Welcome to Cincinnati Parkour!
The scene in Cincinnati definitely got a slow start.. Initial interest started with a few people in late 2003 early 2004. Most of the smaller groups to start were just friends who saw videos and started learning on their own. Eventually these smaller groups met and started training together. Six years later we have approximately 15-20 regular attendees to the open gym sessions on Sunday nights. Smaller groups meet throughout the week as schedules permit. We look forward to more people learning parkour in Cincinnati and hope that everyone interested will train properly. Parkour and Free-running put a lot of strain on the body and its important to workout properly. This page will be getting some major updates over the next few weeks so keep checking for more info!
About Parkour
There are fewer predefined movements in parkour than gymnastics and other sports , in that parkour is not made up of a list of appropriate "moves." Each obstacle a traceur faces presents a unique challenge on how they can overcome it effectively that depends on their body type, speed and angle of approach, the physical make-up of the obstacle, etc... Parkour is about training the body and mind to be able to react to those obstacles appropriately with a technique that works, many times that technique cannot and need not be classified and given a name.
Despite this, there are many "basic" techniques that are emphasized to beginners for their versatility and effectiveness. Most important are good jumping and landing techniques. The roll, used to limit impact after a drop and carry one's momentum onward, is often stressed as the most important technique to learn. Many traceurs develop joint problems from training too many large drops and rolling incorrectly.
Text taken from Wikipedia , Check out their Parkour page for more information.