Vault (parkour)
In various urban activities, a vault is any type of movement that involves jumping or leaping over an obstacle while putting weight on it with one's hands. Although Parkour doesn't involve the idea of set movements, practitioners (traceurs) sometimes use similar ways of moving to quickly and efficiently pass over railings, tables, walls, and platforms.
People have created many names for variations on the theme:
Read more about Vault (parkour): Basic Vaults, Freerunning and Urban Acrobatics, Some Combinations, Jumping Styles, External Links
Famous quotes containing the word vault:
“Heaven froze above, severe; the clouds congeal,
And through the crystal vault appeared the standing hail.”
—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)