How to Do Parkour Moves
Parkour, also known as free running is a sport that is involves quickly traversing urban landscapes by utilizing acrobatic flips, jumps and rolls. Practitioners of parkour attempt to get from one point to another as quickly and efficiently as possible, which may entail jumping down stair gaps, leaping over guardrails or hopping fences. The most basic parkour moves to learn are the fall landing, the parkour roll, and wall climbing. Practice these moves everyday on grass while wearing comfortable athletic shoes.
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Instructions
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Jump Landing
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Place a chair in middle of the lawn. You will begin by learning a jump landing from a controlled height on a soft surface to get motions down.
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Jump up and slightly forward in the air, just enough so that your heels will not clip the edge of the chair. Keep your eyes trained forward.
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Pull your knees up to your waist while on your way up. Then extend your legs downward with the knees slightly bent, and toes pointed when you reach the apex of the jump. Land on the balls of your feet, and bend your knees all the way up to your chest as you land to absorb the shock.
Parkour Roll
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Crouch down with your right foot slightly in front of left
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Tuck your chin into your chest and place right hand on ground in front of your right hip to stabilize yourself.
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Shift your body weight over your right hand to begin the rolling motion. Contact with the ground should extend diagonally across back from back of your right shoulder to left hip.
Wall Climbing
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Stand facing toward the wall about 6 to 8 feet away from it. Take two quick, large steps toward the wall - first with your left foot then your right. Jump toward the wall on the second step, pushing off of your right foot.
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Plant your left foot on wall while reaching up with both hands.
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Grab the top of the wall at the apex of your jump and use your momentum and upper body strength to pull yourself up onto, or over, the wall.
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Comments
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Parkour and free running are different, parkour is getting from point A to point B the fastest and most efficient way, while free running is close, but you do flashy moves and flips and stuff.
