What is parkour?
Q: What is parkour?
A: Parkour is an activity in which the goal is to move from one place to another as quickly and efficiently as possible, using the abilities of the human body. It helps to overcome barriers, and can be practiced in rural and urban areas.
Q: Who founded parkour?
A: Parkour was founded by David Belle in France.
Q: How did David Belle become involved with parkour?
A: David Belle was influenced by his father Raymond Belle, who was a great fireman. At 15 years old, he left school at 16 and his father helped him make himself stronger. He then began creating new actions with his classmates that they named parkour.
Q: Are acrobatics part of parkour?
A: Acrobatics such as flips and wall flips are not part of parkour because they are inefficient for a difficult situation or emergency. Freerunning is the branch of parkour when such flips are used rather than efficient movement.
Q: What are some basic motions of parkour?
A: Some basic motions of parkor include landing, roll, rolling, swan dive, balance, cat balance, precision one foot take offs/two footed take offs , dismounts , turn vaults , wall runs , tic tac movements , crane movements , moonsteps , catleaps , 180% cats running cats tic tac to cats monkey vaults kingkong vaults double kingkongs diving kingkongs kong precisions kingkong cats dash vaults lazy vaults speed vaults underbars laches handstands flags palmspins wall spins aerials sideflips backflips frontflips star jumps etc..
Q: Are there risks associated with practicing Parkour?
A: Yes - practicing Parkour does involve risks and many people get injured every day ranging from simple concussions to broken limbs or even death.
