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• Work cat.: Daher, A. Two foot punch, 2007:p. 4 of cover (parkour is about movement, making everything in the path part of the run)
• American parkour Web Site, Feb. 26, 2008:What is parkour? (Parkour is the art of moving through your environment using only your body and the surroundings to propel yourself. It can include running, jumping, climbing, even crawling, if that is the most suitable movement for the situation)
• Parkour USA Web Site, Feb. 26, 2008(Parkour's basic goal is to move from point A to point B as efficiently and quickly as possible; a new sport utilizing efficient but physically challenging movements to pass obstacles in urban landscapes; such movements are usually dangerous such as jumping from structure to structure and scaling walls)
• Wikipedia, Feb. 26, 2008(Parkour; PK; l'art du dp̌lacement (English, the art of displacement); an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body; meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment, from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls)

Parkour (French: [paʁkuʁ]) is an athletic training discipline or sport in which practitioners interact with their environment by moving though it efficiently or creatively, often while performing feats of acrobatics. With roots in military obstacle course training and martial arts, parkour includes flipping, running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, and —whatever is suitable for a given situation. Parkour is an activity that can be practiced alone or with others, and is usually carried out in urban spaces, though it can be done anywhere. It involves seeing one's environment in a new way, and envisioning the potential for navigating it by movement around, across, through, over and under its features. Historically, flips and other acrobatic movements were not considered essential to the discipline of parkour, and the term freerunning was applied to parkour-like movement that emphasized artistry rather than efficiency. However, as the parkour culture evolved, its distinction from freerunning became increasingly blurred. Parkour athletes now broadly agree that flips are unambiguously part of parkour. The practice of similar movements had existed in communities around the world for centuries, notably in Africa and China, the latter tradition (qinggong) popularized by Hong Kong action cinema (notably Jackie Chan) during the 1970s to 1980s. Parkour as a type of movement was later established by David Belle when he and others founded the Yamakasi in the 1990s and initially called it l'art du déplacement. The discipline was popularised in the 1990s and 2000s through films, documentaries, video games, and advertisements.