Parkour and Freerunning

I saw a video a while back of people practicing freerunning on super mario-esque blocks and stuff. Turns out it was from Tempest Freerunning Academy, which just opened this spring. Check out their promo trailer:

This also provides good contrast to the gym I just started going to in Seattle, Parkour Visions. Here's a sample video from them, taken during an obstacle course challenge they host every year:

First Sasuke at Parkour Visions from Tim Harding on Vimeo.

One of the guys there is from Tempest, funny enough. The difference between freerunning and parkour is pretty evident from these two videos. Tempest chooses to promote themselves by doing flips and spins and huge jumps and swings while Parkour Visions is a non-profit that focuses on the process of teaching parkour safely and effectively. Is one of them better? Can't say. But I like skiing more than snowboarding.