A cat leap is a common technique in parkour in which a traceur cannot make a jump from one point to another with his or her feet, and therefore must run at the 2nd point (usually a wall), and grab the top with their hands while simultaneously preventing their body from slamming into the wall using their feet.

To execute a cat leap, run at the top of a wall, then jump and grab it with your hands, while extending your legs partially in front of you. Hold on to the wall, and absorb impact with your legs, potentially bending your knees. The cat leap has been completed. You may either drop down, jump to another wall, or pop on top or over current wall.

[edit] Variations

In a variation of a cat leap, the body can either be partially on top of the wall (versus just the arms), or the feet may be slid down the wall, to further avoid impact.