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Moving through an environment — usually urban — over, under and across obstacles as efficiently as possible. Competitive parkour splits into speed runs against the clock and freestyle runs judged on difficulty, execution and creativity.
Born in France in the 1990s. Strongest now in France, Britain, Russia, Japan, the United States, Denmark and Poland.
Gyms and community groups teach children from about six, and the training culture places heavy emphasis on progression and injury avoidance. Most competitors are in their late teens and twenties.
France, Britain, Russia and Japan.
Parkour communities exist in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, mostly training in public spaces, and South Africa has sent athletes to international freestyle events.
Parkour groups in Cape Town and Joburg teach the landing before the leap — first class is usually free.
A big jump or gap · A precision landing · A vault or wall move · A flip · A creative line
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