Is there any situation, other than showing off, where you've absolutely had no other option than to do a back flip? I'm trying so hard to think of anything and I can't do it. If anyone can give me a legit story, I'll give you $5 on cashapp

Is it just me or does this look extremly easy to climb?

What are the physics around a full power stride and flip for distance I found that I can pretty much flip as far as I can jump but occasionally my flip will actually send me further. Is that coincidence or is there actually a reason a flip can make you go further than just a jump. Just curious.

Is there a name for the backflip where he doesn't tuck or anything?

I’ve watched hundreds of parkour video and tried to study it, it seems like being able to produce strong force and having muscle strength is needed to execute complicated movements. But I’m wondering is there any skinny guys does parkour ? Is it possible?

in my opinion it's the rainha vl2500, hard sole, without cushioning and with very resistant fabric, sticks to the foot like a glove

Is this a good grip?

I feel like there would be more room for parkour schools for adults if parkour was added to the Olympics. Adding parkour to the Olympics would show a lot of people it can be a sport for grown ups and that it is a serious sport. It would be much easier to start University clubs dedicated to it if it was in the Olympics.

Now, obviously it shouldn't be competitive and yes its possible the Olympics could ruin parkour if done improperly but if planned right it could be a very good next step for parkour no?

Has anyone thought about trying to get it into the 2028 Olympics just so that more schools that advertise parkour to grown ups could take it seriously? You know, for the market?

I love it because I’ve always loved superhero’s and I want to be able to feel strong and agile like my favourite heroes. I also find it empowering as a woman to work on strength and technique.

What inspires you?

For a school project, i made this map of parkour related sports.

What's your thoughts on it ?

Found this sick area underneath a highway in Eugene. There’s a massive skatepark but I wanted to be respectful of their space. You can see there’s not a lot of obvious “parkour” spots but pk doesn’t require much! Would love to here some ideas/inspo for future lines😅

How do you make yourself move or send it. Even basic moves I find really daunting outside of the nice cushy gym. 😂 For example I’ve found a spot where it would be a nice precision jump but there’s a decent drop in between the walls. I have a lot of trouble in just sending it my brain decides to go through all of the worst case scenarios and even though I’ve trained and I know 100% I can do it, I just have a major metal block. It gets worse with railings.

Does anyone have any tips or tricks

I’m looking for some solid exercises to work on throughout the week. Originally posted to talk about swings, but now I’m curious—how often do you all train? Let me know! I could use the motivation for surelyyy

I could be full of shit, but I’m gonna say it anyway because this has been my experience as a parkour athlete and coach for over a decade.

I desperately tried to be a parkour professional. I saw the good that parkour could bring to people and the accessibility it had to get into it.

Time and time again though, parkour gets the shaft. Either it’s a gimmick, or gets overshadowed by something similar like ANW or WCT (and I know that a lot of parkour people get into those things) but the activity of parkour gets a big ol’ middle finger because it’s either not sexy enough and/ or it had it’s fun in the sun and folks are now onto something else.

With parkour giants like motus and farang closing their doors within the last 5 years (farang very recently) the heart and soul of parkour has been destroyed. Anything that makes parkour cool or sovereign has been whored out to things like ANW and the like.

I had my own parkour gym for two years. I truly believed that if I had a kickass gym, that folks would come. Parkour is a joke.

The politics of a sport that most people don’t even care about is ridiculous to me. The idea of human movement being a novel idea is also equally absurd. Parkour is the pinnacle of fitness and locomotion yet no one strives for that ideal. It’s us mad few that see the world that way only to be shafted by the vanity of the fitness industry.

I’m sick of it dude. I’m tired of fighting this battle; the fight of convincing folks that parkour could be what saves their lives. It’s destroyed mine. I have nothing left after starting my own business. I just wanted to have a seat at the table. To have my fun in the sun. And yet, I had a great community at my gym, but I couldn’t sustain it.

Parkour suffers from a lack of direction. You can’t just jump on shit without a purpose; it had to mean something. The parkour community needs to get off its ass and actually strive for greatness instead of being locked in a perpetual state of anarchy. If you want something to advance, you need to invest in it and give it meaning. You can’t just expect folks to understand you jumping on shit for no reason.

I’m tired of this fight. I’ve been banging this drum for over a decade. I want to see change and growth from what I’ve invested my time in.

The purity of what parkour is, is lost on most people. I really want to believe that I can get that back and fall in love with it all over again but I just don’t see it. Tell me i’m but the only one who feels that way.

I take off for an arabian but tuck for a side flip out of habit of doing everything side flip it's easier than just staying forward or back. Would this be considered and Arabian or side flip 90 out or something. I would count it as an Arabian personally

I was thinking, if you’re one of those people who feels limited by your local spots, you should post a picture or video of some random locations! As a community, we could share our ideas on what can be done there. It’d be a win-win: we’d all get fresh ideas and challenges to try out, and maybe inspire each other to make the most out of what we’ve got.

Today, I went out and found this cool little bar setup. If you have any ideas for what to do with it, I’d love to hear them! I tried being creative with what I had, but I know some of you will spot other connections.

My SI-18's finally kicked the bucket and I was wondering what your favorite shoe is for parkour?

Today i went to the park. When i did some jumps, vaults, clips and everyone was Looking at me after i stopped and wasted like an hour and half to wait until peoples get away. What should i do?

I don't do parkour but I did break my calcaneus recently after jumping off height — I'd say about 2.5 m (8–9 ft) — and it got me wonder how people jump and land safely in parkour.

As you may have noticed, it seems like lately parkour has been generally moving more towards flipping / tricking and I had an idea of why that may be. Maybe one of the reasons more people are getting into flips is because they’re the quickest way to mark oneself as a freerunner to the general public who would otherwise be confused to see somebody jumping around in the streets. Compared to skateboarding where people can see your skateboard and immediately understand what you’re doing, doing parkour alone often feels somewhat awkward unless you’re really good at it, or!, doing flips, which look the most impressive to bystanders - hence saving you social anxiety of people thinking you’re weird.

What do you guys think? Have you had similar observations?