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Parkour

Parkour is efficient movement over obstacles using running, jumping, landing, climbing and vaults. FIG competitions distinguish speed and freestyle, while parts of the parkour community stress separate governance; that source context remains needsReview.

LevelMain sport FamilyOutdoor Sport CategoryMovement / outdoor sport

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Classification

Category Movement / outdoor sport

Family Outdoor Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Obstacle movement using efficient crossing, landing, rolling, climbing and flow.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want coordination, strength, spatial awareness and creative movement.

Cost Low: suitable shoes, safe space and coached basics are enough. Class/gym fees, workshops, travel and possible mat/gym access. Parkour club, parkour gym, community training or FIG/national federation competition.

First progress Basic vaults quickly; safe drops, flow and freestyle need long-term progression.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

sports shoes
safe obstacles
coach/community
warm-up
progressive technique

First steps

learn landings
practise small vaults
train rolls progressively
check spots with a coach

Parkour club, parkour gym, community training, university sport or qualified coach.

No unsecured high drops, check surfaces, progress technique slowly and respect spot access.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, outdoor, einzeln, parkour, speed, freestyle, movement, outdoor-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Overcome obstacles efficiently and safely, and in competition either fast or creatively by format.

Teilnehmer

Individual entrants in speed or freestyle events; training is usually solo/community.

Teamgröße

Individual.

Spielfeld

Parkour park, urban spot or competition course with obstacles and landing areas.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Speed by time; freestyle by difficulty, execution, flow and creativity.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

sports shoes
obstacles
possible mats/training gym

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
course/rule breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Parkour Presentation World Gymnastics · official-discipline-guide · high
Parkour Code of Points 2025-2028 World Gymnastics · official-code-of-points · high
About Parkour Earth Parkour Earth · association · medium