Bolt Parkour & Freerunning Academy

North Bethesda, 4950 Boiling Brook Pkwy, North Bethesda, MD 20852 | ★ 4.6 (59 Review)

📞 +1 301-770-2727

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About the Club

With over 7,000 sq ft, Bolt has everything necessary to learn parkour in incremental progressions. Our developmental area has padded floors, a spring floor, an air track, padded mats and blocks to help beginners gain confidence as they develop skills. We also have a two-level bar set and massive wood blocks to challenge the most advanced traceurs.

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Reviews

Justin Schoolmaster

★ 1

Unsafe for young children. The drop-in was a complete waste of money, and the staff member that was supposed to guide young children (two 5 year olds) was not there - despite being able to book an intro class. The staff who were there encouraged unsafe activities with no guidance or appreciation of the age group. Adults had to intervene multiple times -- this is not safe for young children.

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Gyf Ffyijffut

★ 3

Meh it's fun ish but the teachers are too strict especially ethan

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Tim Bonura

★ 5

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Daniel S

★ 5

Coaches are super helpful and welcoming, equipment is high quality, set up was sweet. Good for all levels, beginner, intermediate, and expert levels. 10/10 experience (I’ve done parkour for 12+ years)

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Skye Feinstein

★ 5

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John G

★ 5

Renovations are phenomenal, always have a great time training here

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Jason Tang

★ 5

Many thanks to Bolt and their staff for maintaining this wonderful gym! Can't wait to try new things and flips here in the future.

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Brandon Drapeau

★ 5

This place is great! Nice and cushy, with very kind staff

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William Ma

★ 5

Great place great staff great times

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Oliver Adkins

★ 5

Amazing parkour gym would highly recommend!!

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Dinh Huynh

★ 5

Awesome parkour gym with really good equipment and helpful and nice staff.

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greg

★ 5

The best parkour gym in Maryland

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Ryan Mariategue

★ 4

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Emmett Vandenbroek2

★ 5

I’ve been coming here the last two weeks during open gym and having a blast. Great gym great people.

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Ethan Tender

★ 5

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Peter Vasilopoulos

★ 5

Great facility and great staff! Everyone is very friendly and helpful. This is a great spot for people who have never tried parkour before and for experienced people looking to learn new tricks in a safe environment.

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DC Metro Parkour

★ 5

A welcoming and knowledgeable staff accompanies this very well managed facility. Very grateful to have such a valuable resource in this area.

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Maddie Rose

★ 5

Love this gym!! Cannot say enough positive things about the way they support their students. They go above and beyond to make sure everyone is safe and having a good time during classes. I also recommend the Nerf Wars and Open Gym! Such a good outlet for kids to burn energy on the weekend, including those on a tighter budget who can’t commit to classes.

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Shana M

★ 2

My son is autistic, has ADHD, and anxiety. So, my expectation for my son’s ability to participate was low. However, when he was struggling in a class with kids who were not respectful of his differences, we elected to stop attending.

Communication with admin and instructor staff was hit or miss & we tried to find a best fit class on our own, but there was literally zero support about the issue from staff. Without so much as a response to my emails, his drop from enrollment was accepted and processed immediately. Despite it taking several weeks to get him enrolled in classes in the first place. I know they aren’t going to come out and say they have no ability to support kids who struggle, but it was a very poor experience for us.

Do not bring your child to this facility if they are physically capable, but lack confidence in themselves and don’t have self-advocacy skills. They will be ridiculed and barred from participating by the other kids who attend their classes and staff will have no capacity to support.

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EnderSP

★ 5

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Skye Eliot

★ 5

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UMD Parkour Club

★ 5

Absolute blast of a trip! We took our club down for a weekend and enjoyed every second of it. The air track, trampoline, and padded blocks all provided the safety we needed to try funky flippy stuff we'd never do outside. Similarly, the equipment is easily movable and adjustable, so we were able to set up whatever we wanted. Facilities were clean and well-kept. Will definitely try to come again!

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Y TY

★ 5

Great place for kids and teens to get agility up. Perfect summer camp and winter camp for kids.

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H N

★ 5

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Igor Tutus

★ 5

Kid had a really fun. Coaches are professional.

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Viktoriia Okhrimenko

★ 5

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Ron G

★ 5

Coach Shawn and the entire staff that was on late January 3rd was a masterclass in service and working with a broad range of ages. I was hesitant from the time I enrolled and that all melted away after introductions and watching the commitment from the instructors with their students. If you’re on the fence I can assure you the vibes are good , the space is safe and the staff is top tier. Definitely worth your time and commitment. Thanks Bolt!

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Виктория Ковалева

★ 4

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Nico Loomer

★ 5

Amazing place to train, plenty of space & lots of awesome coaches to learn from. Definitely recommend to anyone wanting to learn parkour.

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Carl Keith

★ 5

My 6 year old Son loves his Bolt class. He's been a student for 5 momths.

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Randy

★ 5

Greatest place all of all time! This establishment would be nothing without the amazing staff. They really make you feel at home here.

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Christopher Yue

★ 5

Great instructors and very fun place to go to

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Lamont Walton

★ 5

Kids love their classes here. Nice gym and covid prep.

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Laura Willard

★ 5

Friendly staff. The kids seem like they are having a lot of fun and are getting a great workout!

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Seamus McCAnn

★ 5

Great place to learn parkour for beginners and people who have been doing parkour for a while, the coaches are very helpful, and it is a very fun environment to practice parkour.

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Peter Miller

★ 5

Awesome place with a lot to do and very supportive coaches!
The manager sydney is super nice!

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Taeko Noguchi

★ 3

This review is specifically for the Bolt Summer Camp. This is the day 2 of the summer camp here for my son and he loves the “activities” so far, but the positive just ends there (he’s participating in the “Mix-it-up” camp where you participate one program either at Agility Center or Dynamite Gym in the morning and move to Bolt in the afternoon). I had a chance to catch the last half hour of this summer camp today and it was very disappointing. There were several young male “coaches” (instructors) and a female coach. Granted, the period was supposedly “free” time, where the kids could play and practice using the various apparatus; HOWEVER, all the instructors except for the female instructor were all lounging around ,laying down on the trampoline, playing with their phones, chatting up, paying no attention to the kids whatsoever. Some older campers were doing something that they are not supposed to (because the female instructor told them not to, so I know) but those lounging instructors never paid any attention to any of this while all this is happening a few feet away from them. I’ve spoken with the manager about those instructors today and she promised that this won’t happen again. I’ll come back and observe the camp more again tomorrow but if the things continue to be this way, I’ll pull my son out of this camp before he gets hurt (albeit wasting $400/week tuition they charge). Apparently there were three “incidents” (need to go to the emergency room level) here...one at each location; Agility Center, Dynamite and Bolt, today. Accidents do happen, even in the best of circumstances, but watching the camp today, I just don’t have the confidence in those instructors, unfortunately.


It seems that this issue was addressed by the management promptly. Today, those instructors came to apologize for their behavior yesterday. I’ve watched the last 45 minutes of the camp again today and all the instructors were completely engaged with the kids. Based on today’s assessment, I’ll continue to have my son in the camp and hope that the level of attention and the engagement by the instructors stay this way.

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Huga

★ 5

Very amazing place! Lots of focus from the coaches towards the student athletes along with a brilliant gym to train in!

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Phi Nguyen

★ 5

I've always had a great experience here. It provides a safe setting to practice and perform all kinds of movements. Staff are extremely helpful and friendly. It's the perfect way to end your Sunday!

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Larry Alton

★ 2

Seems too expensive I went to the 10th anniversary and was not impressed.

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Julie Gonzalez

★ 5

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Kamarica Humphrey

★ 5

My son loved this place after one visit.

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Lana Grant

★ 5

Great place for kids to improve their agility and exercise all body group muscles

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Steven Tender

★ 5

Bolt is an excellent place for my sons. The staff are very helpful and friendly. Parkour is a nice activity that allows them to get lots of energy out! I highly recommend this place.

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Shane Hilton

★ 5

I didn't go ha

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Anne Brooner

★ 4

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Binila Abraham

★ 5

Love it!

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Willis Zhang

★ 5

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Milkom Abose

★ 5

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Rosy

★ 5

I like so much that place! Is great!

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Matthew McDowell

★ 5

Amazing teachers are there to support kids of any kind so that they can succeed.

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Jason Sackett

★ 4

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Jaimie Caceres

★ 5

My 6yo son loves this place, the whole staff is friendly and makes the kids feel welcomed, even the ones who are just watching their siblings/friends practice from the waiting room

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Augusto Cangahuala

★ 5

Love this gym. The owner, Michelle, is incredibly good with kids and the trainers are young but very good at what they do. We recently celebrated a birthday party there and had nothing but great things to say.

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bl4zebro

★ 5

My butt is juicy

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Alan Khalili

★ 5

I have three boys, one of which likes it rough & tumble and is attending Bolt (which he loves!), one is trying to get comfortable with his quickly growing body (he is attending the nearby affiliated gym, Agility Center) and the third loves gymnastics (who attends Dynamite Gymnastics, also an affiliated gym).

I love that instructors are actively engaged with the students vs. other gyms where there is minimal instruction.

Another plus is the makeup policy. If my sons feels like spending time at any of the other gyms....no problem. He can apply his makeup at any of the other gyms.

I’m pretty sure it’s a family owned/operated business, which shows!

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Letícia &Isabella Cunha

★ 5

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Carlos Diazy e

★ 2

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Shirazi Ahmed Sheikh

★ 5

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