History
“Le parcours du combattant” (french) – military obstacle course.
The founder of the world parkour David Belle took as a basis the word for military obstacle course, which led in English transcription to the word “parkour”, which became the international name of the new sport discipline.
Left and center – David Belle in his hometown of Lisse, France;
Right – David Belle in the movie “District 13”.
The basic principle of parkour is to move efficiently in space.
To move efficiently, an athlete needs to be able to read their surroundings and find the quickest and easiest way from point A to point B by applying their body skills and parkour techniques.