Contact- (541) 505-3318

Our Mission:

Abstract In Motion is Central Oregon's first Parkour gym. Our mission is to create a community for everyone to enjoy movement, challenge the idea of playing and improve personal fitness.

About Parkour

The essence of Parkour can be stated simply: it is the art of overcoming obstacles as swiftly and efficiently as possible using only your body. The fundamentals include running, jumping, and climbing, and we build on these fundamentals to improve our ability to pass over, under, around and through obstacles with more complex movements. Parkour is a system of fitness training that improves strength, speed, agility, co-ordination, stamina, endurance, and precision. It offers a full-body workout at any level of experience, and improves your ability to move, to harness your confidence, to change how you see the world.

About Our Staff

Eric Corrales - Owner and Head Instructor

Nickname- Gorillaman

I have lived in the Beautiful Central Oregon since I was a young teen and couldn't see myself anywhere else quite yet. I’ve been training in Parkour for 14 years and teaching for 11 years. I started my career teaching at Acrovision Sports Center in 2010 and soon after became the Parkour Director there. In 2012 I left the company, and began teaching my own Parkour and Tricking classes at Sortor Bushido Kai Karate. I built up the Bend Parkour community through facilitating public meet ups, private lessons, camps, and workshops. In 2015 I was able to open my own gym, Abstract In Motion, and have continued growing the community since. Summer of 2021 I had the opportunity to expand the business into what you see today.

Life inevitably has some hard times, through Parkour I have been able to overcome and learn from these adversities making me into the man I am today. I haven’t always been athletic, in fact, as a child, I was the least athletic in my family. I suffered severe asthma and couldn’t even go outside due the severity of my condition. At 5 years old I was finally able to go outside for several hours at a time, and was soon addicted to running and jumping around! This was my first trial overcome through Movement. Several years later in 2008, I found my life and my passion, something I could be good at and enjoy to do, Parkour!

For 3 years I tried opening a gym and always ran into some kind of barricade. I was able to open in 2015, but less than a year later I had my first real injury, in a foam pit at a gymnastic facility. I had fractured my Talus. For anyone who doesn't know (because I didn’t) it's the little bone that connects the ankle to the heal of the foot... Pretty important. I was out of commission for months, unable to train or adequately teach. Once I thought it was healed, I immediately re-injured it. I had been entertaining children and did a back flip on a table, landed it, stepped off the table and slipped in mud. This tore a tendon from my Talus and put me out of commission again for months. It was a rough first year for the gym, but just like any Parkour move, I eventually overcame these obstacles and have opened up this awesome gym! Injury and challenges tend to happen in life and both have a way of making you more humble to the little things. You slow down, rethink and slowly but surely allowing yourself to heal and progress. And I plan on continuing to heal and progress efficiently and effectively.

Excited to say this year has been a year of huge progress in all aspects of life! My wife and I bought a house in Redmond and we moved from Bend to Redmond. On May 28th of 2022, I married my Wife, Ayla. We had an awesome honeymoon in Iceland and as soon as we returned, I left to Los Angeles to compete in the West Coast Parkour Championship finals. I had qualified in Freestyle and ended up taking 2nd place at finals!

Through out my years, I have traveled places and met people I would not have unless I started Parkour. I am excited that now I am not only able to share my stories but I am able to bring instructors and students on some of my journey's with me. So they may find their own stories to tell. I don't know what the future holds for me but I know any obstacle that gets thrown in my way, I will leap over it and be better than I was before. :)

Kyler Kramer- AIm CO-Manager

Nickname- Ginger Batman
Hello adventures of Abstract In Motion, My name is Kyler Kramer. I’m tall, ginger, and more then likely wearing something cartoony. I’m also 19 and a graduate of Bend High. I started my parkour journey at 12 years old back in the summer of 2015, I was just a wee ginger back then only coming in for open gyms. I started taking classes when I was 13 in September that same year. It created a very powerful spark in me. Especially after trying sport after sport through my school and never finding myself. Now I’ve been training for 7 years and working at AIM for 5. I’ve taught many classes and love seeing the progression that parkour can instill in people. I started out as a turtle, only leaving my shell occasionally, but throughout my years with Eric and AIM I’ve grown so much as a person and as an athlete.
My life outside of the parkour gym consists of music, movies, lots of comics, and my girlfriend Luci, who will come to the gym with me occasionally. I also make my own music on the side. My goal is to pair my passion for parkour with my music and create a visual and audible experience that will impact the world in a way never thought possible.

Jackson Whitaker- Aim Instructor

Nickname- SuperMormonParkour
Hello, I’m Jackson, I am a Junior at Ridgeview high school. My passion of Parkour was sparked when I watched a video of some of my family members doing Parkour with Calen Chan (One of the best Freerunning athletes in the world). After that moment I knew I wanted to try doing Parkour which I dabbled in before moving to Central Oregon 6 years ago. Around 5 years ago, I attended one of AIM’s Camps and realized I was naturally pretty good. I continued with classes with my instructors Eric and Kyler and became the fastest to get to level 4! In 2021 I got the chance to see that Parkour wasn’t just a sport but a community through Bend Jam; a parkour event held in Bend, Oregon. I recognized that parkour was about helping your fellow athlete progress. And it was through this event I got to train with Calen Chan!
I started as an Instructor for AIM in Winter of 2022 and love being able to see progress and help student’s with the same spirit I had when I was starting out. In June of 2022 I went to Los Angeles with Eric and we competed in the finals for the West Coast Parkour Championship. I had qualified in Speed and Skill. I ended up placing 4th in Skill after a 4 way tie breaker for 2nd place. Parkour has become my life outside of friends, family, and faith. It has helped me grow as a person through community and having fun with my fellow athletes. I think that parkour is a great way to express yourself in a safe and welcoming environment. I’m hoping my parkour journey will continue onwards and I will be able to reach others with it when I leave for my Mission in 2 years with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!

Kingston Gomez- Aim Instructor

Nickname- King

My name is Kingston Gomez, I found parkour in 2021 and immediately gained a passion for the sport. I am a level 3 athlete for AIM and competed in my first competition in May of 2022. At the competition I qualified for finals in the Skills category. Helping younger athletes who are just starting out with Parkour is something I really enjoy. You might find me assisting in All Level classes, Level 2 on Thursdays, or Assisting in Homeschool classes. I also help facilitate birthday parties, camps and other gym events.

I am the oldest of 4 kids at 16 years old, and moved to Bend from Utah about 4 years ago. I am homeschooled.In my free time, I enjoy caring for my reptiles, drawing, and exploring in nature. I am continuing to practice my skills in parkour, with goals to compete in more competitions in 2023. My favorite parkour moves are anything on the bars.

When I graduate I hope to go to college to pursue a master’s degree in herpetology (the scientific study of reptiles and amphibians).

Nolan Canady- AIM Camp and Party Instructor

Nickname- Lith

My name is Nolan Canady, and I’ve lived in Bend my whole life. At 15, I’m currently attending Bend Senior High as a freshman. I began parkour at Eric’s gym 6 years ago, and I’ve been doing it ever since. I began working at the gym in the Summer of 2022 as an assistant to the Aim instructors, and am still filling that role. You may also see me assisting during camps, parties and parent’s night out! Parkour has become more than just a hobby or a job to me, it’s become a way I can have fun, remain in shape, and form new bonds.