Parkour Vaulting (Advanced)
Master technical vaulting over obstacles with flow and efficiency
Advanced parkour vaulting focuses on technical movement over obstacles—rails, walls, boxes—with efficiency and style. Unlike basic parkour running, vaulting emphasizes precise footwork, hand placement, and momentum management to move elegantly over barriers. You'll learn precision vaults, speed vaults, and flowing combinations. It combines problem-solving (finding the best way over an obstacle) with physical challenge and creative expression.
How to start
- 1Establish a strong foundation in basic parkour movement and landings
- 2Start with low obstacles (knee height) and basic vault types
- 3Master the precision vault (hands and feet landing together) on low barriers
- 4Progress to speed vaults using momentum to move faster
- 5Learn more technical vaults (180 vaults, lazy vaults, reverse vaults)
- 6Combine multiple vaults into flowing sequences
What you'll need
- Parkour Shoes with Good GripEssential~$80
- Comfortable Athletic WearEssential~$30
- Wrist GuardsNice to have~$15
- Knee PadsNice to have~$20
- Safe Training SpaceEssentialFree
Where to learn more
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Ways to spice this up when the basics get boring.
- Film and choreograph your vaulting sequences
- Practice vaulting in different urban environments
- Combine vaulting with other parkour disciplines
- Create artistic vaulting flows with musical accompaniment
The real-world problem-solving (finding the best vault approach) keeps mental engagement high. Quick skill progression provides regular dopamine rewards.
Professional parkour athletes can vault obstacles at high speed with incredible precision, making it look effortless through years of deliberate practice.
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