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freerunning 

Freerunning, is best described as a form of "urban acrobatics" in which participants (free runners) use the city and rural landscape to perform acrobatic movements in order to get from point A to point B. It borrows efficient movements from parkour, adds other acrobatics such as tricking and street stunts, creating an athletic and aesthetically pleasing/ (showoff) way of moving. It is commonly practiced at gymnasiums and in urban areas that are cluttered with buildings and obstacles.

The term free running was invented during the filming of Jump London, as a way to present parkour to the English-speaking world. However, free running and parkour are separate, distinct concepts — a distinction which is often missed due to the similarities. Parkour as a discipline emphasizes efficiency, whilst free running is about complete freedom of movement, and includes many acrobatic maneuvers. Although often the two are physically similar, the principles of each are vastly different.The founder of parkour, Sébastien Foucan, defines freerunning as a discipline to self development, following your own way.
Sam: that guy's a freerunner
Dave: dude, im so awesome at freerunning
Sam: wow, really?
Dave: cant you tell i was being sarcastic?
Sam: well, i was being sarcastic too, fat shit
freerunning by _Freerunner_ February 21, 2009

Fretrunner 

Fretrunner is to guitar what ricer is to cars.

A fretrunner tuns his amp louder than anyone else's, then proceeds to play some sloppy riffs. Most of the fretrunner's "technique" comes from effect pedals, but they still talk themselves up as if they didn't have on 3 types of delay. A fretrunner can only come down to earth if he is shown someone who can actually play the instrument.
Steve: He guys, you want to hear me rock???

Eric: No way, you just use delay you fretrunner!!!
Fretrunner by MarleyIII October 4, 2009

free runner 

A person who participates in free running -a form of parkour which involes acrobatical stunts.
"what are you?" "I'm a free runner
"I'm a free runner"
"free your mind"
free runner by Ace3runner September 23, 2006

freerunning 

similar to parkour but has more flips, spins and more showing off than just getting to another place without wasting time or energy.
Me and my friends were playing tag but to show off I used some freerunning moves!
freerunning by Ron Hardesty November 12, 2007

forerunner 

The Forerunner are a highly advanced humanoid civilization in Bungie's famous video game series: Halo. They were whiped out to extinction many years before the story, and are considered to be Gods to the Covenant religion. Their technology is many centuries more advanced that humans in the games and books, and has been put into use by the Covenant forces, who don't know its full potential. The Forerunner only came into power after the extinction of the Precursors, who were most likely even more advanced than them.

The Forerunner became extinct after having no other choice but to fire the array (Halo rings) to kill off the flood, also killing them. The topic on why they didn't go to their shield Worlds is still under debate.
The Forerunner were very powerful.
forerunner by OnStrikeZ57 April 24, 2008

forerunner 

The Forerunner are a highly advanced humanoid civilization in Bungie's famous video game series: Halo. They were whipped out to extinction many years before the story, and are considered to be Gods to the Covenant religion. Their technology is many centuries more advanced that humans in the games and books, and has been put into use by the Covenant forces, who don't know its full potential. The Forerunner only came into power after the extinction of the Precursors, who were most likely even more advanced than them.

The Forerunner became extinct after having no other choice but to fire the array (Halo rings) to kill off the flood, also killing them. The topic on why they didn't go to their shield Worlds is still under debate.
The Forerunner were very powerful.
forerunner by OnStrikeZ57 April 25, 2008