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She said her journey as a traceur — a parkour practitioner — started as a joke.

If you’re interested in becoming a traceur yourself, this blog will help you get started. 

In Scotland, Simon Sharkey's Jump, about what it takes to be a traceur, is at Platform in Glasgow tonight and then at the Rothes Halls in Glenrothes next week.

"Real parkour is about going from point A to B as fast, efficiently and safely as possible, which is why you repeat all the moves, jumps and falls a million times in controlled situations before you try anything more challenging," says 18-year-old Thomas Mougne, a traceur from suburban Paris.