Hot Parkour & Freerunning How-Tos
How To: Do a parkour-style front roll
How to do a parkour-style front roll.
How To: front flip in Parkour
The problem with many Parkour tutorials, is that they are more about the demonstration than the instruction. Not so of this one. This instructor is step by step.
How To: Do a palm spin in parkour
Start with a picnic table and you can build up to doing parkour moves like the palm spin on more difficult obstacles, like a rail.
How To: Do a basic kong vault
A simple guide to a nice kong vault. This is one of the more basic parkour moves. Mastering this will lead to more complex tricks.
How To: Do a turn vault
A nice guide to an effective Parkour Turn Vault. Turn vaults are used to jump over a rail while rotating the body 180 degrees.
How To: Do a traveling kong vault
This tutorial is assuming you already know how to do kongs. A traveling kong is used in parkour to leap over longer objects, in this case a picnic table.
How To: Front flip
Learn how to front flip for parkour. First make sure you practice in a gym, or at least somewhere safer than the streets.
How To: Learn parkour basics
A guide to becoming the next david belle -- This shows you how to find good spots and how to do the extreme tic tac.
How To: Do the Parkour move the kong vault
A kong vault involves approaching an object at approximately waist height, placing the hands on the top and throwing the legs forward so that they pass through the arms, the end result being that the athlete lands on their feet on the other side and can continue on their route. This is one of the most common vaults as it is one of the most natural to perform. Do the Parkour move the kong vault.
How To: Do a Parkour wall spin
The wall spin is similar to a palm spin, but is done on the flat side of a wall rather than the top. The athlete approaches the object, takes off with both feet, places both hands on the wall, and rotates around them. This can be used to get over the likes of rails and walls, and also to just add a bit of flair to the run. Do a Parkour wall spin.
How To: Do a crane jump
The crane jump involves standing on a wall or an object and jumping to another one. If the distance is a bit to far to perform a precision jump, the athlete instead performs a crane, landing with one foot, leaving the other trailing down the wall, before climbing up and over. Do a crane jump.
How To: Do the flag
The flag move in Parkour is performed on lamp posts and sign posts, with one hand above the other. By pushing with the bottom hand and pulling with the top, it is possible to hold the body outright or with the legs pointing up to resemble a flag. This move is particularly hard as it requires a lot of upper body strength. Do the flag.
How To: Perform the Parkour cat balance
A cat balance involves being on all fours and crawling along either a railing or a wall in a cat like motion much as the name suggests. This is used to get from one place to the other, and keeping the body close to the object makes it much safer to manoeuvre. Perform the Parkour cat balance.
How To: Kong to precision
A Kong to precision is used when it is necessary to vault an object, but to then also land on a very precise point on the other side. The Kong vault is perfect for this as it provides enough air and forward momentum to bring you to the exact point you must land on with fluidity. Kong to precision.
How To: Do the three step tic tac
The three step tic tac is the same as a one step, but obviously with a couple of extra steps. A tic tac is used to clear high objects that the athlete does not wish to touch, but has a wall near by which can be kicked off in order to clear the object in question. The three step tic tac provides lots of height so it is possible to clear much taller objects. Do the three step tic tac.
How To: Do a Parkour tic tac
A tic tac is basically just a kick off a wall to provide some height before landing on two feet. This is used to get over various objects that the athlete doesn't want to (or can't) touch. If the object is near a wall, it provides the perfect opportunity to propel themselves over and past the object with a quick kick. Do a Parkour tic tac.
How To: Do a turn vault
Parkour is a constantly growing urban sport. Similar to the sports of free running and tricking, it can be seen being practiced on the urban terrain of many major cities. Here, Parkour athlete Blue of Urban Freeflow performs a Turn Vault. Do a turn vault.
How To: Practice parkour basics
This video shows the art of parkour, where it came from, and how to do parkour moves.
How To: Do basic Parkour moves
This video shows how to do basic parkour moves. Parkour looks like gymnastics in the park instead of a gym. Do basic Parkour moves.
How To: Do a palm spin
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to perform a palm spin in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a wall spin
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to perform a wall spin in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Lache or monkey swing between horizontal bars
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to perform a lache - a monkey swing between horizontal bars - in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Perform the flag
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to perform flag. Learn proper hand positions for this impressive feet of strength
How To: Do a handstand to develop your parkour technique
Learning a proper handstand can be key to developing good parkour technique. This video shows both real time and slow motion handstand demonstrations to help improve your free running.
How To: Do a parkour-style backflip
Learn to do a parkour-style backflip while balanced on a rail or ledge. A good backflip can be the foundation of developing style in your free running. See how it's done in real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a side flip
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to perform a side flip in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do an aerial flip
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to perform an aerial flip in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a wall run
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to execute a wall run from a running start in both real time and slow motion. This is a great technique for climbing high walls.
How To: Do a tic tac
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to perform a tic tac - a one-foot leap off of a wall - in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Land and roll
A multi-angle parkour/free running video showing you the basics of landing from a drop and going into a roll shown in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a diving roll
A multi-angle parkour/free running video showing you the basics of executing a diving roll in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a basic lazy vault
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to perform a lazy vault in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a parkour turn vault
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to do a turn vault in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a kash vault
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to do a kash vault in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a running cat leap
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to do a cat leap from a running start in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a parkour cat leap
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to do a cat leap in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Improve your balance
A few drills that you can perform to improve your balance. Anyone interested in doing parkour or free running should have this level of balance.
How To: Do a kong vault
This is a multi-angle parkour/free running video showing you how to do a kong vault in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a diving kong vault
A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to do a diving kong vault in both real time and slow motion.
How To: Do a double kong vault
This one is for the truly daring. A multi-angle parkour / free running video showing you how to do a double kong vault between two close ledges in both real time and slow motion.