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Parkour is a discipline which esteems a high degree of personal responsibility. When it comes down to the jump, only the individual can conquer his fears and go for it. Only the individual can decide on his own success or failure. In this sense, parkour is a highly pragmatic discipline, in which an individual’s beliefs directly influence his performance. If you believe you cannot succeed, you have already failed (Click "Read More" to continue reading).

It is with increasing frequency that we get newcomers to the forum who have questions about only one thing, drops. We frequently hear from beginners, “Well I was training this 13 foot drop and afterward I felt this sharp pain in my (insert body part here). It went away afterwards, so I went back to training drops.” So after hearing this story over and over again with generally the same outcomes, I have decided to put an organized response to drops (Click "Read More" to continue reading).

01-16th
Prepared. Because it is Friday and a session is planned for the evening. Now nineteen. Began a daily routine of fifty pull-ups, a hundred push-ups, and twenty-five pistols. Twenty-five muscle-ups and fifty repetitions of any particular movement are included on days out training. Don't have a date in mind on stopping. Did not make it to the session. Forty-two. (Click "Read More" to continue)

Because our feet and legs are further away from our eyes than our hands are, we often forget to pay attention to them. However, in parkour our feet are at least as important as our hands (if not more so). They are in charge of our landings, our takeoffs, and everything in between the individual movements in a given run. It is extremely important to be aware of what is happening in the lower half of your body at all times (Click "Read more" to continue reading).