Urban Gymnastics

Urban Gymnastics

Parkour, or, urban gymnastics, is an activity where players go from one point to another by doing flips, jumps, or rolls using the material aspects of one’s environment. If there is a wall in your way, tumble over it. To some it’s a non-combative martial art. Here on Central Mall, (from left) Kamran Sandhu, sophomore chemical engineering major from Centerville, Ohio, does a back flip. His friend, Jonathan Lloyd, a sophomore at Wright State University majoring in cyber security, from Philadelphia, watches and waits his turn.  Kamran and Jonathan are parkour instructors at a Beavercreek, Ohio gym. Parkour enthusiasts look forward to it becoming an  Olympic sport someday.