The safety vault is one of the first vaults you need to learn in parkour. It is a basic vault that you can perform with little or no momentum to get yourself over regular obstacles. The safety vault is a good move to use when you are not confident enough to use another type of vault to get over something. As the name implies, it will help you get safely to the other side.

The goal is to create enough balance between your hand and foot to lift yourself up and over the obstacle. Practice placing your hand and foot on the obstacle until you are comfortable with the motion and feel balanced enough to move on to vaulting yourself over the obstacle.

You can use 2 hands to help yourself balance if you feel that you need a little bit more stability.

You can start off practicing this move very slowly, as you don’t have to run up to the obstacle to perform the vault. Once you get comfortable, you can practice speeding it up gradually.

The speed vault is a parkour vault that is used for getting over low- to medium-height obstacles quickly and smoothly while running. You can use it while approaching obstacles, or from an angle (called a lazy vault).

For example, if you are right-footed, then jump off of your left foot.

For instance, if you launched off of your left foot, then bend your right knee and swing your right leg up and out to the right hand side, followed by the leg you launched off of (which will be almost straight since you jumped off it).

For example, if you jumped off your left leg, then place your left hand on the obstacle as you vault over. You just want your hand to act as a stabilizer as your momentum carries you over the barrier. Don’t put your whole weight on it or use it to push yourself over.

If you jumped off your left foot, then at this point your left leg will be coming over the obstacle almost perpendicular to it with your foot facing towards the right. Your left hand will be just barely touching the object to keep you balanced, and your right leg will be above your left leg with the foot facing backwards. If you find that you need more support to stay balanced, you can tap the foot that’s on the outside against the barrier for more stability as you pass over the obstacle. Once you’re comfortable doing this, you can keep practicing until you’re able to clear the barrier without touching your foot to it.

If you are bringing down your left foot first, then it will naturally pull your body to the left and your right leg will follow suit so you can land straight.

If you jumped off of your left foot, then your left foot will hit the ground first, followed by your right foot in front of it, and you can proceed into a run.

If you run too fast, you might end up over rotating and have a poor landing. The reverse vault is also known as the 360 vault or barrel vault.

You might want to practice with your strongest hand first until you get the hang of it, then you can practice doing the vault in both directions. Your strongest hand is usually your dominant hand.

All of this needs to happen in a split second, so practice on an easy obstacle and at a slow pace until you get the movements down.

For example, if you are pivoting on your right hand, then twist your torso and swing your legs out and behind you to the right to spin over the object. Looking over your shoulder in the opposite direction from which you are spinning will help your body naturally spin. You’ll also be able to see the ground sooner before you land.

You will have to practice to find the right momentum that lets you spin perfectly 360 degrees. Once you do, you can also use this trick to slow down your momentum when you are doing parkour runs.