What is parkour

I will tell you what we know, though, and that is that Parkour, fundamentally, is a philosophy, and a way a life. The basic fact never changes. We just need to pick ourselves up and start to play with whatever is challenging us right now, and to hold to the motto that to Know Obstacles is to Know Freedom!

What is Parkour? Your body is the only tool you use with perseverance, discipline, and instinct. You need to find a suitable area or a parkour hall to practice the techniques and the movements, and train to improve your muscles. Also, it is very important to have a coach with you to learn quickly and correctly. For Parkour, which requires balance and strength, you must first develop your muscles and balance.

You can practice the movements and techniques more easily by doing exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups, and squats every day. Once you've strengthened your body enough, it is time to practice landing and rolling moves. You can start to learn how to land and roll smoothly with jumps from a height of half a meter to a meter as a start. You must then proceed with the vaulting, jumping and climbing maneuvers.

As you work out these movements, you should create your style by discovering your favorite moves that suit your body. With regular training and exercises, you should keep your body fit and try new movements in different areas to create your style. You can try to find people and groups to do Parkour together.

You can go to outdoor parkour areas or parkour halls to learn and find other people that are interested in the sport. You can enjoy this sport more and learn faster while teaching or learning from others. Parkour does not require much equipment. A suitable sports shoe and comfortable sportswear are usually enough.

A tracksuit you don't have to fix while moving is a good choice for Parkour, and you can find one that suits to your style. The choice of shoes is very important for you to be comfortable as well as to avoid injuries.

A sturdy and flexible pair of shoes is the most important Parkour sports equipment. It is essential to have lightweight and shock-absorbing shoes while doing Parkour. This helps you to feel the surface and protect your foot and leg joints while performing movements. The shoes should be high quality to reduce the risk of injuries and also for long-term use. The shoes should not be too tight on your feet. Although not recommended by Traceurs and Traceuses, some protective equipment may be useful for beginners.

Of these, Parkour gloves are perhaps the most important. Although it is important to feel the surface with your hands while you are doing Parkour, you can initially use special fingerless Parkour gloves. Gloves should be flexible and comfortable; climbing gloves can be preferred. You can also use elbow and knee pads. Parkour is a sport you can do at any time of the year. However, it can be more difficult as well as more dangerous during the winter. You can always use the Parkour halls and do it outside on beautiful spring days.

Parkour is also taking its place gradually in sports festivals held in many parts of the world. Festival times are the best times to meet a lot of people, share your experiences and learn from others to improve yourself. Parkour is becoming a popular sport in Turkey. Also, the historical buildings, parks and urban spaces of these cities create many different areas for Parkour lovers.

One of the world's most populous cities, İstanbul is a historic city that welcomes millions of tourists from all around the world every year. İstanbul Parkour attracts worldwide attention with its parks, historic buildings, and urban spaces. This city, where many cultures and civilizations lived throughout the history, is an authentic and challenging space for Parkour. There are also Parkour halls in İstanbul where you can train and meet with local Traceurs and Traceuses. İstanbul's popular Parkour venues are usually parks.

However, every step you take in the historic streets of İstanbul, you will find a Parkour area. The hall, where many Traceurs and Traceuses are trained and worked, you can practice many techniques and maneuvers. If you want to have an unforgettable experience you can click here to get your ticket to İstanbul and begin your journey to discover İstanbul Parkour. Parkour sport is becoming more and more popular in Ankara. Parkour is famous among the young population of the city and they form groups like the creators of Parkour.

Although there is no active Parkour hall, you can get in touch with these groups and meet Traceurs and Traceuses from Ankara. It is the best way to learn the best outdoor Parkour areas and indoor places to train. If you want to discover Ankara, and Ankara Parkour, you can click here to get your ticket. Turkey's third-biggest metropolitan city İzmir is one of the best cities for Parkour. Parks along the seaside, sports fields, and historical urban spaces in the city make this city special for Parkour.

İzmir Parkour is one of the most famous in Turkey thanks to the young population of the city. There is no active İzmir Parkour hall or outdoor Parkour areas in here yet, but you can meet with local Parkour groups and learn the best Izmir Parkour locations and share the experience of Izmir Parkour with the local Traceurs and Traceuses.

İzmir clock tower in Kordon and its surrounding areas is the most popular area where Parkour groups in İzmir hold meetings and festivals among themselves.

If you want to experience the excitement of Parkour under palm trees at sunset in this beautiful city of Aegean, you can click here to visit İzmir. It is very easy to travel around the world to do this sport because your body is the only tool you need. Thank you for your answer and again, sorry about not staying on topic! Feb 11, Hi, Emory and Madison! It can take a while to get to all the Wonders nominated, so thanks for your patience! Kodman Feb 7, I am the parkor master, and that is me in the video!

London Feb 11, Kodman, it said that the parkour was done by Eric Moor, not Kodman! Feb 8, Aldyn Jan 10, I do parkour and this helps me understand the history of parkour. Jan 11, Thanks for sharing your connection to this Wonder, Aldyn! Nov 5, We're glad that you liked this Wonder, bob!

Oct 16, Cool video, alysson! Thanks for sharing!! Ethan Oct 6, I pro scooter and parkour im pretty athletic but i loved this wonder. Oct 11, Very cool, Ethan!! Thanks for sharing! May 16, May 12, What happend to the awesome parkour video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gavin Feb 28, Mar 1, Gavin Mar 1, Gavin Mar 2, Mar 2, Gavin Feb 17, Feb 17, Makai Feb 8, Feb 9, That's pretty expressive, Makai! Thanks for letting us know how you feel about Parkour! The super wall jump what do you call that!!!??? Are you still talking about Mario, Gavin? We wouldn't dream of Juding you, Gavin. Thanks for being our Wonder Buddy! Jan 27, As cool as the other side of the pillow, Gamer Gavin Chill, bro.

Be cool. Jan 25, Super cool, Fsvs. What is one of your favorite moves? Wonderopolis Sep 16, Sep 16, Hello there, Wonderopolis! Jun 1, Thanks for stopping by Wonderopolis!

Quincee May 4, I love doing parkour and I do it everyday after school. May 9, We're glad you stumbled upon this Wonder! Mar 16, Nomaly I do back flips off the tramp and land and some times I go to the city and do parkour around the sky tower and balins on high bars. Sounds like fun, jacob! We're glad you had fun exploring this Wonder! That's talent, for sure! Bryan Dec 16, Love this!! Do you know how long it took them to be able to do that?!?!?!?!?!?

That's all I can say is WOW!! Love bryan. Dec 16, Oct 24, Hello, kodi! The video is made by Insence Production. We're glad you liked the video! Reece Sep 25, This is crazy! I would want to do parkour Sep 27, Reece Sep 24, I've done pakour, but not flipping and crazy stuff like that! I'm glad I looked into this to learn more about pakour!

Sep 25, Mattski Aug 21, Aug 21, So cool! I have done two days of Parkour it is really fun. And I think it is really cool!

I know that Parkour is about moving fast. And in it you do lot's of flips and really cool tricks. Jun 22, I like the video, and, made me think a lot about the traceur's movements. Jun 21, Fabulous Five Jun 18, It must take a lot of practice to do parkour. And i didn't know male parkours were called traceurs and females are traceuses. You're right, it takes lots of practice! Thanks for commenting! I chose this topic because I wanted to learn more about parkour, and I did.

I had no idea that someone who does parkour was called a traceurs or tracueses. Great wonder, and keep on wondering! From mimi. Fabulous five Jun 18, Parkour is a job, a sport, they use it in movies and you need to be reckless to master it… Nature has been recycling earths water supply since earth started. That is more than 6,years wow. I never knew what parkour was.

It looks really dangerous. I do not know how you can do those tricks. It takes a lot of practice! A fabulous five Jun 18, I never new the word parkour came from the word "le parcours". I really liked the page"what is parkour" because I do like parkour. And I learned some things that I didn't know before.

This is a awesome website!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jun 20, A fabulos five Jun 18, I'm glad I read about parkour,before then I didn't even know.

Dakota Jun 16, Parkour is a very difficult sport you must be in a group to go national. Jun 17, Stella Marie Jun 15, This is what i usually think of when daydreaming Jun 15, Wonderopolis Oct 3, Wonderopolis Jun 16, Hi, Jimmy! We hope you join us again soon! William Apr 3, Burning Question: Where do people learn to do things like that? Ah-Ha Moment: About a year ago my brother kept on trying to run up a tree and do a flip he never made it.

Wonderopolis Apr 3, Tobuscus May 22, Wonderopolis May 22, Thanks so much, Tobuscus! We are happy that you shared your comment with us today! Andrew May 13, My cousin does parkour, and he is awesome at it. Wonderopolis May 13, Drake May 7, That's so cool I watch parkour videos all the time.

Wonderopolis May 7, Wonderopolis Apr 8, I knew a lot about parkour and I thought that video was awesome. Wonderopolis Apr 6, Rockin Room 16 Student Mar 29, Wow they can do some cool stuff!

By the way I do parkour it's very fun but I can't do what those guys can do. Wonderopolis Mar 29, Ct Mar 27, They must have lots of practice! At one point when one guy jumped off the really high place, I didn't even know that is was that long of a jump until he was on the ground! Wonderopolis Mar 28, That is so cool how they do that? How can they do all that with out breaking their legs or I should say getting hurt? Wonderopolis Mar 18, Hello wonderopolis I have decided to make a video on here I have practicing a lot!

And thanks for telling me how to upload a video. Wonderopolis Mar 14, Kristin Mar 14, Fleenor's class and I enjoyed this short film. I love parkour. It has so much agility and integrity in it. It takes a lot of skill to do this. Thanks Wonderopolis for making this reply back when you get this.

Hi I don't mean to be interrupted 3 times already and since I am 15 do you know how to put a video on here? Please leave a coment soon thank you for your time wonderopolis. Wonderopolis Mar 10, Hello once again wonderopolis I love parkour and I am thinking to look forward to my friend Willy to make a parkour video. Wonderopolis Mar 8, Ashton Mar 7, Really cool find I can do parkour over many things and hope to find more cool wonders.

Wonderopolis Mar 7, I wish I could do parkour really bad and today is my birthday! Wonderopolis Feb 13, Wow that video is so cool that I have watched it 20 times in a row also I'm going to put my parkour lesson on here. Wonderopolis Feb 7, I really liked when the guy jumped off the cliff!!! Wonderopolis Feb 8, Evan Jan 24, Wonderopolis Jan 24, Elliott Jan 16, I thought that the parkour video was very interesting. I learned a lot about parkour.