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The All Over Parkour Tee is the last of 6 features we are doing on the six brand new tees in our 2010 Parkour clothing line. Different from anything we’ve ever made (or seen for that matter) this Parkour tee is one of a kind.

The All Over Parkour Tee was created to fill one gaping hole in the world of Parkour clothing: the all over Parkour print. Every shirt ever made for Parkour up until now, even going back as far to the those produced by La Releve, were made with designs only covering part of the shirt. For reasons both obvious and inexplicable we wanted to expand the precedent by producing the first ever Parkour design to cover the entire shirt. The result is the All Over Parkour Tee.

With Parkour written in quite literally every corner of the front of this shirt, the All Over Parkour Tee is in a class all its own. No other shirt says Parkour so fully. The added design component behind this tee was another input directly from Take Flight  founder Adam Dunlap. To raise curiosity and make the shirt that much more noticeable, we replaced the first “r” in “Parkour” with the Take Flight Flight Man. The result is the immediately recognizable world known “Parkour” with an added edge and twist that makes it that much more iconic.

We are extremely proud to have the All Over Parkour Tee in our 2010 line, both for its significance in the world of Parkour clothing and for its authenticity and classic clean urban touch. As such we have released it in more colors than any other tee in the launch – that is 5 to be exact and those colors are Royal Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow and Orange. In spite of the added considerable cost to produce an all over shirt, we are holding the line at only $19.95 for this tee which you can pick up in the Take Flight store now. We will also be giving one of these away later today, so stay connected to our Facebook page for all the details.

Day three of our highlight of the 2010 Parkour Clothing line is here, and today we are focusing on the PK Splat Tee!

The PK Splat Tee has already distinguished itself as one of the favorite designs from the new launch both because of its design and its color combos. The tee is simple and yet bold, highlighting Parkour with its underground initials. The tee features a giant “PK” written across the chest in a textureized and urban roman font, and has an additional design component made up of subtle splotches that bring added effects and urban feel to the tee.

We don’t have much to say about this tee in terms of the conceptual design or the developmental process. The concept design for this tee and the inaugural color schemes actually came directly from Take Flight founder Adam Dunlap who had a very specific idea for the shirt from the beginning. Suffice to say, that given the origins of the tee’s design, the final result is a true and authentic Parkour tee that every Traceur can be proud to wear.

We are giving one of these PK Splat Tees away today on our Facebook page. If you’d like a chance to win all you’ll have to do is comment on the contest post we make! If you don’t win, you can also pick one up from our store for only $19.95.

We are spending six days this week highlighting a tee from our new line and giving them away too! Today we are highlighting The Original Parkour Tee II.

One of the most exciting designs we have released in our 2010 launch is The Original Parkour Tee II. Simple, eloquent, and urban, this tee was designed to provide new twist on the classic and wildly popular original, Original Parkour Tee.

The design process was complicated although focused. To start we knew we wanted to stay with the original, but broad, right aligned “Parkour” concept as we created for the original Original Parkour Tee. But we also knew we needed to add a new edge and flare to the design. The result was the decision to divide “Parkour” into three parts. “Par” being the first syllable of “Parkour” provided the obvious first break, and for artistic and visual appeal we decided to break the discipline 3 letters after leaving the second line of “KOU.” That left us one letter (“R”) for the third, and to finish off the design we added the Take Flight Flight Man as the punctuation to reflect how movement that punctuates the discipline.

What we love about this tee is it simple and yet not simple. It’s not a complex piece of art such as the Roof Jump Tee, but in its seeming simplicity it is quite complex. In its design it reflects the essence of Parkour simplicity and usefulness, but the depth behind the tee created by the coordination of the letters and the logo gives it a much deeper meaning than 7 letters could under other circumstances represent. Traceurs see this shirt and say, “Parkour!”, but other people see the shirt and question. The letters are intriguing. They invite people in to ask what the shirt is and what it means.

Ultimately The Original Parkour Tee II is Parkour is every sense; simple, urban, and captivating. There is enough style in this tee that you will be noticed wherever you go, but enough clean urban edge that you won’t be out of place anywhere. The added benefit of looking this good, will be lots of curiosity and lots of opportunities to share Parkour.

We have released four versions of this tee, and we are saving a fifth we are saving for release sometime next week. Up until then you can get the four released colors at a promotional sale price of only $14.95! And if you want to win this shirt for free, stay clued in to our Facebook page where we’ll be giving one away to a lucky fan later today.

We will be spending each of the next 6 days highlighting a tee from our new line! Each day we highlight a tee, we’ll be giving one of them away as well, via the Take Flight Facebook page. Today we are highlighting the Take Flight JFD Tee.

The Take Flight JFD Tee was one of the most highly requested design concepts we received after we launched out 2009 International line and we were more than eager to oblige. People have loved the Take Flight Logo Tees since their launch years ago, but what we never had was a tee that said “Jump Fly Dream,” on it. With the hole in the line we received specific requests for it, and the Take Flight JFD Tee is the culmination of us listening to the requests of Traceurs worldwide. Surprising even to us, the tee turned out to be one of the best looking tees in the 2010 line.

With a name and slogan based print, the Take Flight JFD Tee was intended to be both urban and inspirational. Anyone can put words on a shirt, but we wanted the words to jump off the tee in an eye catching fashion. But this wasn’t easy. We also wanted to make sure we did it right because our slogan “Jump. Fly. Dream.” is something we and Traceurs around the globe live by. Not only does the phrase represent Parkour in every sense of the physical performance, mental training, and philosophy, it is furthermore a call to action that people identify with in every language. It’s not a superficial “Why not?” catchphrase, or a simple and subsequently shallow “Move” motto, it’s a deep routed encouraging mantra that catches the ear and inspires the spirit.

Once the design concept was approved, we moved on the designing stage. Firstly, we wanted the design to be big to show the magnitude of the slogan and motivational force behind the words. Secondly, we knew the placement had to be right to achieve the impact we wanted. After working with different designs, the chest crossing location was chosen and with it the design size. We then worked with effects to achieve our urban flare. Lastly, for the finishing touches we chose the inaugural colors of this tee to be deep colors to reflect “strong mind – strong spirit” including charcoal, cardinal, and purple. The effect is that the black semi sinks into the tee and the white pops off the shirt brilliantly providing an eye catching and captivating effect.

This tee looks brilliant on our site, but it’s even better in person. And to celebrate our 2010 line and this new addition to our selection of Take Flight Logo Tees, the Take Flight JFD shirt is on sale for only $14.95 (regularly $19.95). If you’d like a chance to win one for free, you can also head over to our Facebook page for the opportunity which we will be posting later today!

It is here! It is here! It is here! We honestly aren’t sure who’s more excited, you or us, but suffice to say that more than just a little buzz has been created over our most recent Facebook announcement: this coming Thursday, August 26, 2010, we will be launching the Take Flight 2010 Parkour clothing line!

The new line has been in the works for more than 6 months, and we are finally ready to release in globally. Designed specifically for Traceurs we have worked hard to make sure this line does more than a few things five of which are listed below:

#1. Provide a durable, comfortable, and breathable clothing line for Traceurs to train in.
#2. Provide bold and fashionable designs that are Parkour authentic which Traceurs are proud to wear while training and during casual wear.
#3. Provide a diverse look of clothing that appeals to Traceurs of all heights, skills, and styles.
#4. Stay true to Parkour.
#5. Keep Take Flight and point our fans and our customers to the roots of Parkour.

The new line will have 6 completely new designs with more color options than have ever been seen for Parkour clothing including a few other surprises such as an all over print, a roof jump design, and a very prominent reference to Parkour’s birthplace.

The one word we can use to describe this line is… well you may have guess it: Parkour! But this is even truer in this new line than in our previous ones. And as vague as that may seem right now, you’ll know exactly what we mean when the line drops in a week. In the meantime you can follow the build up by RSVPing the official Facebook Take Flight 2010 Parkour Clothing Launch event by clicking here. We’ll be giving away all sorts of prizes including clothing and posters in the days leading up to and the days following the launch so don’t miss out.

In less than a year we have already made 299 posts on our blog, and we felt it fitting to make the 300^th post a special one. In great anticipation, we are very please to announce the launching of our 2010 international clothing line!

In just a few short weeks we will be releasing our 2010 international clothing line. For us, new clothing is much more significant than simply launching a new design or a new style tee that will be worn by a Traceur. Every new item we produce carries meaning, hope, and purpose. At this point in time especially, new clothing means that Parkour is growing. And every individual that wears a Take Flight shirt is boldly saying, “I’m a Traceur. I do Parkour.” In our minds that gives us a huge responsibility to make sure our new clothing not only meets the standard set by our other lines, but further stretches the bounds and exceeds expectations in design, quality, and durability. With all the work we have put in we believe that this next line will do just that.

With our 2010 line of Parkour clothing being released in just a few short weeks, momentum is building here at our head quarters and excitement is building in the Parkour community and on our Facebook page. We aren’t allowed to release any of our designs at this time, but as soon as we can, believe us, we will! Stay tuned for the official Facebook release event and the new items we have in store!

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Here on the left is the 2009 Take Flight clothing line including 40 Items in all. The Take Flight Silver Tee is not featured here. The 2010 line will be bigger and will include new clothing designs, more products for women, improved training gear and a few other surprises which we are keeping under wraps until the launch.

We have just added two new members to the Original Parkour Tee family! The Original Parkour Tee is now available in white and orange!

The Original Parkour Tee started in 4 colors and has since expanded to a plethora of varieties to allow for Traceurs to express their individual style and personal preference. Some of the most demanded colors since the tee’s launch in 2009 have been the currently popular urban colors such as purple and green. After these came out the demand for an increased variety continued so we launched yellow. With more requests came more fulfillment and now we have a white and orange version of the tee available as well.

The Original Parkour Tee is now available in 13 color schemes including 3 just for women. The white and orange versions are our newest. Whether you already have an Original Parkour Tee and want one of the new colors, or whether you have been waiting specifically for the white or orange version, now is you chance to pick one of them up. They are still only $14.95 in the Take Flight store so you can’t go wrong!

By popular demand we have recently expanded the Parkour Skyline Tee! As part of our first international clothing line, the Parkour Skyline Tee was originally introduced in only two colors: red and yellow. After two months we introduced a third version (navy) and in one fell swoop we have now have introduced 3 new colors all at once!

The three new colors of the Parkour Skyline Tee are charcoal, green, and white. With the three additional colors offered in the Parkour Skyline design, the tee is now available in 6 total varieties! The original Parkour Skyline shirt still costs only $19.95 and it ships within 24 hours, so if you’re looking for a Parkour-true design sporting the name of the discipline, you have no further to look than this one.

P.S. We’d like to recommend the charcoal version. Of all the colors this one looks especially amazing.

P.P.S. Just for reading our blog and finding this post here is a coupon code: PKsky3. Use it and receive $3 off the Parkour Skyline Tee in the color of your choice!

Spiked Magazine Issue #5 has just been released! All the way from England and for sale in the Take Flight store, the newest issue of SPIKED is packed with more Parkour interviews, insight, tips, and new features as well:

In this edition we have some huge Parkour coverage from around the world including an exclusive interview with Sebastién Foucan, Parkour techniques and training tips from PK GEN, huge input from the global parkour community, including coverage from Try n Trace and Parkour Horizons, plus some of the top parkour pics taken from around the globe.

We have a new section on role models, where we interview real role models who are inspirational and actually put something back into the community.

Plus more training and nutritional advice from the SPIKED Peak Performance team, plus some great interviews.

This magazine is at the cutting edge of Parkour and is a must read for all avid Tracuers. Make sure to get to the Take Flight store and pick up your copy today!

We have just launched two new t-shirts for female Traceurs! The two shirts are both versions of the Original Parkour Tee. One is the Pink Women’s Original Parkour Tee and the other is the Women’s Original Parkour Tee in white.

The pink and white versions of the Original Parkour Tee and made using our girls classic tee. They feature “Parkour” written down the right side of the shirt and are incredibly versatile and stylish tops for female Traceurs. What’s exceedingly special about these shirts is the color combos are “For Women Only” so to speak. We currently do not have a white or pink Original Parkour Tee for guys. It took us added effort to produce the new colors, but it was well worth it.

By way of our personal commitment and goal we are continuing to expand our Parkour clothing options for female Traceurs. Even though the number of male Traceurs far outnumber the number of female ones, the philosophy behind Parkour is that it is for everyone. And to us that means that whether there are 100,000 male Traceurs or just 100 female Traceurs, we are unwavering in our dedication to bringing all of them Parkour specific products to fit their needs. These two new shirts for girls are what it’s all about.