Why do people like doing parkour?

1. Reducing risk and avoiding fear makes society less capable; with parkour we can reclaim our natural agility and instincts.

2. Parkour is an international pursuit, possible in even in the most dangerous environments.

3. Parkour, as defined by Mark of American Parkour, is “…the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one’s path by adapting one’s movements to the environment.”

4. Suffice it to say that parkour is moving over obstacles in the most fluid and efficient way possible.Put another way, parkour is the art of making the entire world your playground.

5. Is a sport that encourages self-improvement on all levels, revealing one’s physical and mental limits while simultaneously offering ways to overcome them.

5.1. It is a method of training one’s body and mind in order to be as completely functional, effective and liberated as possible in any environment.

6. We all get bumps and bruises from Parkour.

6.1. It’s just “part of the game” as I say.

6.2. The key is to avoid the big injuries that put you out for more than a day.

7. Parkour is a training discipline that draws on movements similar to those used in military obstacle course training.

7.1. Its goal is to get from Point A to B, through an obstacle course, as quickly and efficiently as possible.