If your friends jumped off a ledge, would you do it too? For the growing parkour community in Mumbai, the answer to this age-old trick question is a resounding yes. A decade ago, you could count parkour athletes in the city on the fingers of one hand. Today Mumbaikars across the board seem to love the game of jumps, rolls, climbs and vaults. On January 11, nearly 30 of these enthusiasts took over popular South Mumbai spots to compete in Skill City, a multi-city parkour battle organised by the Mumbai Movement Academy (MMA).

“The growing interest instils optimism in us for the future,” co-founder Dr Rishi Prasad had told us in conversation about the sport two years ago. A physician who picked up the sport while studying medicine in Russia, Prasad is certified by the UK-based body for coach certification, Art du Deplacement and Parkour Teaching (ADAPT). Assisted by co-founders Cyrus Khan and Krishna Mehta and a growing crew of trainers, here’s how the report card looks two years later.