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Wikipedia tells us that parkour is:

generally an urban acrobatic activity of French origin, the aim of which is to move from point A to point B as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment — from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls[.]

This “microdocumentary” of Brisbane freerunner Luke Quadrio appeared on YouTube a month ago, made by Brisbane YouTuber sorrymack.

Quadrio says that freerunning is like parkour, but it “likes to use a lot more flair and style moves”

And Brisbane YouTuber AnorexicBoar made this video of a parkour jam in Brisbane City in early May:

If you like what you see, there are 17 more YouTube vids of Brisbane parkour here.

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