Freerunning vs. Parkour

Freerunning

Free Running (Freerun) is a way of expression by interacting with various obstacles and environment. Freerunning may include flipping and spinning.

Parkournoun

An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, and other similar physical movements.

Parkourverb

To freerun; to use parkour (to move over).

Parkournoun

the activity or sport of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by running, jumping, and climbing.

Parkour

Parkour (French: [paʁkuʁ]) is a training discipline where practitioners (called traceurs) aim to get from one point to another in a complex environment, without assisting equipment and in the fastest and most efficient way possible. With roots in military obstacle course training and martial arts, parkour includes running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, and quadrupedal movement—whatever is suitable for the situation.Parkour is an activity that can be practiced alone or with others, and is usually carried out in urban spaces, though it can be done anywhere.