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Riccardo ‘Saiu’ Calli

’94-'98:
swim & ski
’99-'01:
basket
’04:
some months of rowing, still play basket sometimes in the streets
’06-'07:
gym stuff
’08:
parkour, 4 hours per week

main stuff happened:
_student @Tocatì event in Verona
_GoParkour member

’09:
parkour, 5 hours per week,
acrobatics (just for fun)

main stuff happened:
_student @ parkour meeting in Milan with ParkourGenerations
_student @ EcceParkour, european meeting in Rome with ParkourGenerations
_parkour trip to London
_student @Tocatì event in Verona
_subscribtion to APKI (Italian parkour association)

’10:
parkour, 6 hours per week,
acrobatics (just for fun)
approach climbing (finally)

main stuff happened:
_parkour trip to Lisses
_student @Tocatì event in Verona

’11:
parkour, more than 10 hours per week,
acrobatics (just for fun),
urban climbing,
finish my university,
become an ice cream maker (i always wanted to learn it)
        	
main stuff happened:
_student @ Milan Monkeys Meeting with ParkourGenerations
_video for AVIS noprofit association
_student @Freemind in Genova with Laurent Piemontesi

’12:
always parkour,
quit with acrobatics,
climbing urban stuffs,
start squatting with weights (no idea of what i was doing),
work few months in a plant nursery like a garden designer (what i studied),
quit everything and move to London, following my dreams
start coaching with ParkourWave, 6 hours per week

main stuff happened:
_ADAPT lvl 1 certification, in London
_spent two months in London, training and teaching mainly with Pkgen guys
_met and train with Sebastian Foucan
_student @ RDV, in London
_one of the ParkourWave’s association founder
_head coach & organizer @Tocatì in Verona
_coach @Lario Parkour I, in Mandello del Lario

’13:
keep squatting, practicing
ParkourWave classes: teaching basic & advance, indoors / outdoors, almost 10 hours per week

main stuff happened:
_one year work with a local sport organization to promote parkour in schools
_head Coach & organizer @Tocatì in Verona
_coach @SpiralStone, , international meeting organised by ParkourWave
_@ADAPT lvl2 course, first in Italy
_workshop with Matteo Morandi
_local work: workshops, kids summer classes
 
’14:
squatting more seriously but still not enough
ParkourWave classes: coaches supervisor,  teaching basic & advance, indoors /outdoors, more than 10 hours per week

main stuff happened:
_taken ADAPT lvl 2, Italy
_video for Shine in Ash, local band
_coach/tutor ADAPT1 @Sardinia workshop
_student @NextArea parkour meeting
_one month trip around Italy visiting as many parkour groups/associations as possible
_coach @Spiralstone, international meeting organised by ParkourWave
_parkour trip @Dundee, Scotland
_head coach & organizer @Tocatì in Verona
_student @LarioParkour III, in Mandello del Lario
_local work: workshops, kids summer classes
 
’15:
still parkour,
still climbing stuff,
squatting seriously, finally,
met rings for the first time (shame only now),
start approaching long period training programs,
ParkourWave classes: coaches supervisor,  teaching kids & advance, indoors /outdoors, more than 10 hours per week,
fall in love with motorbikes (is this relevant?)
 
        	main stuff happened:
 
_student @Esprit Yamak Vicenza with Laurent and Yann
_invited by Laurent Piemontesi at his home for one week
_taken “Raw Training Strenght Specialist” certificate (http://www.rawtraining.eu/albo-certificati/)
_assistant coach @Jambo, international meeting  in Bologna
_head coach @JungleWave Camp, international meeting organised by ParkourWave
_student @ International Gathering in Gerlev (best meeting ever)
_local work: supervisor, workshops, kids summer classes
_head coach & organizer @Tocatì in Verona
_student @LarioParkour IV, in Mandello del Lario
_assistant tutor ADAPT lvl1 Italy
_taken BLSD license
’16:
still parkour,
still climbing stuff,
still training with rings and heavy squats
still training with long period training programs but also back to the lovely animal random training,
ParkourWave classes: coaches supervisor,  teaching kids & advance, indoors /outdoors, more than 10 hours per week,
Back to study at university: English Master course in Forest Science, curriculum: Responsible production of forest good and services
        	main stuff happened:
 
        _invited as ParkourWave member to a Europe Parkour Meeting in Denmark
        _coach @Gadeidrættens Dag, Copenhagen
        _coach @OpenMove event, Pescara
        _head coach @JungleWave Camp, international meeting organized by ParkourWave
        _student @International Gathering in Gerlev (best meeting ever)
        _student @FocusXXL host by Rhizai, Trani
        _student @LarioParkour V, in Mandello del Lario
        _student @Moving around, Shai Faran Workshop
        _assistant tutor @ ADAPT lvl1 Italy
        _tutor in UISP workshops: how can become educator in postmodern disciplines, 
        _local work: supervisor, workshops, kids summer classes, kids school programs,  mental illness class
        _start teaching parkour in mental illness field
        _start teaching parkour to rugby athletes, study how they can increase their performances 
        _coach @ARMAGEDDON event, host by ParkourAkatemia, Finland.
’17:
parkour, climbing stuff,
still training with rings and heavy squats
a lovely mix between programs and random animal training,
ParkourWave classes: coaches supervisor,  teaching kids & advance, indoors /outdoors, more than 10 hours per week,
Master in Forest Science, curriculum: Responsible production of forest good and services
ParkourWave President
   main stuff happened:
        _student @Fighting Monkey, Copenhagen
        _tutor in UISP workshops: how to become educator in postmodern disciplines, 
        _coach @ UISP schools project
        _teaching parkour in mental illness field
        _assistant tutor @ADAPT lvl2 course, Bergamo, Italy
        _coach @SummerMove ’17, organized by OpenMove, Pescara, Italy 
        _head coach @JungleWave Camp, international meeting organized by ParkourWave
        _coach @Rendezvous XII International Parkour Gathering, organized by ParkourGenerations, London
        _coach @Focus XXL, organized by Rhizai, Trani, Italy 
        _assistant tutor @ADAPT lvl 2 assessment, Bergamo, Italy
        _tutor @ADAPT lvl 1, Italy
’18:
parkour, climbing stuff,
back to 100% old style parkour training,
ParkourWave classes: coaches supervisor,  teaching kids & advance, indoors /outdoors, more than 10 hours per week,
Master in Forest Science, curriculum: Responsible production of forest good and services,
ParkourWave President,
Drove a motorbike through Vietnam for one month,
Uisp tutor and coach,
   main stuff happened:
        _student @ADAPT Tutor lvl 1, London
        _tutor in UISP workshops: how to become educator in postmodern disciplines, 
        _teaching parkour in mental illness field
        _coach @ UISP schools project

Top moments

GoParkour member (first parkour team in Veneto)


student @Tocatì, Verona