# Parkour Theory

> Parkour Theory is a web application for disseminating, discovering, and referencing Parkour/Freerunning moves. The platform provides a searchable database of 426+ moves with technical names, aliases used around the world, prerequisites, subsequent progressions, categories, descriptions, and videos. The mission is to create a collaborative, two-way learning function where athletes worldwide can contribute knowledge to freely develop the theory of movement.

## How to Navigate This Site

- **Home Page** (`/`) - Browse all moves, featured content, and site navigation
- **Category Pages** (`/category/{category}`) - Filter moves by type: `all`, `basic`, `vault`, `flip`, `wall`, `bar`, or `variation`
- **Move Detail Pages** (`/move/{move-name}`) - View individual move information including description, prerequisites, progressions, video, and aliases
- **Variation Pages** (`/variation/{variation-name}`) - Explore move variations and related techniques
- **Search** (`/search?q={query}`) - Search moves by name, alias, or description
- **About** (`/about`) - Project mission, purpose, and community acknowledgements
- **Help** (`/help`) - User guide and site usage instructions
- **Terms & Policy** (`/terms`, `/policy`) - Legal information

## Website Content

- [About Page](https://www.parkourtheory.com/about.md) - Project mission, purpose, and community acknowledgements. Explains the two-way learning function and collaborative knowledge sharing model
- [Help Guide](https://www.parkourtheory.com/help.md) - Instructions for using the site, searching moves, understanding move information, and contributing content
- [Move Information Structure](https://www.parkourtheory.com/moves.md) - Explanation of move data: technical names, aliases (e.g., Kong is called Cat Pass in the UK), prerequisites, progressions, categories, descriptions, and video content
- [Categories](https://www.parkourtheory.com/categories.md) - Overview of move categories: basic moves, vaults, flips, wall moves, bar moves, and variations

## Move Database

- **Total Moves**: 426+ moves in the database
- **Move Properties**: Each move includes technical name, known aliases, category classification, description, prerequisite moves, subsequent progressions, and video demonstration
- **Aliases**: Moves are annotated with regional aliases (e.g., Kong/Cat Pass) to help users find moves regardless of terminology used in their region
- **Progressions**: Moves are linked to show prerequisite skills needed and subsequent moves that build upon them
- **Categories**: Moves organized by type (basic, vault, flip, wall, bar) and variations

## User Features

- **Search Functionality**: Two-way search - users can search for moves they know about, or browse to discover new moves
- **Category Browsing**: Filter and explore moves by category type
- **Move Details**: Comprehensive information for each move including prerequisites, progressions, and video demonstrations
- **Contributions**: Community members can submit new moves and videos to expand the database

## Optional

- [Terms of Service](https://www.parkourtheory.com/terms.md) - Terms and conditions for using the site
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.parkourtheory.com/policy.md) - Privacy policy and data handling information