Parkour is the art of overcoming obstacles that one encounters in an environment. This overcoming is a process of climbing, running, jumping, rolling, swinging, spinning, turning, crawling, and many more such movements. While from a purely neurotypical perspective, one might see it as merely an exercise in athleticism and daredevilry, there is a much deeper level to the training process.
While there are many movement forms like martial arts, dance, contact improvisation, and gymnastics, the main factor that stands out in Parkour is the adaptability required to practice in an ever-changing environment.
Over the years, we have come to understand that Parkour is a very multi-sensory way of training. When training outdoors in an urban environment, we need to keep all our senses open and available to execute movements safely and efficiently. We also need to deeply tune ourselves to what our body is doing and what it needs so that we can move freely and neither overestimate nor underestimate the environment.