Parkour Experts Try to Keep Up With Gymnasts | SELF

You've seen gymnasts try their hand at parkour, well what about the other way around? We challenged a group of traceurs to try to keep up with some gymnasts! These athletes take the ultimate test and see if their endurance and strength are enough to keep up!
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[@self]

We hear that you want to see snowboarders try to keep up with surfers, and we'll see what we can cook up in the coming months! Up next though? Figure skaters and... can you guess?

[@yasminthornton140]

SELF omg ice hockey players?

[@RainbowDiamond25_MC]

SELF hockey players. I’m not only a former gymnast but I’m also a former figure skater xd 😂

[@captshamshol3050]

Figure skater and Roller skaters !!!!

[@ZuriBirmingham]

Roller skaters??

[@silverrayn4950]

Derby rollars!

[@cheesystick7881]

You can tell the guy in the green shorts was waiting for this moment his whole life 😂

[@benj9380]

Cheesy Stick he was so good tho

[@millycarpenter8245]

I like ur pfp Carson boomer

[@FranciscoJxL]

He was my favorite and I was living

[@hahaha-yo7in]

@@adrianc.872 u-hhjhhhhhzhzbejsvvsjzj

[@misssmisssymaria]

He did so good! 😊

[@rohanspen8170]

"Honestly, I have no clue what that was" That guy is me everyday

[@stumphole145]

I had to break it, there was no reply

[@sophiasshook416]

mood

[@sophiasshook416]

2:02

[@catejones3843]

For real

[@GatoHidratado]

Heavensu Dooaaaaah

[@emilymatheson1854]

I appreciate how everyone respects each other's abilities here. The ladies encourage the guys and the men respect the ladies and their skills. It's lovely to see.

[@libertyshrader8345]

Yes

[@wolfgangkranek376]

Indeed... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKfdZHlqfbVkbZI

[@zaide5897]

@@wolfgangkranek376 I dont know if i should trust that link you got there

[@wolfgangkranek376]

@@zaide5897 Basically always good to be careful. But that's only a youtube video. Do as you like...

[@korkunctheterrible4302]

I also loved the way two of those guys were being especially good sports, with those graceful movements executed with a delightful amount of cheekiness. cute people :')

[@tradingfriends]

I love how the dudes ask like really targeted questions to make sure they have the movement right, like when they were asking about how extended their arms should be. It just shows how knowledgeable both groups are.

[@Umbra_J]

Or basic knowledge so you don’t injure yourself?

[@mikiwilliams4133]

@@Umbra_J yeah but if you don't have the background knowledge to know what to ask you won't ask for specifics like they did, you'd likely ask them to repeat the first instructions and not go as targeted

[@Umbra_J]

@@mikiwilliams4133 If you are running fast and handspring after you can easily break your arms if you didn’t do it right thus you are left to ask for every detail to avoid injuries, no need for background knowledge. Heck, even the girl informed them about how you extended your arms before they even asked, so just as I said, basic knowledge to avoid injuries.

[@Debbiefromcompliance]

@@Umbra_J as someone who doesn’t perform handsprings, vault or cartwheel as most office employees, I’d say not basic knowledge.

[@kevinchen6001]

That man is literally trying to do gymnastics in jeans...

[@surroundsounds]

...and is still rlly good 👀

[@nizaty2002]

Ikr

[@goldenrosepetals5026]

How the heck does he do that?!

[@bernardsoul5186]

*Skinny jeans. Basically leggings

[@roachtingz9061]

Bernard Soul skinny jeans are even worse. Leggings are stretchy and jeans aren’t. Are you talking about jeggings??

[@suki3275]

"their form was a little bit different" *Shows guy doing Naruto run*

[@randomhumanbeing1225]

Hahaha yeah

[@jayms16]

Wow I just commented the same thing lol

[@Tashiboss]

I literally just said that

[@inef85]

scrolled just for this 🤦‍♂️🔥😅 7:58

[@jamiAkos]

Was wondering if anyone commented on the Naruto run.🤣

[@onebeets]

I feel like parkour + gymnast would be an ultimate lifeform or something

[@GetLoYo]

i know right?? just become jesus if you do both.

[@dinosaul]

k a r s

[@chaotic__neutral0_08]

Do you know the step up films? There is a film where hip hop and Ballette dancers dance together and it reminds me a lot of that

[@henrylawsky7172]

I feel like Mike could check both of those boxes pretty easily

[@evil_zebra4275]

Wait I can do parkour and gymnastics! I think I might actually be an alien lizard person!!

[@__beinluv]

this guys were so pure and positive 😭 as a person who has done gymnastics in the past and knows how hard it is they did such a good job. this video was so wholesome honestly, it made me smile the entire time.

[@jonathanorozco3244]

And I used to do parkour and know how hard that is. With our Orozco powers combined we could do whatever you could do in gymnastics because I sucked at parkour lol. Anyway, be well.

[@JTGallant]

thank yoooou!!! this was one of the most fun days of my life!

[@iyanubanks100]

I remember when I did gymnastics when I was 9❤️

[@johannal.2137]

It made me cry of jealousy at how easy it is for them on their FIRST try, I am 13 yrs old, I am still stuck at that exact level and I'm not sowing ANY sign of improvement, how can it be so easy for them, it isn't fair, please, someone HELP ME, even my 10 yr old brother is better than me, there is a literal 7 yr old in my group that is better than me, why am I so bad at this, and recently I haven't been able to go to practice and they're learning so much stuff without me and getting so much better and some of them skip practice all the time and still get good places in competitions, I have no friends there, they're all friends with each other, why, how, I don't understand, and I'm too afraid to atempt to do a back flip and many other girls in my group can allredy do rondade+double back flips, and how am I meant to catch up, I love and hate gymnastics, I've been doing since I was four, I've done 4 competitions in the past, once I even got 3rd place, why can't I do this anymore, 4 years ago I could allready do half of the stuff I am learning today, and the other halth is impossible and next year I'm stuck with the same group and the same coach and right now they're allready practicing the things we need in next year's competition and I can't even do this year's stuff well, help, help, at 8yrs old I had moree flexibility than now, please, someone, tell me what to do, my mum doesn't want me to stop gymnastics beceause she thinks I just want to go the easy way, and that even if I DID want to stop gymnastics, I would have to do one last competition, and when I finaly stop I have to do another sport, and next year I'm starting exams, and I don't know what sport I want, and I realy don't know what to do

[@David-zn2hx]

I love how this doesn't feel like gymnastics vs parkour type thing. Just a genuine appreciation for each others skills and sports.

[@henz5328]

wow I'm the first reply

[@shan_pro1391]

I am already a gymnast

[@sarcasticrayofsunshine75]

I love seeing people respecting others passions

[@Emilianateicheira]

Yess

[@ulyssesthedm]

Yesss

[@sanidhyajoshi5619]

They need to scream "parkourrrrrr" before every move and they'll do just fine

[@lamerabetty]

Parkour!parkour! Parkour!

[@danielle_jireh]

😂😂

[@B3l0v3d05]

Exactly.

[@edetsy12]

Sanidhya Joshi you’re not funny just a bit of a nan joke

[@FrolleinMiez]

Giggled because of Harry Dresden ^^

[@NM-jt5lr]

I feel so bad when guys are uncomfortable with dancing/ certain forms of artistic expression. It makes me wonder how we traumatize boys when they’re young to think that anything girly is worthy of punishment/ ridicule that they can jump off buildings with no problem but are deeply uncomfortable with swaying their arms around.

[@winterkeptuswarm]

+1

[@cyflym11]

Oh rubbish. Plenty of men dance. I'm a woman but I've never felt comfortable doing anything like dancing or drama in front of people. Why do you have to turn things into 'trauma' when it's just different personalities and affects both genders the same?

[@a.blackwater3076]

@@cyflym11 girlie that’s your experience, others have it different. There are different cultures and different gender roles that don’t make sense in a lot of places and boys not dancing or showing flair is a common one in a lot of places.

[@cyflym11]

@@a.blackwater3076 And the other posters haven't made assumptions? They have said that men are ridiculed and 'traumatised' for dancing, they didn't qualify it by saying 'in some cultures' or 'in my experience'. I'm not allowed to have an opinion but they are? Perhaps I don't fit the woke victim narrative well enough. There are famous male dancers, figure skaters etc in all countries, that is a fact. In some other cultures and religions women are not allowed to dance. Do you feel their 'trauma' too?

[@winterkeptuswarm]

I agree with you! I am very happy these guys took it seriously and weren't really uncomfortable at all! It really highlights the differences in the two disciplines and I'm glad the guys didn't dismiss it all as a feminine thing, they respected it like a sport and treated it seriously!

[@bluejhaygrl]

The guy with the two black ear rings and beard is such a natural.

[@catrinac.8948]

for real!! his uneven bars routine was really solid

[@evagriana12]

Yes his uneven bars looks natural to me

[@Madithemuggle]

RIGHT. I was so impressed with his form, especially! Especially staying mostly laid out on the vault. 😱

[@brillsmith2207]

and hes really likeable.

[@britannia6080]

@@brillsmith2207 he's just pumped to try something new. I hope he actually takes up gymnastics, I think he'd be awesome!

[@sterlingsilvaa]

Orlando: * nearly breaks his neck landing off the bars exercise * Tha bois: YES ORLANDO!!

[@j.epstein7723]

He was the only one to not land it and they all cheer

[@369Triniki]

😅

[@6gradosproducciones]

Parkour people in a nutshell

[@artplore]

AHAHAHJAHAHA so good

[@nanababes8606]

@It-Gamer zone

[@sunniva1717]

Love how fearless the guys are, and how genuinely interested they are in trying something new and in learning.

[@madrish7226]

Guys are always cool ,, it's the girl who are mad

[@mrobull]

Parkour is Always taking risks with skillz

[@kb-ih7ni]

The techniques they learn would help them do parkour better so why not

[@dColorOfBoom]

@@madrish7226 🙄🙄

[@POP-pz7fg]

ktj b true true

[@m.r.9215]

The fact that the guy’s instinct is to curl bc of the nature of parkour vs gymnastics tendency to stretch the shapes was so interesting. Like you can tell they’re very good at their sports, and watching them do another one was like hearing someone speak a language with a strong accent

[@AugmentalGameplay]

What a beautiful a analogy

[@neginmm1416]

KZbin: Gymnast vs parkour Me, a potato: yes i wanna see that

[@axolvtll461]

And i'm a nut in a nutshell, and yes I wanna see this too

[@maxinarts1965]

😂

[@missmatch9058]

😆🙌

[@KM-rt5jj]

Same

[@kactus1889]

“Their form was a little bit different” Dude: **is literally naruto running towards the spring board**

[@maiatongue9075]

Ikr lmao

[@dianaw.5643]

9:39 😅

[@LegoMrAndy]

I read this comment and then looked back at the video right as it happened :)

[@matoolhaq]

7:58

[@ziril3972]

As i suspected

[@joshuastone2666]

Gymnast on beam: “I am a swan.” Parkour dudes on beam: “I am a pterodactyl.” “I’m an emu!”

[@MonicaGarcia-ox1wp]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MsZoedog66]

'I'm a three-toed sloth!'

[@sarahrussell8396]

Hahaha right?? I was thinking the same thing!

[@ImEuvo]

Crane form 🤣

[@swiftstreak98]

I'm a Spider 🕷

[@nicholejones3876]

None of these guys are overly rude or cocky and the girls aren’t mean or making fun of them, so wholesome 😭

[@ethnisanders4482]

"I tried to save you brother." lol I'm dieing. 11:03

[@rrs6709]

*dying

[@JTGallant]

I really did try!

[@mzmr9362]

@@JTGallant you're so sweet and so handsome

[@Fuffuster]

I love that one dude who tried to Naruto Run up to the springboard.

[@MutetheCity]

I was looking for this comment. I knew I wasn't the only one who saw him do that.

[@jadynakistrife9884]

Immediately go to the comments to find it. Naruto Run rules

[@Digmer]

i feared for their necks!!!

[@AageKush]

Pretty cringe to unironically Naruto run as an adult. You'd have to be in absolute fantasy land.

[@nobueno2551]

That's Sonic the Hedgehog you uncultured swine!

[@LucarioredLR]

I feel like if I were to learn both gymnastics and parkour I'd become one of humanity's most flexible and agile humans.

[@honeylilies1]

_thisconnected_ it would be harder to learn but then again in the end when you’ve mastered both and learn when to go soft and agile or when to be loose and heavy hitting it will be an advantage cause you’d be able to perform all different types of tricks and understand how to move in your environment

[@Elyza404]

​@@_thisconnected_ I did both of them for a long time and unless your going for highly competitive gymnastics you can easily mix both of them. It might not be strictly parkour or gymnastics but you make it your own mix. I used to do outdoor parkour but would put some gymnast flair to my moves and did beam routines outside on walls.

[@Gabriel_McKay]

That’s kind of what I did. I’m more of a parkourist than a gymnast though, but yeah it’s really fun.

[@sanjanak1544]

@@honeylilies1 omg nctzennnnn

[@Kirbyeggz]

And contortion

[@samuelteeter6457]

I feel like in order to fully appreciate this, we need to throw in five random people as a control group.

[@hannahcraig6763]

Me as the control: runs up to the vault, looks at it dubiously, and runs away

[@greatmonsterr]

They will probably break their neck

[@ChadeGB]

7:57 This dude's been watching too much Naruto.

[@keithou4389]

I think it's probably an instinct for him after probably going through narrow spaces most of his time doing parkour. It's quite scary and painful if you get grazed just because you didn't have enough space.

[@JTGallant]

@@keithou4389 While this is a pretty cool take, I can full on assure you I was Naruto running on purpose xD specifically for the hype.

[@zorlockts5744]

@@JTGallant oh rah it’s the parkour dude

[@MinReiSakato]

@@JTGallant I love how not seriously you took that aspect of gymnastics. Like you put so much fun into it. It would have also been cool to see you try to do the whole graceful thing. But it really made me think about how aesthetic plays into gymnastics because you also put it in your movements. Just not graceful swan aesthetic but like fun pop culture aesthetic instead. It was great!

[@negatron5514]

imagine if you know parkour and gymnastics. you're halfway being a ninja

[@honeystarrrr8108]

ugh underrated

[@soylencer]

While you were busy studying parkour and gymnastics, I studied the blade!... I am only ⅓ ninja :(

[@toktassarna]

Check out Anton Fomenko 😊

[@vitorlunkes]

I wish i know kickboxing and ballet at the same time

[@juri7507]

@@vitorlunkes i know kickboxing and gymnastics but i stopped doing them (im starting do it again

[@jixly]

im not the only one who randomly got this in my recommended page am i guessing correctly?

[@calisouthqueen]

You are correct

[@astrorii]

*Totally*

[@jenniferfiala7570]

It was pretty awesome though, and made me smile

[@GhostedGamer]

@@calisouthqueen You are correct

[@knweeb514]

Same

[@darthmaul2005]

Them girls so pretty, like girlllllll you gotta tell me yo skin care routine, jeez, such clear glows skin, like y’all shining like diamonds

[@hanswurst2355]

Nivea cream all day

[@Cutsman562]

exercise/movement everyday does wonders for your skin.

[@skylarrollins3600]

The fourth guy on uneven bars was so graceful and smooth with his movements

[@devinnn0]

The guy in the grey shirt didn't blink once. Not once.

[@aaronmedina2089]

Wtf ur right! Lol

[@driftingraven1]

Omg i cant unsee it lol

[@theler2012]

He blinked like once at 9:11-9:13. But it was so quick.

[@leona4692]

@@theler2012 and 3:56

[@octavio362]

6:56

[@harlowsam]

You should do “Surfers try snowboarding”

[@vizualwarrior129]

harlow yes

[@cammiex7238]

Johnny Tsunami! 🌊❄

[@Gregx763]

This please

[@hellomanen]

And sandboarding

[@agustinvenegas5238]

Ooh that would be cool

[@sunspotus]

Watching Sahara observe the beam routines was wonderful. She had this great expression of delight at how much fun the guys were having with it.

[@MarcoLorenzoFlute]

I love how humble the parkour guys are.

[@candycanenee]

The guy in the green shorts! He's actually pretty decent lol But it's good to see the respect towards each other

[@christiandoodles]

I'm thinking green shirts did gymnastics before

[@Red4350]

@@christiandoodles yeah or he might just have a "gift"' for that type of stuff... but they might of had access to the gym and he just asked to "mess around" with the bars and spring board or w.e

[@purplerose7318]

@@_blank-_ Yes! He's muscular with a gorgeous, thicc butt 😋

[@zee5057]

Totally agree. He can be both a gymnast a parkour person.

[@enaqai]

He’s pretty cute too 😂

[@glarcier4398]

gymnast: "their form was a little bit different" parkour dude: *"It is my ninja way and I will not be stopped"*

[@laniyahbarrett3860]

Hahahaha 🤣

[@theresasiahaan2162]

Hmm, omoshiroi

[@llamadrama5492]

My first thought was NARUTO

[@KarlaGonzalez-to6ok]

Llama Drama lol, same, NARUTO!!!

[@JTGallant]

YOU ABSOLUTELY NAILED MY THOUGHT PROCESS RUNNING UP TO THAT SPRINGBOARD LOL

[@ascotia]

As a former gymnast myself, Mike looked like a natural on the bars and vault. Glad that Jesse showed off his 'rip' after the bar routine. My coach would cut the flap of skin off, poor alcohol on it to 'kill the nerves', wrap it up with some white tape and then expect us to continue on with practice on p-bars and rings etc.

[@stellarae8257]

they were all so cute and lovely. it's sweet to see how much they encouraged one another and how everyone only showed respect for everyone else. also appreciate how there was no competitiveness, just admiration and learning :)

[@safraberries4962]

Parkour guy: "I'm going to try to be as graceful as possible." Me if I were doing this: "I'm going to try really hard not to die."

[@akitagirl7497]

I can't walk up or down the stairs they are royalty before they tried this compared to me

[@joeysingingchannel]

Her neat little jump with a foot change was amazing. Any person off the street would break an ankle trying that. They did quite well.

[@user-ef6kl9ey2h]

It's not that difficult. I am a gymnast my self and all you have to do is to force yourself. SiMpLe

[@dabbledabble3752]

Ditto 🤣😂🤣

[@su.crows_]

Brah. Same. No shame.

[@mrdood6209]

I love how they contrast: the gymnasts put grace into the movements whereas the parkour guys make it more combative/powerful

[@Passions5555]

I know, I love how beautiful that is

[@blah7983]

It’s the reverse when the gymnasts do parkour! Gymnasts use way more force while the parkour dudes practically floated.

[@arkaghosh2857]

Parkour is more practical.

[@viola4825]

Arka Ghosh uh well like depends since you don’t go around jumping onto roofs on a daily basis lmao

[@arkaghosh2857]

@@viola4825 parkour isn't just about jumping across roofs. It is basically moving through the environment, be it on flat ground, be it on elevated ground.

[@nixx7912]

My favourite thing between the two types is the landings. Here, the Parkour peeps are like "By any means necessary" and in the opposite video the gymnasts were constantly presenting themselves as they've been taught. I loved it either way

[@jenlongsine4948]

Mike fully commits to everything and I love it 😂😂

[@jlhabitan50]

PE teachers try to keep up with fitness instructors please.

[@THESMOSHTIME]

jlhabitan50 i’d like to see that, all my PE teachers were in the worst shape posible yet they yelled at us to run smh

[@aelinluna3434]

@@THESMOSHTIME Exactly! This would be too funny. I want to see dodgeball too.

[@kei8620]

Those fat guys telling you that your lazy if you run too slowly? That are _really_ out of shape?? God I'm going to laugh so much😂

[@user-jo8yb4uf7e]

I know right?? Our gym floor is uneven so the beam shakes like CRAZY and I'm the loser because I can't even stand on it...I HATE the beam...but our PE teacher is obsessed with basketball and gymnastics stuff...

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

@@user-jo8yb4uf7e That's extremely dangerous.

[@sebastianlevinbravo7410]

"Their form was a little different, as I suspected" *show the guy running like naruto

[@erieyoung2615]

😂😂😂 that’s amazing!

[@carlosabram6030]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@arimse9151]

I JUST DIED RN. Officially

[@shelliblossom8953]

Lol I was just gonna post the naruto run

[@justaguyfromreddit]

I love how every parkour athlete has clearly a deviated septum. ( broken noses in the past for sure )

[@kiraboo_]

This might be my favorite episode of the entire "Keep Up With" series. I had so many good belly laughs 😂 Thank you guys for these challenges (especially this one) - they're fun to watch, educational, and equally inspiring! Never stop creating them 😭😭

[@isabelsoliman1271]

“their form was a little bit different” cuts to guy naruto running

[@liaruth9795]

Isabel Soliman lmao 🤣

[@waitwhatsmyname3909]

LMFAO

[@whydiditypedis8510]

In vault

[@MrsShocoTaco]

I had to Google "naruto running" lol 🤣 #oldpeople

[@Heather-it8gx]

@@MrsShocoTaco ok boomer

[@katsu_fries]

I love being able to see professionals exchange knowledge like this. More content like this 10/10

[@mcdman8763]

Jennifer Sturbaum the parkour professionals are not actual professionals. Me and my friends are even better than the gymnasts and parkour "professionals"

[@saskiadenboer3239]

@@mcdman8763 omg shut up. Why do people always have to try and show how much better they are in the comments 🤦🏼‍♀️. I doubt you do it for a living (*they do*).

[@Araanor]

@@mcdman8763 Ok boomer

[@jaymasaki4550]

MC Dman wow! No one cares, their out there doing what they do and you’re hating in KZbin’s comments

[@turtles6283]

@@saskiadenboer3239 true, but just look at the parkour channel STORROR and you will quickly see what actual professionals (they are working parcourists i would title them as) are capable of.

[@shawn.spencer]

3:56 "I love swinging! Umm in parkour" 😏

[@somerandomuser5155]

😌☺️

[@bayonet04091998]

Can Gymnasts keep up with parkour? Gymnasts "WHERES THE MATT"

[@sarahzaidi1625]

Parkourists after one round of uneven bars: “TF IS THIS?!”

[@maxinarts1965]

Hahaahhaha 😭

[@mindyschocolate]

Matt not needed for the basics, lol.

[@Ajgsydodkdlclcjjs]

These people out here doing these acrobatics and I can’t even roll out of bed .

[@lexxmooun4502]

Same (💜💜💜)

[@deni3292]

Literally threw my back out getting out of bed last week. 😂

[@juliaschmalz5277]

We have do to this p.e. class 😂

[@SteamBugVin]

Literally ME

[@reve9260]

Big mood

[@saulestasiulyte5569]

The guy in the green shorts is the Eugene of the group.

[@brooklynbuilds]

My God... you are so right.

[@tooziefaloozie]

But definitely not the Sheldon

[@WreckChris]

Lol he's more like Keith irl

[@ynh1710]

Chris Whyte omg he looks like keith lmaoo

[@rholanddelamerced]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@topeodude6297]

you know, with Mike, i think they accidentally casted a secret gymnast cos he was so good, definitely the best of the four 😂😂

[@samreenkomal3837]

Can't stop laughing at the uneven bars part!! Especially with one leg on the low bar!😂😂😂😂

[@SGast]

Mike: 'I fell ungraceful' By far the most graceful guy doing anything.

[@DayglowJanelle]

Yessssss!!!!

[@san-zangorn3721]

@@DayglowJanelle Noooo!!!!

[@AlliYAFF]

He was clearly above the rest until they got to the balance beam. The guy in the grey shirt was better at balancing than him.

[@forestnymphconfessions3596]

Lol, yep!!

[@ameolivia9207]

San-Zan Gorn yessssss

[@DANIxDANGER]

Mike is an ex gymnast and doesn't even know it

[@nekograce7914]

DANIxDANGER She says, “that was better than mine” whether it was or not, super dope of her to say that.

[@orangesnipzy7488]

I know

[@canispugnator7613]

@@nekograce7914 way late response I think she said that because on the first bar he was more fluid and got up in what seemed to be a single movement and the dismount seemed to be the same for both

[@ewitskalia-6473]

Maybe bc he did a different type of gymnastics

[@k.b8219]

Por cierto Mike pronunció bien Mamon su apellido.. ARAUJO..Arujo..🤪🤪

[@sushi9848]

i really love how they appreciate each other's skills in this series. they show so much enjoyment and interest while practicing. it's awesome to see them learn new moves and techniques and compliment each other

[@laylaflofeild3342]

I love how positive and supportive everyone was even when they felt out of their comfort zone

[@AJStarhiker]

I would bet a huge difference between gymnastics and parkour is the landings. Gymnastics teaching sticking the landing, but parkour has rolling landings to prep for the next obstical

[@r3dp1ll]

flow

[@sommerrachelle8369]

"Obstical" radical spelling bro

[@dantecreationsdiy318]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIHcg2N6htR7h5o hie everyone please subscribe to my channel..thanx

[@ejones6219]

@@carp3t in fact gymnastics are physical principles applied to the body, parkour experts also do gymstastics to master their movements

[@vloplob]

carpetsushi Not to look „pretty“ but to show control of what your body is doing.

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

This is like having hip hop artists attempting classical music.

[@killianwlf4934]

/me- im a hip hop artist and hate classical music, no hate, just my opinion

[@slanguagefreak2388]

nuttin but stringz

[@lailadobb9221]

Celeste Flips Just like classical music 🤓

[@yc2877]

I need a video on that

[@yc2877]

XRay you should be open to classical music. It could help add interest or spice up your music adopting classical instruments and classical motifs.

[@Longshot3181]

"I love swinging... in Parkour" veeeeery nice recovery sir

[@mindyx789]

When I saw this all I can think is “the office “ parkour

[@lxna8332]

Mike (Guy in green shorts) is such a sweetheart, he enjoys everything

[@kuroyuki6254]

ikr. He was my favorite

[@badreddinekasmi8919]

Yeah totally !!!

[@lukejames9359]

lxn yes and I love how he just goes for it and it shows in how he does each challenge

[@CC-si3cr]

I was thinking the same thing! Super kind guy. I was so annoyed when that handspring vault gymnast was telling him he needed more speed when he was clearly trying to get a feel for the apparatus.

[@buckfella4030]

I know, he was so optimistic! Also just so you know, they said his name was Mike 😁

[@jameswert4540]

mike is a tank, he just won every competition

[@alyssabowen2209]

James Wert he really had flawless technique he doesn’t just look like a bulldozer

[@xcarmx4747]

Fr, but humbly!! And He’s really handsome too :p

[@pony4890]

Yeah. He was actually really good for doing it the first time

[@rileyandmegan2823]

Something you don’t want to see your instructor do: *cover their eyes and laugh*

[@hannah-kv8bd]

As a ballet dancer (10 years of practice) it’s so interesting to see the differences in technique in things as simple as leap jumps or grand jetés in Gymnastics and classical ballet when they’re basically the same thing

[@A.l.e.x.e.a]

Gymnast 9:39: their form was *a little bit* different... Cuts to Naruto run

[@yeseniaberroa7653]

lmao

[@resisty77]

lmao

[@pietrolombardi2346]

lmao

[@mona-mo3sd]

LMAOO

[@funktastically]

I’m wheezing please

[@sahraibrahim2835]

mike: *"felt like i was flying"* me: yes yes u were. u were literally flying

[@allisonhepburn9478]

Lol You had me dying

[@chelseadelsack1247]

11:12 every time he does that little walk on the beam I die laughing 😂 they are all so awesome!!

[@luisalira8010]

4:53 he actually had pretty good form lol

[@ymcha77]

“honesty i have no clue what that was” 😂😂😂 ME ASF

[@pultiq]

CHA

[@lay-Zs_Karma]

Dude I saw your comment when he said it in the video lol

[@l6e6i6n]

me after the teacher is done explaining somewthing

[@samanthasowell6350]

I cracked up how the spring board girl had nothing but "ooh" for a reaction but you could tell each one meant something different lol Ooh = good job! Ooh = better luck next time! Ooh = I have no idea what that really was. Ooh = Oh God he almost died!

[@meghancavanagh2376]

Lol this is really funny

[@pmcgee003]

ROTFL 🤣

[@JibzCastor]

Your comment reminds me of PK

[@samanthasowell6350]

@@JibzCastor who is pk?

[@pandagal9805]

Lol

[@whoami1449]

2:01 My after my first college class

[@miomio4089]

Ahahahahaha

[@eurydice169]

Lmao!!

[@idgaf4184]

I love these parkour guys. Their techniques look so wild compares to the gymnasts

[@Alexa-zg8gs]

Pls do “rhythmic gymnasts try to keep up with ballet dancers” and vice versa

[@kristall4129]

yes please

[@sophiaortiz4032]

i think that would be a good idea but a good chunk of gymnastics is ballet. when i was in the sport, we had a full day a week dedicated to learning ballet. ..

[@ferrin6326]

@@sophiaortiz4032 yeah, but that's only a full day a week. Where I go to ballet class, I'm only level 3 this semester and we have 3 hour and a half classes and one 30 minute special class for stage presence. The older girls/boys have class almost every day of the week. Ballet and gymnastics are pretty related I guess, but they also have specific things that make them different.

[@Okokoa]

Omg yes - since they teach differently it would be interesting to see them do they same stuff

[@samanthapfeifer3490]

YEEEEEES

[@alyssabowen2209]

*them talking about parkour as a serious thing* My brain: the episode of the office when Michael and Andy try parkour

[@anelly9558]

Parkour*jumps* Parkour*jumps one something different*

[@mollie4630]

HARD CORE PARKOUR

[@Notrockyy]

PARKOUR *Andy jumps into fridge box*

[@123Jokkmokk123]

PARKOUR!

[@abigailar3123]

Alyssa Bowen me too! "With point A being delusion and point B being the hospital."

[@Kyra-qn3nh]

I love how helpful and supportive they are to each other. It's awesome.

[@estebancollinos8807]

This content has been so great to watch. I love how respectful and kind everyone is to each other!

[@ruthannemarie2668]

I like how you can tell how the gymnasts focus on grace and the parkour’ers focus on technically just “making” it. I assume that’s because they’re jumping on buildings so grace isn’t their focus, keeping themselves safe is. Compared to gymnasts, they have the freedom to be in a safer environment so they can focus on these graceful, powerful routines that are encapsulating. I flipping love both sports.

[@kappelikapeli1401]

I agree! Also this contrast is what makes freerunners who focus on the flow and grace even more impressive.

[@rozalyn13]

Pun intended?

[@black__ship]

Why don't they make a video on gymnasts performing Parkour and compare them..... Both of them are specialized for different things... They are different sports. It's like comparing cricket and baseball

[@kappelikapeli1401]

@@black__ship they did make that video actually. This is a 2 part series.

[@sunsundks3891]

Na they make sure they are safe too, but in a graceful way

[@livp9056]

I love how serious these guys took their challenges!

[@hale_p]

Lmao, they took it VERY seriously

[@Ciniqs]

*Naruto Runs **7:58*

[@humanityandme]

I wasn't suprised coz this is a technical skill and those guys are competetitive against each other...

[@verydenise]

I love the messages of trying new things, love of movement, and acceptance of others.

[@djohnjimmy]

Kudos to whoever did the background score. Perfect for occasion. Thanks for picking the right people to show these skills. Everyone seemed very respectful towards others' skills and genuinely appreciated others' discipline.

[@ABeardedDad]

These guys are all super humble and honest at the start, recognizing they're out of their comfort zone, and not trying to be all overconfident - that's true professionalism right there and shows these guys are actually the real deal IMHO, they're also actually pretty darn good. Very fun watching real people do real things.

[@ZeddisDead]

Amen brotha

[@deepknight930]

@@ZeddisDead Hey sorry to ask you so late but what is "Amen"? i see people say it everywhere but I haven't heard it anywhere else. sorry to bother

[@courtneykirk478]

I agree.

[@fishhyyy6896]

@@deepknight930 it means "let it be"

[@zeuxlaught2797]

yes and the girls are really great teachers too

[@macksmith1366]

The guy in the green shorts is all around pretty good. He can still be an awesome gymnast but he probably could have really gone places if he’d tried it out younger. Edit: to clarify, I’m specifying gymnastics. They’ve all gone places with parkour. This video is about *gymnastics* specifically, I’m not sure what everyone else is watching. Please don’t spend your time nitpicking other peoples comments. There are so many better things to do.

[@punitkk7696]

Mack Smith he still can. He has a solid experience in flips and parkour tricks anyways he just needs that form and flexibility

[@3playlp110]

But he prefers parkour.

[@punitkk7696]

3playLP True but we're just talking possibilities

[@heatherhaub5863]

I’d like to see him try more of the men’s gymnastics, like the pommel horse, still rings and horizontal bars. I bet they would enjoy it more also if they took out some of the flourishing that you see in women’s gymnastics.

[@NightshadeGoddess]

he has seems to really enjoy gymnastics, he could do both :)

[@AF-ie5mk]

I really love how this pair of videos really shows the process of how they discover and negotiate the similarities and differences and their individuals strengths! Openminded and good vibes all round :)

[@McAmberlee]

It was great to see both the gymnasts' support and genuine encouragement, and how good-natured and respectful the parkour experts were in return. Awesome content 👍🏽

[@malloryconley7188]

Why is mike literally the sweetest, most graceful everything 😂😂

[@owlanajones6449]

Agreed.

[@ecor150]

The guys with larger build struggle, you have to be lean in gymnastics

[@steviepigford8485]

LMAO 🤓 😙

[@RusTsea196T]

@@ecor150 I don't know- Mike is MASSIVE and did the best. He was a beast- kind of a happy, puppy of a beast.

[@alexjacobsen1068]

THIS MAKES ME WANT TO SEE MALE BALLET DANCERS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH PARKOUR EXPERTS

[@nickthegarvey]

Alex Jacobsen that would be AWESOME

[@aWERFRGT6545BGFG]

yas and have the parkour experts be girls

[@coatawoata]

MissesKitty OMG I was gonna say that then I checked the replies and you had already said it lol 👏👏

[@alexjacobsen1068]

@zenubi that's fair lmao but I mean as in like... They both have to be extremely strong and agile so I'd like to see how fast male ballet dancers could pick up on some parkour stuff (if at all I guess lol)

[@thewhoosh5072]

Its official... Parkour experts are the coolest people in the world

[@teresaellis7062]

What a wonderful video! I love the respect and positivity they have for each other. It also shows just how amazing gymnasts are!

[@thomaspiskorski7324]

7:58 My dude doing a naruto run to the board.

[@yeehaw4135]

gotta get that momentum

[@mage5890]

I saw someone run like that in competition 🤣🤣 she was very little, but still it was so cute and really hilarious 😂😂😂

[@minne4rlife]

He really did!🤣

[@bacon8tor788]

the likes are at 666

[@ellegranger268]

I'm watching this knowing that the best I can do to achieve somewhat of Parkour or ballet is tumbling out of bed without hearing the crack of my bones :)

[@kendralewellyn2654]

Nope, I can't even do that. :| Respect for both sports!

[@aliciahe5913]

@Briana Danis ok boomer

[@Topherten]

@@aliciahe5913 u didnt even use the meme correctly lmao, so in a sense ur kinda the boomer

[@aliciahe5913]

@@Topherten LOL sure if you want to believe that

[@Topherten]

@@dancerklaire891 yall really dumb, the "okay boomer meme" originated to target boomers who criticized young people, electronics, their wives, and how other people dont have it as hard. You using it on someone who corrected you is just stupid and unfunny because it doesnt make sense with the meme at all lmao. Learn how to use a meme format before you do :)

[@knokgroda]

Those guys are so brave trying these things for the first time like this, even if it is similar to their parkour. But what impressed me most was their humbleness and attitude. Such nice guys! ❤️

[@jimmyandtaylorperry7735]

As a former gymnast, watching the guys on the high beam was hilarious! Overall, all of them are great, but Mike definitely stood out. I was impressed. I was a little nervous, because males on the high beam is a big no no out of concern for groin injuries. I am glad everything went smoothly.

[@DanaBongard]

I was genuinely scared for the guys' necks when they tried to vault thing xD

[@joeysingingchannel]

Vault probably had the most in line with their parkour skill set though. They all did the best at it easily though.

[@poppiecoppell8530]

and their wrists!

[@caitfoster733]

I know they were going so low, practically rolling

[@kaylaquinn9676]

I stg one of their wrists (or both) along with their neck was going to break 😂 like I got major anxiety when they were doing vault 😂

[@josiemills8869]

i was so worried for them because of the way they kept bending their arms and trying to roll with it and their heads and spines would get so close to smacking it, which does really hurt

[@danielavelozchandia7633]

I love how encouraging the gymnasts are with the parkour guys 🖤

[@Passions5555]

Me too! Everyone involved was a great sport.

[@notkerrystolcenberg]

@@Passions5555 .......punny

[@Sgt-Gravy]

Awesome job being unbiased & open minded. I love gymnastics I used to do it back in the 90s & just found parkour & free running back in 2010. This video hit the spot.

[@collyernicholasjohn]

The teacher was amazing, and I can’t believe how good these guys were!

[@rafaldrazkowski]

They look like their training to be the new cast of power rangers 😂

[@SkyCloudSilence]

lmao

[@Lencwe]

Dead😂😩

[@AT-ny5hg]

Reading your comment before watching the video made it so much funnier 😂😂

[@bgl4329]

Best comment yet

[@penguinrocks2]

Why does this only have 5 comments including me?

[@keanadianne]

If no one naruto runs to the vault at the olympics then what even is the point

[@iltimeless9945]

Ikr

[@ZeddisDead]

Those gymnasts are MMMMPH! beautiful!!