All About Parkour
Parkour (sometimes also abbreviated to PK) or l'art du déplacemen (English: the art of movement) is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as smoothly, efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human bodyIt is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment—from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls—and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Parkour practitioners are referred to as traceurs, ortraceuses for females.
it have a basic movement like:
Basic movements
Some movements defined in parkour are
| Synonym | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| French | English | |
| Atterrissage [ateʁisaʒ] or réception [ʁesɛpsjɔ̃] | Landing | Bending the knees when toes make contact with ground (never land flat footed; always land on toes and ball of your foot). |
| Équilibre [ekilibʁ] | Balance | Walking along the crest of an obstacle; literally "balance." |
| Équilibre de chat | Cat grab | Quadrupedal movement along the crest of an obstacle. |
| Franchissement[fʁɑ̃ʃismɑ̃] | Underbar | Jumping or swinging through a gap between obstacles; literally "to cross" or "to break through." |
| Lâché [laʃe] | Lache, swing | Hanging drop; lâcher literally meaning "to let go." To hang or swing (on a bar, on a wall, on a branch) and let go, dropping to the ground or to hang from another object. This can refer to almost all hanging/swinging type movements. |
| Passe muraille[pas myʁaj] | Pop vault, wall hop, Wallpass, wallrun | Overcoming a tall structure, usually by use of a step off the wall to transform forward momentum into upward momentum, then using the arms to climb onto and over the object. |
| Dyno | This movement comes from climbing terminology, and encompasses leaping from a position similar to an armjump, then grabbing an obstacle usually higher than the initial starting place, often used for an overhang. This movement is used when a simpler movement is not possible. | |
| Passement[pasmɑ̃] | Vault , Pass | To move over an object with one's hand(s) on an object to ease the movement. |
| Demitour [dəmi tuʁ] | Turn vault, Turn Down | A vault or dropping movement involving a 180° turn; literally "half turn." This move is often used to place yourself hanging from an object in order to shorten a drop or prepare for a jump. |
| Passement | Speed vault | To overcome an obstacle by jumping side-ways first, then placing one hand on the obstacle to self-right your body and continue running. |
| Lazy vault | To overcome an obstacle by using a one-handed vault, then using the other hand at the end of the vault to push oneself forwards in order to finish the move. | |
| Saut de chat[sod ʃa] | Cat pass/jump, (king) kong vault, monkey vault | The saut de chat involves diving forward over an obstacle so that the body becomes horizontal, pushing off with the hands and tucking the legs, such that the body is brought back to a vertical position, ready to land. |
| Dash vault | This vault involves using the hands to move oneself forwards at the end of the vault. One uses both hands to overcome an obstacle by jumping feet first over the obstacle and pushing off with the hands at the end. Visually, this might seem similar to the saut de chat, but reversed. Allegedly David Belle has questioned the effectiveness of this movement. | |
| Reverse vault | A vault involving a 180° rotation such that the traceur's back faces forward as they pass the obstacle. The purpose of the rotation is ease of technique in the case of otherwise awkward body position or loss of momentum prior to the vault. | |
| Kash vault | This vault is a combination of two vaults; the kong vault and the dash vault. After pushing off with the hands in a kong vault, the body continues past vertical over the object until the feet are leading the body. The kash vault is then finished by pushing off of the object at the end, as in a dash vault. | |
| Planche [plɑ̃ʃ] | Muscle-up or climb-up | To get from a hanging position (wall, rail, branch, arm jump, etc) into a position where your upper body is above the obstacle, supported by the arms. This then allows for you to climb up onto the obstacle and continue. |
| Roulade [ʁulad] | Roll | A forward roll where the hands, arms and diagonal of the back contact the ground, often called breakfall. Used primarily to transfer the momentum/energy from jumps and to minimise impact preventing a painful landing. Identical to the basic Kaiten or Ukemi of martial arts such as Judo, Ninjutsu, Jujitsu, and Aikido. |
| Saut de bras[sodbra] | Arm jump, cat leap | To land on the side of an obstacle in a hanging/crouched position, the hands gripping the top edge, holding the body, ready to perform a muscle up. |
| Saut de fond[sodfɔ̃] | Drop | Literally 'jump to the ground' / 'jump to the floor'. To jump down, or drop down from something. |
| Saut de détente[sodə detɑ̃t] | Gap jump, running jump | To jump from one place/object to another, over a gap/distance. This technique is most often followed with a roll. |
| Saut de précision [so d presiziɔ̃] | Precision | Static or moving jump from one object to a precise spot on another object. This term can refer to any form of jumping however. |
| Saut de mur | Wall Jump, Tic-Tac or Tac Vault | To step off a wall in order to overcome another obstacle or gain height to grab something. |
What is Parkour?
What is Parkour? Parkour is the French art form of human movement in which participants (traceurs) attempt to pass obstacles in the most efficient and fluid way possible. They use such movements as vaulting, jumping, climbing and swinging to conquer obstacles. It was initially created by David Belle and Yamakasi. But Yamakasi say that they did not invent parkour just adapted being chased or escaping for the urban environment. Male parkour practitioners are recognized as traceur and female as traceuse. The obstacles traceurs see a need to conquer can be anything in the environment man made or natural. These obstacles are seen in everyday life and decide what path people have to take. Parkour is often associated with freedom. Because in using parkour you are truly free from the restrictions of the urban environment. People who are non-practitioners have set paths which are decided by the environment. In using parkour there are no set pathways and you are free to travel wherever. Many non-practitioners regard parkour as an extreme sport. Most experienced traceurs think of parkour as a discipline closer to martial arts. Some think parkour Is more like dance, a way to show human movement in the most beautiful way. This content is taken from http://www.parkour-online.com/ | Parkour is considered by some to be a way of thinking, a way of training and a method by which to develop one's spirit and inner strength through movement, the moves that the traceurs use to do this are thought of as bi-products of this way of thinking. Parkour is also called Freerunning. It is not certain whether Freerunning was initially supposed to be different to Parkour. The word 'Freerunning' was first developed by Sebastein Foucan in order to make the word 'parkour' more accessible to an English-speaking audience. But Freerunning now does differ slightly from parkour, because Freerunning has a new second goal of making the movement fun and interesting to watch as well as getting from A to B as efficiently as possible. Parkour is a very young sport is still developing and growing. Defining the exact meaning of parkour is a difficult task and there are many schools of thought surrounding it, all of which are valid. Related Articles |
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