1 2 3 4 5 Jumping from incredible heights and performing amazing stunts never thought possible, these urban gymnasts practice a sport known as Parkour. Starting in France as a military obstacle course training, Parkour was taken by children and turned into a game. As Parkour developed from military training, more practitioners began to incorporate flips and twists; adding more expression to the sport. Even through the addition of flips and disagreement over the sport 's definition, most practitioners agreed that Parkour was meant to be trained outside. That was until gyms came along pushing for inside Parkour training. Although most practitioners liked the idea of indoor training a number of practitioners argued that Parkour was a movement based around freedom, and taking it inside would constrict …show more content…
Samantha Storey, Senior Editor for the Huffington Post and past reporter for The New York Times, published and interesting article into the world of Parkour practitioners and their views on the subject of where the sport