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The 3 Best Parkour Vaults for Escaping an Enemy

There are many types of parkour vaults - but not all of them are useful when you need to run away from an attacker. Read this to find out the top 3 I recommend learning for practical use.

There are many types of parkour vaults…

But not all of them are useful when you need to run away from an attacker.

In the Survival Fitness Plan we focus on practicality, so here are the three best parkour vaults to use when trying to escape an enemy.

Practical Parkour Vaults Vlog

Speed Vault

The speed vault can be used to quickly pass over small to medium-sized obstacles that are too large to hurdle over, such as concrete chairs or park benches.

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It is a good idea to learn the safety vault first as that will give you a good foundation so you can do this intermediate vault without getting injured. 

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Turn Vault

The turn vault is useful to cross a rail and similar obstacles. 

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You can also use it to get over low fences or walls.

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Kong Vault

Lastly, there is the Kong Vault, sometimes known as the ‘cat vault’ or the 'monkey vault' as well as having some other names also.

This vault is particularly useful to get over longer or higher objects.

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To do the kong vault, first start with training in ground kongs

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Conclusion

Vaults are extremely useful to overcome obstacles when running away from an opponent, and these are the three best to learn. 

You can learn how to do these three vaults, as well as others, in ‘Essential Parkour Training’.

Safe Training.

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Article by Sam Fury

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Sam Fury is the creator and owner of the Survival Fitness Plan.

He has had a passion for martial arts and outdoor pursuits since he was a young boy growing up in Australia.

As a young adult he joined the military and studied outdoor leadership in college. After that, to further his skills, Sam started traveling to learn from the best in the world in various fields related to the Survival Fitness Plan including various martial arts in China, SE Asia and Brazil, Parkour in Singapore, Surf Life Saving in Australia, and others. 

These days, he still enjoys learning new things, traveling and sharing what he has learned via the Survival Fitness Plan. 

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