle David Belle

Oui !

 

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Fukkatsumi_Lee Anastasiya Sokolova

what makes you laugh?

 

davbelle David Belle

One Man Show the comics : )

 

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Calliope312 Nikki Banks

Hi!I’M Evi,today is my Birthday!)I’m 18.I wanted to ask about your new film with Paul Walker.how soon will it be in theatres?

 

davbelle David Belle

The film will be in theaters before the end of the world… I hope. Happy Birthday : ))

 

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daredvz d.v

have you ever had some injury that discouraged you and u started to think about doing parkour again or not

 

davbelle David Belle

Yes, injuries have happened like in all sports. And it caused me to think that maybe I should stop. But then the injury went away and I am back : )

 

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EmergenceSports EmergenceSport

quelle est votre approche des media sociaux? Comment les utiliser vous?

[What is your approach to social media? How do you use them?]

 

davbelle David Belle

Je n’utilise pas. J’en utilise vite : )

[I don’t use them. I use them quickly : ) ]

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davbelle David Belle

Merci a tous d’etre la et de poser vos questions. A la prochaine et a bientot : )))

[Thank you to everyone for your questions. Until the next time and see you soon : ))) ]

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You guys asked for it and here it is: Cyber Monday + Prizes! Below we’ve included a short preview of the prizes and discounts we’ll be giving away all day today.

Prizes
For Cyber Monday we’re giving away “the item of your choice.” That’s right, whatever you want -  shirt, hoodie, pants, DVDs – it’s completely up to you. Here is how you enter to win:

Step #1. Make sure you are friends with the The Flight Man on Facebook. You can add him here if you haven’t already:

The Flight Man —> http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000697872738

Step #2. Share one of our Cyber Monday coupon posts from the Take Flight FB wall on your wall. Any of the coupon posts on the Take Flight page will work.

Coupons
Cyber Monday coupons will be posted all day long on the Take Flight FB wall. Stayed tuned and choose the one that suits you best to get the maximum discount on your Cyber Monday purchase.

(The first coupon to be released will be this one: Cyber28 = Save 28% on any purchase!)

Have an awesome Monday! Good luck and wishing you all a great holiday season!