| Parkour and Free running – Real Definition | | | | English-speaking people to understand parkour |
| There is much debate around the definition and | | | | more since it is a French term. However, this |
| category of Parkour versus Free running. This is | | | | term should not be construed that Free-running |
| due to their likeness to other sports activity | | | | and parkour are one the same thing because |
| training and their uniqueness each in its own way. | | | | they are two distinct and separate activities. This |
| The two physical activities are closely linked with | | | | mistake common mistake occurs often because |
| each other and are often misunderstood due to | | | | of the similarity of movements in the two |
| their resemblance. | | | | activities. |
| Parkour | | | | Free running was seriously affected by Sebastian |
| While observing early Parkour videos, we learn | | | | Foucan and was influenced originally by Parkour. It |
| that David Belle and Hubert Kounde were the first | | | | is often the incarnation of what is called "urban |
| ones to use the term "Parkour". It originates from | | | | running" wherein participants would go around their |
| the French term "parcours du combatant", which | | | | environment (such as a city) while performing |
| loosly translates to obstacle course of military | | | | acrobatic movements – an activity that has |
| training. | | | | gathered quite a following due to the very popular |
| Parkour is a physical training activity wherein | | | | Freerunning videos. In free running, the aim of the |
| Traceurs (term that refers to practitioners of | | | | participants is to create movements that are |
| Parkour), go through certain obstacles laid down in | | | | aesthetically inclined. The movements are normally |
| the environment to reach their goal in the most | | | | practiced with gymnastic equipment or in areas |
| efficient manner possible. Movements are | | | | where obstacles can be readily placed. |
| supposedly the simulation of the reaction of a | | | | Parkour and Free running: what is the difference? |
| person in an emergency. This is the reason why | | | | Looking at Parkour videos and Freerunning videos, |
| Traceurs are permitted to do their own | | | | an inexperienced observer may easily fall into the |
| movements such as running, hopping or rolling. | | | | trap of thinking that they are the same activities |
| Achievement of the goal in a parkour activity is | | | | because of the similarity in the movements that |
| not structured because there are no set of rules | | | | they make. However, their difference can be |
| that govern the journey and goals are set | | | | easily pointed out if we know the eventual |
| individually. Although the training activity is | | | | intention of the two activities. Parkour is meant to |
| individually set, there is no competition among the | | | | train traceurs to move in an environment to |
| participants. | | | | quickly access areas; hence, the quick and |
| Free running | | | | efficient movements. The intention of free running |
| The term "Free running", on the other hand was | | | | on the other hand, is "self-expression;" hence, |
| derived from the film Jump London. The term | | | | participants are free to do any movement that |
| was first used by Guillaume Pelletier. The term | | | | they want regardless if it is efficient or not. |
| Free running was used in order for the | | | | |