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(197 votes) Published: Apr 11, 2006 7:35 p.m. In 7 Favorites Lists Viewed 973 times
DISCLAMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU BUSTING YOUR ASS WHILE ATTEMPTING A FALL THAT ANY IDIOT WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THEY WERE NOT READY FOR. Falling can be dangerous if you don’t know how to do it properly. That is why I wrote this guide, to help you return to ground without sprains, breaks or torn ligaments. Don’t get on gravitie’s bad side, and don’t try anything you aren’t sure you can land!
Hi everyone! This egg is about falling off of high heights...and NOT breaking your neck!!! Or a leg. Hooray, My first egg!
WHY LEARN HOW TO FALL/GO JUMPING FOR FUN?
a) because it is a universal, usefull skill that EVERYBODY needs!
b) Good exercise
c) It’s actually pretty fun, I mean, that split second of freefall... It’s awesome!!!
Now there are 4 different things to consider when attempting to jump off a high height.
1. Surface
What are you going to be landing on? Grass? Concrete? Asphalt? Sand? A neighbour? Before you jump anywhere, take a look at what you are going to land into. This is going to give you an idea of how to set up your Projection and it will also affect your Landing.
2. Projection.
This is just as you are jumping/falling. The Projection is all about your tradgectory. How far to jump out? Try and let yourself fall slowly. (you can do that by hanging on the ledge with your hands and dangle.) Getting a "good" Projection will make the Landing much easier.
3. Landing.
Ahh, the most important part! This is the trickiest part of all the parts to master, and even I am always carefull about the landing, no matter how small the fall is going to be. A crappy landing can shatter legs like glass on a 3 foot drop. So how do you land? Well, the idea basically is to try and find the right amount of the fall to be broken by how much on each limb. For example, you can either break the fall equally throughout all your limbs, or you can put a bit more into your legs, or arms. Now in general, you will want to keep it pretty even between your legs and arms, just make sure to put a bit more of breaking the fall onto your legs than arms, because face it, legs are stronger than arms. First land on your legs, and then sort of roll into your arms. When you land it should be a sort of a roll/crouch. Practise it to get it right.
4. After the jump
No injuries? Hurray!!! But if you aren’t sure whether you have broken or sprained something, get a doctor to check it anyways. . Better safe than sorry. Although it is very common for your bones to hurt a bit, just from the sudden impact. Dont worry, bones get stronger. Watch it! Long after a sucsessful Landing, people have slipped before and fallen on their @$$! Don’t let that happen.
Falling is like handwriting; everyone does it differently from the others. I very, very strongly suggest practising falling, it is a very usefull skill! But remember, the human body has a limit, so just don’t try a fall that you might not be ready for.
HOW TO PRACTISE
Just find a low ledge, and try it. When trying for the first time, START OUT EASY! Just at first, do it on about a 3 foot drop. Now you really need to learn to get the Landing just right, otherwise when you really need to make a high fall, you will be ready for it! Work your way up. I have only been jumping as a hobby for a little while, and I can already stand on a porch rail half a story up, and land it just fine, on any surface! (It doesn’t sound like much I wish I could show you guys it’s actually really high.)
INJURIES
Well, what can you do. If you got hurt, it’s because you tried a jump you weren’t ready for. Or maybe you just weren’t paying attention, or stoned, I don’t know. I have never hurt myself jumping before, actually.
TIPS AND ADVICE
-When landing on grass or uneven ground be carefull; if you land on uneven ground you can easily sprain an ankle. Just flex/clench your feet and ankles nice and tight and keep them level so that on the Landing if there is a unevenness in the ground you will be ready for it.
-If you are about to do a fall you are not sure you can do, then instead of standing and jumping, crouch down on the ledge before jumping, or even hang off the ledge. Do this so that you start out as close to the ground as possible, so gravity has less time to speed you up.
-Normally what you are wearing doesn’t matter, but just...don’t be an idiot, don’t wear high heals or something stupid when falling. Avoid falling in boots, because falling while wearing boots is like tieing an anvil to your ass and jumping off Mt. Everest.
-Grabbing a bed sheet or something and trying to use it use it as a parachute DOES NOT WORK!!!
ENJOY
I hope that this guide was usefull. Jumping/falling is now one of my favourite hobbies. I am very sorry I couldn’t show you guys any pics. One day, when I have enough egg points I will make a part 2, with pics. Thank you to RE, and thank you for reading this guide. First egg!
Ap 11, 2006 8:15 pm - in zelda ocarina of time thats what link does when you jump off any high ledge or anything. But that was seriously a really useful egg. 5
Apr 11, 2006 9:33 pm - this can be applied to (tyrants?) egg about creeping .. to help avoid injury at night.. i mean.. i knew all this already as certian ppl mentioned it is common sense, however, there are ppl born without that..4*
Apr 11, 2006 10:50 pm - actually when you land you do not want to be landing with all the force in just your arms and legs, you have to roll to expell excess energy. plus a shoulder roll looks cool after a drop from someones roof anyway.
Apr 13, 2006 10:16 am - A little addition: Obviously you are the expert and have tried your method, but when i jump off of high places i keep my legs close together and almost straight but not completely and when i land,before using my hands and rolling and everything, straight away when my feet hit the ground i start like folding my legs towards me allmost as fast as i the speed of the fall.
That way it slows down my fall by slowly resisting the downwards motion because i fold my legs about 75% as fast as the fall so it actually partially takes away part of the speed of the fall.
Apr 13, 2006 4:01 pm - Excellent idea, jetman, I tried it, it works pretty good. By the way, those freerunners are amaizing! I saw a documentary on them, actually. I was thinking one day of making an egg on freerunning, but there are two problems.
a) I am not experienced
b) I dont live in a city so I have a hard time finding practice. But I will try, and will one day make an egg on Parkour! (Falling will be a part of it) Just as Sebastien said, you don’t need to live in a city to be good and get practice as Parkour. I live in the country.
May 30, 2006 8:27 pm - Falling is a usefull skill, and anyone who is good at it knows the value of it. You are one of the only people who hates this egg, so...screw you.
in zelda ocarina of time thats what link does when you jump off any high ledge or anything. But that was seriously a really useful egg. 5
fag ^
I fell thru a garage roof ( unexpectadly) a few days ago it was 12 foot onto hard ass cheap concrete in a garage landed flat on my back and wanged my head on 2 shelves on the way down, adrenaline kicked in when i realised i was trapped i did some of my parkour and foot kicked the wall back thru the hole onto the garage door bounced it and ran a few steps then fell on the floor , i couldnt walk , i crawled like a fucking commando to a bush and hid in there..it was 2 hours before i cd feel my legs again..i now have spine damage and liver damage and i have to see a psychiatrist , im 15..that shit is fucked up.
3* btw
Dec 10, 2007 8:43 pm - hmmm, i personally do freerunning/parkour, and there are much better ways to land then this, and besides this way looks like shit
Feb 03, 2008 2:54 pm - 2* well written
+1* Useful
+1* your first egg
+1* useful
+1* I like you 6* unfortunately I can only vote up to 5* so thats what you get.
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