Interview with Izzy Skemp, from JUMP Parkour, Leicester.
Kicking off 2021 with my youngest (and funniest) guest so far, Izzy Skemp is a promising nineteen year old coach from Leicester.
In this episode:
From taking classes to coaching them
Trials and tribulations of the Level 1 qualification
'Bullying' children and using humour in coaching
Making girls feel welcome
Being hard on yourself
The value of playfulness
How does movement feel?
Planning, to ease anxiety
Extroverted/Introverted coaches
Out of Time
Ukemi and falling
Political shifts in Parkour
Pasha x Riley Reid
Izzy's experience of sexism growing up
Masculinity and expression
Izzy's aspirations
Izzy:
@izzyske
JUMP:
@parkourjump
Myself:
@samcoppack
