: the sport of traversing environmental obstacles by running, climbing, or leaping rapidly and efficiently
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Not this very legally aware TikToker making a…series about parkour?
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
Lead actors Roshan Mathew, Arjun Ashokan, Vishak Nair and Ishan Shoukath underwent six to seven months of training before cameras rolled, including three to four months of intensive parkour, mobility work and fight choreography.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Over 75 resident entertainers are living on board, and parkour artists are taking the stage for the first time on a Celebrity vessel.
—Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2025
And where better to set a thrilling parkour sequence than the memorable rooftops of Paris?
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
Lead actors Roshan Mathew, Arjun Ashokan, Vishak Nair and Ishan Shoukath underwent six to seven months of training before cameras rolled, including three to four months of intensive parkour, mobility work and fight choreography.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Over 75 resident entertainers are living on board, and parkour artists are taking the stage for the first time on a Celebrity vessel.
—Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2025
And where better to set a thrilling parkour sequence than the memorable rooftops of Paris?
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Parkour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parkour. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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parkour
noun
par·kour
pär-ˈku̇r 
ˈpär-ˌku̇r
: the sport of traversing environmental obstacles by running, climbing, or leaping rapidly and efficiently
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