Trainers

The origins of APEX Movement can be traced back to 2006 when Ryan Ford founded Colorado Parkour. In September 2006, Ryan established the first formal parkour training program in the USA, the Colorado Parkour Academy at The Spot Bouldering Gym in Boulder. Soon after, the academy expanded it's programs by teaching out of an additional gym in Denver. In March 2009, APEX Movement opened it's first location in downtown Denver, Colorado. After a year of success, the gym outgrew it's first home and moved to a bigger location in Englewood. In July 2010, a second location was opened in Boulder.

The founders and head trainers of APEX Movement Englewood are Ryan Ford and Will Schultz. Both Ryan and Will have an extensive background in fitness and athletics including weightlifting, CrossFit, football, soccer, and track. Ryan and Will also have a combined 12 years experience teaching fitness, parkour, gymnastics, and other sports to adults and kids.

In addition, Ryan and Will are two former members of The Tribe, a national parkour team consisting of the leading practitioners from around the country. In the past 5 years, Ryan and Will have held major sponsorships with K-Swiss and Native Eyewear, been featured by ESPN and New Yorker Magazine, performed around the world, and done stunts on Hollywood blockbusters like "I Am Legend". Additionally, Ryan has spent six weeks in France and England honing his skills and teaching abilities with some of the leading practitioners in the world including the Yamakasi and Parkour Generations. Ryan Ford
Head Parkour Trainer
Level 1 CrossFit

Email: ryan@apexmovement.com

Ryan is from Golden, CO and graduated in 2009 from CU Boulder. Ryan grew up playing soccer, football, track, and almost every other team sport. Since 2003, Ryan has been coaching youth sports camps, parkour, and strength and conditioning. Ryan has been doing CrossFit since 2006 and obtained his Level 1 CrossFit Certification in January 2009.

Ryan started training in parkour in 2004 and after establishing the first formal parkour classes in the country in 2006, he founded APEX Movement in 2009. Ryan is known internationally as a top Parkour coach and has performed and taught parkour around the world for organizations such as the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, Native Eyewear, Nokia, XingTea, Native Eyewear, and K-Swiss. Additionally, Ryan has been featured by media giants such as the New Yorker and ESPN. Ryan also has a renowned parkour training video series on YouTube called called Demon Drills, which has over 1.5 million views in the past two years.

Video: Ryan on ESPN's E:60 (2008), Boulder Tribute (2009)

Will Schultz
Head Parkour Trainer
Level 1 CrossFit

Email: will@apexmovement.com

Will, a native of Ohio, has been doing parkour since 2004. Outside of developing the local parkour community, Will is a former member of the national parkour team, The Tribe. Will has done performances for K-Swiss and performed stunts for the Hollywood blockbuster "I Am Legend". In October 2008, Will traveled to Beirut, Lebanon to run parkour workshops for underprivileged youth on behalf of the US Embassy.

Video: Will's Sampler (2007)











Other Trainers

Our LVL 1 Parkour trainers undergo over 120 hrs. of training which is currently the most comprehensive and rigorous Parkour certification in the world.

Cosmo Dudley LVL 1 Parkour LVL 1 CrossFit Team Photographer	David Doan LVL 1 Parkour	Charles St. John LVL 1 Parkour
Mason Fleet LVL 1 Parkour

Boulder Trainers

While you may not run into these trainers regularly in Englewood, you will probably spot them at special events and other training sessions around Colorado.

Amos Rendao Head Parkour Trainer 2009 Sampler	Andy Taber LVL 1 Parkour 2009 Sampler	Justin Sikkema LVL 1 Parkour

Risa Scott LVL 1 Parkour	Christian Greene LVL 1 Parkour 2011 Sampler	Dylan Baker LVL 1 Parkour 2011 Sampler

Dr. Kenneth Kao LVL 1 Parkour Team Doctor