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About Parkour
Parkour is a non-competitive discipline which offers great freedom and possibilities for anyone. It stimulates creativity, builds confidence, and creates a novel approach to challenges of all kinds. Parkour provides essential skills and a valuable mindset for life. Originally, Freerunning, L’Art du Deplacement, and Parkour have slightly different mindsets and focuses. However, most traceurs and tracueses do not practice strictly one discipline, and the names are often used interchangeably. In fact, for most it has a personal meaning.
Disclaimer: Parkour involves inherent risks. Always prioritise safety and practice within your abilities. Consult with a professional before starting any new exercise regimen.
Recommended Articles & Talks
A Call to Arms
An article from Blane that holds true today as it did in 2012.
An article from Blane about the threats to the essence of parkour and calling to arms the parkour community to defend the original values that holds true today as it did in 2012.
Why don't more Girls like jumping off walls?
Three Observations from a Female Parkour Athlete
TEDxYouth@Tokyo talk "Why don't more Girls like jumping off walls? Three Observations from a Female Parkour Athlete" from Seneca Schwartz.
Documentaries
The Nature of Challenge
A documentary by Obsidian1138 from Northern Parkour
A four-part documentary that strives to gives the most accurate information possible about parkour and the methods and ideas behind it
Research
Zotero Library
An extensive library of parkour related research created by David Pagnon, hosted on Zotero.
Episteme Parkour
A web archive for consulting scientific and academic publications related to Parkour and the Art du Déplacement, classified in the different fields of knowledge.