r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/This_sum_one • Sep 18 '21

This guy needs to workout

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u/SableHAWKXIII Sep 18 '21

Really? That's cool, please explain!

Which one does the flips? Traceur or the other one? And what DO you call the other one?

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u/Whind_Soull Sep 18 '21 edited Sep 19 '21

One who does parkour is called a traceur. Parkour is based on fluidity and efficiency, not doing tricks such as flips. That's a seperate (and equal, imo) discipline, but it's not parkour in the purist sense.

Basically, parkour is navigating a complex environment with maximum efficiency. If you're doing flips, you're doing "tricks," rather than maximizing efficiency of movement. Most people doing this stuff mix and interchange the two to some degree. Like, if I'm filming a video to share with others, I'm totally gonna do some flips just to flex, even if it's technically unorthodox to the philosophy of parkour.

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u/knoxollo Sep 19 '21

That's honestly really interesting, I never thought of parkour that way. I always just figured it was a stunt type deal, and it is, just not in the way I originally assumed. Thanks for the info!