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Disclaimer - I am not responsible for anyone's safety. Parkour is a newly spreading sport that consists of runs, jumps and somewhat flips. Parkour is a mixture of agility and movement....

Learn how to get over an obstacle quickly and gracefully with the lazy vault jump. Lazy vaults may look impressive when you see them done, but they're surprisingly easy to do once you've mastered...

This article will run through the steps of how to do a Kong Vault and how to practice it before trying the real thing.

As with any extreme sport, the difficulty level in parkour increases exponentially as you get better. Fortunately, the thrill and skill levels also increase dramatically with practice and time,...

Parkour's simple vault is a natural jumping movement that uses one or both hands to post and push yourself over an obstacle. The simple vault is so called because it's one of the most basic and...

The vault is one of the primary tools in parkour's gravity defying toolbox. Understanding the basic mechanics of a vault lays a solid foundation for you to move on to more complex vaults and even...

Practitioners of parkour use the Kong Vault to clear obstacles like tables and benches that are low to the ground. It's one of the fundamental movements in parkour and free-running and should...

Parkour's lazy vault is a refined version of the single, planted-hand jump seen in the chase scenes of dozens of action movies. The vault gets you over an obstacle quickly and efficiently and uses...

The Monkey Vault is a parkour movement similar to the Kong Vault. In fact, it's almost identical to the Kong Vault, except you don't need as much speed to do it. You can use the Monkey Vault to...

Even though the dash vault has a flashy, daring look, it is one of the more useful parkour moves to get you over a long object and safely back on your feet. The dash vault can be modified for use...

The monkey vault is a standard move in the art/sport/lifestyle of parkour. It entails a leap across a rail, fence-top or similar obstacle, using your hands to propel your body forward and vault...

The dash vault is a very straightforward parkour move. It entails a simple jump across an obstacle in your path, using your hands to push off as you do so to gain additional momentum. The...

Parcour, or free running, is a sport in which traucers treat all barriers as insignificant, and use them to launch themselves further on. To get over barriers such as walls or rails, they have...