Rail Balance Basics | ParkourVisions.org

Rail balance master Brandee Laird shares the secrets to safely walking on bars and rails. With dedication, you too can learn incredible control on the bar, benefitting all of your other parkour techniques. This is the 5th in our series of 15 videos covering all the basic parkour techniques. Brandee Laird has been studying parkour teaching methodology for over a decade. Brandee's detailed teaching style benefits beginners, coaches, and long-time practitioners alike.
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Video tutorial breakdown:
0:10 Intro
1:06 Warm-up
1:36 Rail dismounts
2:51 Rail balance (parallel foot placement)
4:24 Rail walking
5:25 Rail balance (perpendicular foot placement)
6:53 Rail dismounts from perpendicular foot placement
8:12 Rail squats and shuffling
8:33 Quadrupedal rail balance, aka cat balance
10:00 Balancing & mounting the rail in step vault position
11:32 Conclusion
Other videos by Brandee available in this series:
(1) Jumping & Landing Basics
(2) Flatland Balance Drills
(3) Quadrupedal Movement Basics
(4) Fundamental Ground Flow
(5) Rail Balance Basics
(6) Basic Ukemi & Falling Safety
(7) Complete Step Vault Tutorial
(8) Complete Lazy Vault Tutorial
(9) Ultimate Parkour Roll Tutorial
(10) Chest and Gate Vault Basics
(11) Parkour Pushing Progressions
(12) Reverse Vault Basics
3 more to come!
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[@SwingingInTheHood]

This is great! I started rail balancing a little over a year ago, but had none of this technique. The controlled dismount is just the best idea ever (up until now, I've just been jumping off). Bravo! Excellent work!

[@aranoan219]

Amazing, thank you, gonna use the techniques with my students

[@tanmayshekhawat]

Beautiful tutorial. I recently got into rail balancing, and I will be trying these drills for sure. :)

[@CitizenOperatingSystems]

Thank you!

[@Icyhot77]

such a detailed video. and that kids reactions was so cute at the end.

[@jamesmunroe6558]

Really insightful and informative video. Thanks so much for sharing this skill!

[@nikoflow_fm9541]

thank you so much! i’m trying to progress to a rail pistol squat, only semi-close so hopefully this helps =D

[@AA-ul9qh]

great tutorial; thanks for all the details & covering progressions!

[@onreact]

Whoa. Ninja. And here I thought I was good at rail balancing.

[@ParkourVisions]

Brandee is an inspiration :-)

[@CitizenOperatingSystems]

Thank you--hopefully some of these drills have helped you!

[@onreact]

@@CitizenOperatingSystems Yeah, I added one to my training routine.

[@925blues7]

Thank you super helpful

[@NavigatedChaos]

I need those shoes.

[@CitizenOperatingSystems]

It's not about the shoes ;)

[@NavigatedChaos]

@@CitizenOperatingSystems My shoes are $20 slip on soft foam shoes which move me around when I balance. It's about the shoes for me.

[@CitizenOperatingSystems]

@@NavigatedChaos I’ve also had a stage where I used only the cheapest shoes. Turns out, investing in proper equipment pays off.
That said, when it comes to technique and execution, it has everything to do with personal interest and ability and nothing at all to do with equipment.
*The shoes I wore in the vid are foam&rubber $20 Kung Fu shoes btw

[@tappajaav]

If those are not Feiyue shoes then they're VERY similar!

[@CitizenOperatingSystems]

They are very similar, but a different brand.

[@Rochesterphoenixmartialarts]

@@CitizenOperatingSystems what brand?

[@cjmemay]

Really need to know what brand these shoes are please!

[@chilalinn6137]

Do I happen to have Instagram? 😅 I’d like to follow and learn from u lol

[@CitizenOperatingSystems]

Parkour Visions has an Instagram! If you are meaning me, Brandee, I mostly use my @citizenoperatingsystems Instagram :)