A rail precision is a precision jump that lands on top of a rail. You land with the rail across the balls of both feet, feet close together, heels up and knees bent, and grip the rail with your feet… Read More »Rail Precision: How to Land a Jump on a Rail
Go back to parkour after an ankle sprain when your ankle passes the tests, not when a set number of weeks has passed. That means little or no pain, near-normal movement and strength, good balance, confidence in the ankle, and… Read More »Back to Parkour After an Ankle Sprain: A Criteria-Based Return Plan
Strides are running bounds from one foot to the other across a series of obstacles, touching each one with a single foot. A running precision is a jump taken from a run, off one foot, that lands on both feet… Read More »Strides and Running Precisions: How to Jump on the Move
A parkour roll takes you diagonally across your back, from one shoulder to the opposite hip, so the force of a landing turns into forward movement instead of going straight into your legs. Start crouched on grass, hands flat on… Read More »How to Do a Parkour Roll: Step-by-Step for Beginners
Landing is the skill that determines how long you get to keep training. The progression is unglamorous and it works: start from a curb, then knee height, then hip height, then chest height, adding height only once the previous level… Read More »Landing Progressions: From Flat Ground to Height
Is parkour bad for your joints? Not inherently, but it loads them hard, and how you land decides most of that load. The research that exists is fairly reassuring: proper parkour landing techniques cut peak impact force by around 40%… Read More »Is Parkour Bad for Your Joints? 5 Points From the Research