The dash vault is an acrobatic move that contrasts with the cat pass. While the cat pass involves leading with the hands and executing a bilateral movement with both legs following, the dash vault begins with the legs leading and is followed by the hands coming into contact with the wall. This technique is crucial for parkour and similar fields, as it allows for smoother transitions over obstacles.
To properly perform the dash vault, one must focus on exiting the maneuver effectively. Initially, the practitioner should practice hopping down from a wall while simultaneously placing their hands behind them on the wall. This technique helps develop muscle memory and confidence, especially since one does not typically see where their hands are placed during the vault. The goal is to ensure that the legs clear the wall before the hands follow up, allowing for a safe and efficient landing.
It is important to get accustomed to the motions involved in the dash vault, particularly the act of dropping off the wall in the proper position. This foundational practice builds the necessary skills to execute more complex parkour maneuvers while maintaining safety and control during high-energy movements.
Key Points:
- The dash vault involves leading with the legs, unlike the cat pass which leads with the hands.
- Practicing the exit technique is crucial for mastering the dash vault.
- Developing muscle memory and comfort with hand placements during the movement enhances overall performance and safety.
Demonstrate a complete dash-vault with a box-jump/hurdle-jump over a hip-height or greater wall finishing on one foot only and stepping out with momentum.
Example:
- Start standing in-front of the hip-height or greater wall.
- Box-jump or hurdle-jump over the wall, aiming past the wall.
- Place both hands on the corner of the wall, on each side of you, slightly behind as you pass over.
- Extend legs forwards and land on a single foot first.
- Continue forward, stepping out of the vault and moving forwards.
The box-jump can have momentum from additional steps and does not need to be a strict two-foot box-jump take-off.
You must use the flat part of the palm of the hands. No steepling.
You must land on a single foot on the ground, stepping out and keep moving forwards.
The wall must be hip-height or greater and can be any width. It must be standard brick-length width or less.
You must repeat three times on each leg for the landing.
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5.64the dash vault is a sibling Vault to the11.16cat pass now the cat pass is usually14.679where you go hands first it's a17.039bilateral movement both legs then follow20.72the dash vault is the reverse and that24.08is where the legs lead and then the27hands follow after um30.56there's many different ways of32.16performing it but to begin with what I34.64would like you to sort of get used to36.64doing is exiting the dash Vault so let's40.079show you the dash Vault first so going42.76over the wall I'm going to jump lead46.12with the legs and then the hands end up49.12on the wall52.68afterwards like that okay so see how the55.48legs are already over by the time I have57.52my hands on so start with60.64practice the exit so get on top of the63.559wall and then from here I'm going to hop67.439down and put my hands on the wall70.2behind like that okay so I'm getting72.72used to sort of not being able to see75.2the hands placing them on the wall77.36behind me and getting used to dropping80.84off of that wall uh in the correct Dash83.64Vault position this is the first thing85.6to start getting used to
1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:14,000 the dash vault is a sibling Vault to the 2 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:16,000 cat pass now the cat pass is usually 3 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:20,000 where you go hands first it's a 4 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:24,000 bilateral movement both legs then follow 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:26,000 the dash vault is the reverse and that 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:30,000 is where the legs lead and then the 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:32,000 hands follow after um 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,000 there's many different ways of 9 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:36,000 performing it but to begin with what I 10 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:39,000 would like you to sort of get used to 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:42,000 doing is exiting the dash Vault so let's 12 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:46,000 show you the dash Vault first so going 13 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:48,000 over the wall I'm going to jump lead 14 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:51,000 with the legs and then the hands end up 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,000 on the wall 16 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:56,000 afterwards like that okay so see how the 17 00:00:55,000 --> 00:01:00,000 legs are already over by the time I have 18 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:03,000 my hands on so start with 19 00:00:60,000 --> 00:01:06,000 practice the exit so get on top of the 20 00:00:63,000 --> 00:01:09,000 wall and then from here I'm going to hop 21 00:00:67,000 --> 00:01:12,000 down and put my hands on the wall 22 00:00:70,000 --> 00:01:15,000 behind like that okay so I'm getting 23 00:00:72,000 --> 00:01:16,000 used to sort of not being able to see 24 00:00:75,000 --> 00:01:20,000 the hands placing them on the wall 25 00:00:77,000 --> 00:01:23,000 behind me and getting used to dropping 26 00:00:80,000 --> 00:01:24,000 off of that wall uh in the correct Dash 27 00:00:83,000 --> 00:01:28,000 Vault position this is the first thing 28 00:00:85,000 --> 00:01:28,000 to start getting used to
