How to Do a Parkour Simple Vault

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 important of the parkour jumps and requires just bit of practice to master.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Run towards your target object in a straight line. Get to a moderate running speed. When you're about two paces from the obstacle, step into the vault with your dominant foot and launch yourself off of that foot.
2. Raise your knees up to your chest as you fly through the air and bring your hips up to whichever side feels more natural (though it's very likely to be the side opposite of your jumping foot).
3. Plant one or both hands on the side of your body that's closest to the object and use your posted hand to give yourself an extra boost that can leverage you off and over the object.
4. Allow your hips to lower as you descend. Extend the foot that you jumped off of and flatten your hips out. Spot your landing and then land on your jumping foot and run a few paces until you have enough control to either stop or roll into another parkour move or jump.