freerunning
Obstacle-based movement art
Freerunning is an athletic discipline involving fluid, acrobatic movement through urban environments—running, jumping, climbing, and vaulting over obstacles like walls, railings, and rooftops.
Unlike parkour, which emphasizes efficient point-to-point movement, freerunning incorporates flips, spins, and stylistic flourishes: He spent weekends freerunning through abandoned warehouses.
Also spelled free running or free-running.
Movement discipline over obstacles
- vaultingLeaping over something
- flipsQuick rotational motions
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
precision · underbar · handstand · gainer · frontflip · aerial · cartwheel · handspring
Upper surfaces of buildings
- obstaclesThings in the way
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- railingsProtective horizontal bars
- ledgesNarrow horizontal protrusions
concrete · gaps · drops · scaffolding · stairwells · buildings · alleyways · architecture
Developing abilities through practice
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- strengthPower to exert force
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- agilityQuickness and ease
flexibility · mobility · coordination · balance · explosive · plyometrics · calisthenics · drills
Unbroken forward movement
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- self-masteryControl over one's behavior
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
mindset · discipline · progression · fearlessness · improvisation · playfulness · exploration · boundaries
parkour
Movement discipline over obstacles
somersault · precision · underbar · handstand · gainer · frontflip · aerial · cartwheel · handspring · tumbling
rooftops
Upper surfaces of buildings
ledges · concrete · gaps · drops · scaffolding · stairwells · buildings · alleyways · architecture · streetscape
training
Developing abilities through practice
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- strengthPower to exert force
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
agility · flexibility · mobility · coordination · balance · explosive · plyometrics · calisthenics · drills · warmup
flow
Unbroken forward movement
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- self-masteryControl over one's behavior
adaptability · mindset · discipline · progression · fearlessness · improvisation · playfulness · exploration · boundaries · limitations
crew
Working team aboard
YouTube · showcase · stunt · film · choreography · viral · competition
- extreme sportsbungee jumping, skydiving, wingsuit flying, cliff diving, paragliding
- jumping activitiesleapfrog, jump rope, pole vault, double dutch, high jump
- street sportsparkour, skateboarding, streetball, street soccer, street hockey
- trick sportsfreestyle BMX, freestyle skiing, skateboarding, snowboarding, halfpipe
- Parkourparkour, vault, wall run, cat leap, safety roll
- Stuntsstunt, stuntman, stunt double, daredevil, stunt performer
freerunningsedentary
Characterized by much sitting
immobility · stillness · confinement · sitting still · inactivity
free, freedom, runner, running, freely, parkouring, free-running