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

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

freerunning 

see parkour: the art of urban movement.

'sebastian foucan featured in the channel four documentary 'jump london', describing the new urban sport of freerunning'

freerunning by Flamsmark January 16, 2005

freefunking 

Showing up to a friend's house for some prefunking empty handed and partaking of what everyone else brought.

Friend 1: Everyone is meeting at my house to prefunk before going to the bar tonight. Bring a bottle to share so we don't spend as much when we're out.

Free loading friend: Shit, I spent all my money on the new Justin Bieber CD. Guess I'll be freefunking and drink what everyone else brought.

freefunking by squeeky July 7, 2014

Free-Running 

Free-running treats the urban landscape as an adult playground. It treats man-made structures as an obstacle course that participants negotiate by daring feats of graceful gymnastics. It was invented by a group of childhood friends in Lisses, near Paris—as in so many suburban towns, there was little for young people to do, so Sebastien Foucan, David Belle and others created what they call le parkour (a deliberately un-French spelling to make the point that they were doing something different).
David Belle was filmed for a promotional trailer in which he rushed home across London’s rooftops to catch his favourite TV program. More recently, a trio of free-runners were seen in a program called Jump London.
The sport grew out of attempts to imitate ninja feats. Unlike other extreme activities, it has developed a philosophy. “It is not just a game,” Sebastien Foucan said, “it is a discipline because it is a way of facing our fears and demons that you can apply to the rest of your life.”

Professional free-runners. Do not attempt.

Free-Running by von lark December 29, 2004

Free running 

people get parkour and free running mixed up, well that are somewhat correct, parkour is movement without tricking where free running has tricking but has some of the same properties as parkour, putting it basically, free running is both parkour and tricking put together to make free running

unable to make an example on free running

Free running by david hooper August 23, 2007

free running 

A sport and art, started in the 1980s in France by bored teenagers, where a person vaults, climbs, and does acrobatic stunts off of objects in their path instead of merely running around them.

The newspaper recently ran an article about a guy who does free running.

free running by andriod5 October 4, 2005