"As a sport, parkour has only been around since the 1980s. However, it promotes a frame of mind often encouraged by snowboarders, skateboarders, and other extreme sports enthusiasts: see your environment differently and use it. Parkour athletes use their sport to get around doing anything but walking! Reader learns how parkour developed and also how it's practiced around the world. Full-color photographs showcase different moves, styles, and events. Readers are sure to be inspired by the free-spirited daredevils of parkour, highlighted by a playful layout and exciting fact boxes"--Provided by the publisher.
General Note
Includes glossary.
Content Note
Over, under, and through -- A new sport -- Freerunning -- Can you do it? -- Start small -- True daredevil -- Parkour parks -- New limits -- Parkour safety tips.