parkour

“You’re definitely going to hurt yourself.” That’s what my brain kept telling me as I contemplated the jump. Technically, the jump shouldn’t have been that challenging. I was trying to jump to an ... Continue Reading

In a prior article, we talked about the climb-up as a useful tool for getting yourself on the top of a wall. But what happens when you need to get back down? Descending from an elevated surface can ... Continue Reading

So, you’re now comfortable with precision jumps, striding, and basic balancing skills. Your rolls are looking solid and aren’t causing any pain. You can vault medium-height obstacles with confidence. And, ... Continue Reading

At 5’9” with a weight of 168 lbs, I have an average adult male build. Without having formally measured it, let’s guesstimate that I have a vertical reach of seven feet and my standing vertical jump is 24. ... Continue Reading

Last year a well-known Russian freerunner, Pavel Kashin, performed a backflip while standing on the edge of a sixteen-storybuilding. The movement was well within his skill set, but the risk he chose to ... Continue Reading

Wish you had the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Superman sets the bar pretty high as the ultimate parkour athlete. Honestly, who hasn’t dreamed of being able to jump onto a ridiculously ... Continue Reading

In previous posts I’ve written about the development of specific parkour skills and conditioning techniques. For this article, I’d like to diverge from that format and talk a little about the cultivation ... Continue Reading

The classic track and field long jump is pretty straightforward, right? Sprint as fast as you can down a manicured track. Launch yourself from the ground. Sail through the air. Land in a soft pit of sand. ... Continue Reading

Aside from push ups, sit ups, and get ups, it’s not often that our fitness pursuits have us spending time on the ground. It’s a shame really. When we were kids we had no problem passing hours roughhousing ... Continue Reading

Any chance you saw the 2010 movie Cop Out, with Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis? Personally, I don’t recall it as too memorable, except that it has one of my favorite mainstream parkour references. After ... Continue Reading

 Twitter Chat with Ben Musholt - July 16 at 3:30 PM PST (6:30 EST) Whether you're a long-time parkour enthusiast, total newcomer to the sport, or just want to learn more about what parkour is, you're in ... Continue Reading

Imagine you are running away from some threat to your life. Perhaps you are hustling to escape the rising waters of a flash flood. Maybe you are bounding through the woods to hide from a wild boar. You ... Continue Reading

You’re on a run through the city or a local park and you come upon a low obstacle in your path. Maybe it’s a waist-high wall, a railing, or a large log, and you realize that it’s too high to safely hurdle. ... Continue Reading

Parkour training has arrived - and it’s time for you to get on board. What began as a small group of French teenagers learning to flow through their city in the 1980s has grown up to become a global ... Continue Reading

In part one of my interview with parkour enthusiast Tim Koren, Tim described some of the basic parkour movements and how there is no such thing as a typical class at his parkour gym. In part two, Tim ... Continue Reading

In an earlier story, I described the landscape of parkour, including a brief history and the idea that, at a much-reduced level of athleticism, many of us engage in it on a regular basis. I wanted to know ... Continue Reading

Anyone who has seen or participated in parkour would probably agree that a description of it cannot convey the excitement of the real thing. To wit, American Parkour defines parkour as “the physical ... Continue Reading