🤝 Parkour as life skills

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Keep reading for a quick thought experiment related to our new blog post.

In a time-sensitive situation, what are the 2 most important parkour life skills? For example, what if you need to:

• Escape a fire from the 2nd story of a building

• Scramble to higher ground due to flood or tsunami

• Evade an aggressive predator or zombie horde

Through its many practical applications, parkour is an extension of martial arts. When facing a fight or flight situation, you can either stand your ground or GTFO and ESCAPE to safety.

Creating vertical separation between yourself and danger is usually a good idea. Being able to ASCEND and DESCEND vertical structures is a valuable life skill to have.

Another main application of parkour is the ability to REACH. Can you scale a building to save someone from danger? Can you drop or down-climb to help someone who’s stuck? To reach others in peril, parkour skills make it happen quicker and safer.

There are many more common and mundane parkour applications too. Think about being locked out and climbing up to an open window. Or going up and over a high wall to catch the next bus or train.

Getting up and down are crucial life skills to help you navigate the physical world with more freedom and confidence. If you’re looking for more help getting started, check out our new blog post:

NEW BLOG POST → PARKOUR AS LIFE SKILLS

Thanks for your time, attention, and support over so many years! Hit reply if you have any questions and we'll get back to you soon.

Cheers,
Ryan