10/30/2025
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐: ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
Surely you have noticed that kids can stay locked into a video game for hours. Game designers spend billions making sure of that - dialing in difficulty, flow, feedback loops... all to keep you playing.
Hereโs the thing:
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น.
In our programs, students hit that same sweet spot where challenge meets skill. Theyโre focused. Theyโre pushing themselves. And they want to keep going.
Thatโs the flow state. And we donโt need fancy graphics to get there, just the right obstacle, the right cue, and the space to try something a little bit scary (but totally safe).
Itโs not just engagement. Itโs ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.
The kind that sticks. The kind they remember.
We see it every time a kid lands their first precision jump. Or balances across a rail for the first time. Thereโs a look: surprise, pride, and โcan I do it again?โ
Thatโs why ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ป - ๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ.
Students want to come back. They want to get better. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ.
If you're thinking about how to make PE more engaging, ask yourself:
"What happens when students get to choose their own challenge โ and succeed?"
๐ฉ Contact us to learn more about how we bring parkour to schools. [email protected]
08/06/2025
That's a wrap! We've been on every major morning show in with 7 days!!!! Thank you for the signal boost about Shinobi School's parkour mission with American Parkour & Shinobi's time on !
Want to spread the word about Tampa's BEST kept secret, ? Send them this video!
https://youtu.be/cDdppl2zifA?si=Midp4ngk2LoBfbdT
Florida Tonight Interview with Tampa Parkour gym owner Shinobi Poli
Talented in parkour. Terrible in the kitchen. Thatโs why Shinobi Poli was chosen to be a contestant on the new season of Food Networkโs "Worst Cooks in Ameri...
08/02/2025
Shinobi Poli representing Shinobi School in the news again! ๐คฏ
Check out the Parkour demonstration that our certified American Parkour instructor performed on the rolling marble table during this LIVE interview ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Spread the word about Tampa's BEST kept secret ๐ฅท
https://www.wtsp.com/video/features/great-day-live/tampa-bay-performers-compete-on-food-network/67-9c1b61ac-1ca5-458e-a435-afcc50689822
Tampa Bay Performers compete on Food Network
Local talents Shinobi Poli and Todd Zimmerman compete in Worst Cooks in America: Talented and Terrible, premiering July 28th on Food Network.
07/30/2025
Thank you Daytime TV Show for such a Flippin Fun interview! ๐ฅท
& , thank you for having your Friendly Neighborhood Ninja on to talk about their passion as an American Parkour ambassador for Parkour.
Fun Fact: This was Mr Shinobi's first SIT DOWN interview ever! ๐ฑ
Remember to tune in to Great Day Live Tampa Bay tomorrow (7/31) for our next scheduled interview, LIVE at 9am!
โWorst Cooks in Americaโ features local parkour champ whoโs โtalented and terribleโ
Talented in parkour. Terrible in the kitchen. Thatโs why Shinobi Poli was chosen to be a contestant on the new season of Food Networkโs Worst Cooks in America: Talented and Terrible. Thโฆ
07/28/2025
Tampa Bay's Morning Blend just dropped Shinobi Poli's interview featuring Shinobi School!
https://www.abcactionnews.com/morning-blend/food-networks-worse-cooks-in-america-returns
Food Network's "Worse Cooks in America" returns
This season is titled "Worse Cooks in America: Talented and Terrible" and features a local Bay Area contestant
07/28/2025
Let's Gooooo, is making the news in ! Let that man COOK!!!
Be sure to Tampa's ONLY Parkour Gym with American Parkour certified instructors when you see us on the News! Spread the word about Tampa's best kept secret. ๐ฅท
Shinobi Poli, is serving up laughs and smiles on Monday night (7/28)! Get ready for a Flippin good time!
Check out at 9pm on .
Next day streaming on .
Also be sure to tune in an hour before to see the tribute special for Chef Anne Burrell, celebrating her life and legacy both off and on the screen. ๐ค
06/23/2025
Did Mr Shinobi just become a part of Parkour history?! ๐คฏ
If you find yourself in Washington DC July 3rd-20th, go check out Parkour History at the National Building Museum, courtesy of Mark Toorock & American Parkour, with over 7,000sq ft of Parkour play space! ๐ฅท
A Parkour Playground Is Taking Over the National Building Museum - Washingtonian
The museum wants you to jump, climb, and vault through "Momentum Park(our)," which opens on July 3.
01/31/2025
Thank you ABC Action News - WFTS - Tampa Bay, , & for sharing our passion for Parkour with !!!
If you or someone you know, could benefit from an American Parkour certified instructor that focuses on FUNctional Fitness, then please share the news about !
Shinobi School offers ninja-style training at University Mall
Shinobi Poli started the Shinobi School in his own backyard in 2014 and now he has his own spot at University Mall training students ranging in age from six to 60.
11/15/2024
American Parkour Field Days allow kids to move creatively and learn a love for movement.