I tried to give answers to some of frequently asked questions. I hope that it will be useful. If anybody has a better answer to some of those questions feel free to note that in the comments below this article.  I must stress that these are my personal responses and thoughts, not official position of the parkour community.

Q: What is parkour?
A: Skill of efficient movement using just your own mind and body

Q: Is it swimming or climbing (climbing) parkour?
A: No. These are already established sports that usually has their own sets of rules. Parkour is almost exclusively based on land moving and except for efficiency and common sense of security should not have a default or  particular rules or norms. Swimming, climbing, etc., however, can be trained in the spirit of Parkour, but even then its are not a parkour.

Q: Can you link acrobatic stunts with parkour?
A: No. Acrobatics does not belong to the efficient movement. Many people like to include acrobatic  in their training but acrobatics alone has nothing to do with parkour.

Q: Are jumps from building to building or move across rooftops parkour?
A: No. Extreme cases of these developments may appear in films but generally people practicing parkour believe that these senseless folly, and not very practical thing considering that 99% of my life for a man spends on non-roof, thus it’s logical to adjust your parkour training environment to that surrounding. So, ground-level and non-catastrophic heights/distances only.

Q: Who or what is a traceur?
A: It is very difficult to answer that question today in the time of global parkour phenomenon. During first steps of  parkour raising, raise a question is someone become traceur from his first training or this title comes with time and experience. There is no definite answer, but personally I think that is enough to call a man by his name or nickname, the “traceur” title is more for ego or to explain the “culture” of Parkour.

Q: Is there something like parkour culture / style / trick?
A: No. Parkour is essentially simple, and requires maximum simplicity and avoiding unnecessary. People who practice the parkour seek to always have high standards in everything they do, that all their work could serve as example to others in any aspect. The goal of Parkour is to find simplicity in itself, relieve the unnecessary burden, not to ask one more scene for themselves or others.

Q: What would be the parkour philosophy or teaching?
A: Whatever you want to be. Parkour does not impose rigid standards of the actions and thoughts and therefore man has the freedom to be spiritual guides in whatever way he think its appropriate. Often it is precisely this freedom of Parkour in the same thime his greatest fault, two-edged sword. Parkour is supposed to be one of many things in this world in which man can enjoy and through which he can perform and improve himself. Yet another perspective, another way of looking at ourselves and the world around us. So choose for yourself what you want out of Parkour, and what you want from yourself.

Q: Can I beside parkour train something else, and will this additional something improve my parkour?
A: Of course you can, but keep in mind two things. The human body is a very complex system and you have to very carefully organize your training, because otherwise you will just create imbalance. Another important thing for you to know is that the best exercise for parkour is parkour itself. If you are not satisfied with your the results, first evaluate how realistic your goals are, and can you organize your practice better and be more patient.

Q: Will acrobatics improve my parkour (the sense of coordination)?
A: No. Roughly speaking, coordination is our ability to coordinate an organize movement of our limbs and interact with the objects around us. Acrobatics develop sense of the body primarily in relation to the natural position in space which is not one of the most important things for parkour (is hard to imagine the movement of parkour in which you are turn upside down). Acrobatics strengthens the body and strong body can only be a plus for parkour but there is no better substitution for the training of parkour then parkour training.

Q: What is the matter between freerun/3run/parkour/lart du déplacement?
A: These things can never be one. It is true that they are very similar but in fact they are different views on human movement. There is no better or worse skills because they are all different from one another and unique in their own way. Just keep in mind to always respect the skill  which you practice  and always respects hard work and skill of others.

Q: Is the parkour dangerous or extreme skill?
A: No. Maybe it’s a bit unusual skill, but parkour is dangerous only to the point on which we are ready a danger ourselves, not more, not less. Overall, there is an element of risk everywhere, even in simple walk down the street, it is not that we do not know how to value and appreciate life, but parkour should always be within the limits of safe. The goal is to perfect ourselves to the physical and mental plain, to gain control over our fears.

Q: Is it better to train in group or alone?
A: Both variants have advantages and disadvantages. For beginners it is better to train with someone so they would not let that ignorance and inexperience led the beginner in an awkward situation. For non-beginners, you should have the measure in all things. If you always train in a group is difficult to perceive yourself and you often “fall” in the group “standards”. If you train all by yourself, with time you will feel loneliness and melancholy. Also, people are often “braver” in the group and they think a lot about how you will look like, whether can do what others can. These are unnecessary thoughts, but battling with them will over time strengthen your spirit.

Q: Are the saut de chat / king kong / monkey vault moves in parkour, or whether there are “moves” in parkour?
A: No. In its origin and early stage in parkour did not exist so called “techniques” because we didn’t need them, it was enough to give yourself the starting and the finish points of movement. There are some forms that have proven to be effective for certain type of obstacles that are frequently encountered, or to strengthen the body in certain way, but you shouldn’t see them as a standard. Parkour is a way of countless movements and forcing them in some type of  ”standards” represents a departure from efficiency (thus from Parkour).

Q: Rain, snow, city, nature?
A: Always and everywhere!!!

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