Momentum and 4-block jumps in Minecraft parkour
Momentum is the speed you build before a jump, and also the space a map gives you to build it: players count it in blocks, 1bm for one block of run-up (1.6 metres) and 2bm for two (2.6 metres). Sprinting makes you 30% faster.
Jumps are measured in blocks too. A 4-block jump (written 4b) is 3.4 metres of real distance, because you are 0.6 metres wide.
The movement described here is Java Edition's; Bedrock's differs in places.
How to do it
- Sprinting, hold W and jump on the same tick (the jam timing): the basic way to start building momentum.
- On a single block of run-up, a simple way to clear 4 blocks: start from the back of the block, jam without sprinting, then press sprint one tick later and keep holding jump.
See it done: the record run on Green (speed)run, from the start to checkpoint 1, in 3D. Watch the jump in 3D
| Map | Command |
|---|---|
| Tower of Quartz | /fp play #qzf7 |
| Sleet Treat | /fp play #rrvb |
| Green (speed)run | /fp play #h6kk |
| mace simulator | /fp play #4xtr |
| Pale horror | /fp play #nv3x |
| Short Easy Map | /fp play #bkpv |
Join play.parkour.gg on Java or Bedrock (how to join), then type a map's command to go straight to it. Where a map allows it, /fp practice lets you set your own checkpoints to train one jump; a finish in practice mode doesn't count.