Parkour and Freerunning Training

     Parkour is a discipline where one trains his or her body to go through difficult obstacles with smooth and efficient movement. Like with martial arts, most of the experience is defined by the training itself. Freerunning is different in that practitioners move about with the most creative and visually appealing movements rather than ones designed to move quickly. Usually I train doing a mix of both although I mainly focus on parkour techniques. I haven't put much work into flipping or handstands because I'm more into parkour but I do plan on getting some basic flips down solid eventually and learning handstands. This summer I'm going to do a lot of work on running faster, jumping higher, doing better climbups, and being able to do all of that for a longer period of time. If you haven't heard of it, watch a lot of videos on youtube, and look up the MTV show as well as the G4 show. My friend Drew who taught me a lot is on the G4 show and hopefully there will be more seasons to come. When you look at that stuff, don't just think you can't do it. It is a day to day process and you don't have to do risky things you aren't ready for. Preparation and safety is essential, and it is very fun as well to train.