Don't ask how this belongs here, it's just random thoughts that come to mind... therefor spam. I just like to type/write my thoughts.
In my own belief Parkour and Freerunning are two different things but closely related, like rugby and football... And I'm not talking about the pads. It's hard to define this because of the community as a whole is split on what is what is what. I recently heard someone say Parkour is just the path but the movement is Freerunning. Okay the obvious fact he didn't have a clue should have put me off when I read his final words, meaning he had no idea even the use of the word Parkour, "...I've been Freerunning and Parkouring for the past two years!", and the fact it was written in broken "txt speak". But it still got me thinking, maybe by the fact I have trouble with people trolling Parkour... What ever it is I broke what he said down into a few parts, while fixing his speech and grammar.
"No Parkour is Freerunning with having a destination, for example point A to B. Like from your house to the mall and Freerunning there..."
The first thing that comes to mind is... What was Parkour before Freerunning then? Wouldn't everyone have been practicing Parkour because you almost always have a destination, even if it is not preplanned or decided. And since we did Freerun back then all it is is going from point A to B. Or maybe he's implying there was no Parkour until recently either witch way it makes no sense.
"This is Freerunning in witch there is no destination its just jumping over and off of objects..."
But what can you match as point A and point B? Seriously, I jumper over one thing and it puts me about three minutes closer to the cafe then everyone else. Would that be point A and B, or did I just Freerun one object? But I made it to my destination didn't I? I jump off the stair well to get around the students who crowd the second half. So I just jumped over something there for it was not Parkour... Or at least by this guys logic. But anything is point A and B, as simple as it may be.
But getting off the troll's comment, I believe Parkour is a practical and effective use of the movement while Freerunning shows use the beauty and grace of the same movement. When I see some one quickly transition and get to somewhere as quickly as possible and clear an object as such, sure I'm impressed but only as a idea of their speed. While likewise when someone does the same move slower and stronger, showing it's key beauty I'm am impressed by how it looks but not how it's used. So when I see flips normally there to show off how they can look, though once in a blue moon I see a flip used practically I see that as Parkour. So Freerunning and Parkour can't be defined like, "Oh Freerunning in only flips.", or, "All you do in Parkour is vault and get somewhere." They just are the same thing in different worlds.
