A Spiderman of flesh and blood? Maybe yes, maybe no. Climb, run, jump and get around all kinds of urban obstacles, that's Parkour. This discipline focuses on the physical and motor ability of a person, who efficiently develops the useful displacement and purpose of the movement.

Its name comes from the French parcour which means "journey". The main objective of the traceur or Parkour practitioner is to go from one place to another running with a free, subtle and efficient style that adapts to the terrain in which it is located.

Freerunning (FR), or the art of displacement (ADD), allows each person to establish limits with respect to the goals that are set beforehand, what their commitment is and in what form they decide to take and eventually project this activity, either in an amateur or professional way. Once the focus is decided, the type of training is chosen, which depends on that objective.

The movements must be free and fluid. These principles are consistent with the motto of this discipline: "Being and Lasting". This means that the traceur-person who practices the activity-does not have to put himself in danger, but must and must overcome each day, without competing or wanting to outdo others. 

A little history and evolution

It all began at the end of the 80s in France, more precisely in the outskirts of Paris, in Lisses. A group of young people transformed a training based on the Natural Method of George Hébert, used by Raymond Belle as a method of training during the Vietnam War. This activity put aside that raw edge and positioned itself as a more playful practice.

To this initial core formed by Châu Belle-Dinh and David Belle were added Williams Belle, Yann Hnautra, Guylain N'Guba Boyeke, Malik Diouf, Charles Perrière and Sébastien Foucan, among others. Together, they adapted and developed that movement until it became what it is today: a recreational activity. Infobae

The abilities of each person vary. There are those who innately bring that plasticity with them, but there are also those who develop and polish their technique to be able to apply it in every movement. 

Ema Grasset, instructor at EIPK (Integral School of Parkour), explained to Infobae that there the routines are designed in a conscious way and for that they prepare the physicist with different systems and styles of joint and muscular strengthening. "It is very important because we avoid a lot of injuries, we move practically the whole body and we do different movements and acrobatics, if the body is not prepared, however much one has the ability, it can be hurt, we put life at risk. people who for a self-centered question want to jump or run on dangerous surfaces, simply to show how good they are, "he said.