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Active vs Passive Landings
Active vs Passive Landings - Parkour Tutorials for Beginners
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When it comes to landing techniques, understanding the difference between active and passive landings can significantly impact your performance and safety. Many people tend to land passively, simply placing their feet down without control, which can lead to injuries and inefficiencies. In contrast, focusing on active landings helps you engage more of your body, improving your stability and reducing the risk of injury. Ultimately, mastering this technique not only enhances your athleticism but also protects your joints.

To achieve an active landing, focus on gripping the ground with your toes as if you are trying to hold onto a branch. This sensation of "gripping the wall" generates stability and control, making your landings both softer and more effective. Make sure that when you land, you keep your heel raised and your knees bent. This posture indicates that your muscles are engaged, and it helps keep your ankle in a safe position, minimizing the risk of injury. Wearing shoes provides some protection, but be mindful that they can numb your feet and make it harder to feel the ground beneath you. Therefore, practicing landing techniques barefoot can help you develop better awareness and control over your foot placement.

In summary, actively landing on the ball of your foot while gripping the surface beneath you allows for a safer and more efficient landing technique. Keep your heel elevated and your body engaged, and don’t hesitate to practice barefoot to enhance your skills. By mastering the art of active landing, you’re not only prepping yourself for better performance but also taking steps to safeguard your body against potential injuries.

  • Focus on gripping the ground with your toes to achieve an active landing.
  • Keep your heel elevated and knees bent to engage your muscles and protect your ankles.
  • Practice barefoot to enhance your awareness and improve your landing technique.
Note: This video summary is generated by AI from the video transcript and may not always be accurate.
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we've talked about landing on the ball

													

																									

														
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of the foot so when you do a

													

																									

														
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landing you're landing on the front ball

													

																									

														
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of the

													

																									

														
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foot

													

																									

														
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however we've not talked about active

													

																									

														
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versus passive landing and what that

													

																									

														
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means is on the

													

																									

														
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landing you are actively gripping the

													

																									

														
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wall so through your shoes and rather

													

																									

														
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than just like a flat landing and I'll

													

																									

														
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show you the difference um the passive

													

																									

														
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one is just like dropped So and I've

													

																									

														
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land I landed on the on the ball of the

													

																									

														
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foot but I just rocked back I didn't

													

																									

														
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have any control um I'll do that

													

																									

														
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again is sort of just a bit lazy whereas

													

																									

														
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active is I'm really actively trying to

													

																									

														
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engage the wall and S of gripping my

													

																									

														
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toes through my shoes and you want to

													

																									

														
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focus on active Landing not passive

													

																									

														
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Landing so grip the wall even like

													

																									

														
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you're a bird gripping a branch you know

													

																									

														
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you're gripping a bar and the toes are

													

																									

														
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wrapping around even though you can't

													

																									

														
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you can't in your shoe you really want

													

																									

														
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to focus on kind of gripping um and

													

																									

														
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talking about the shoes so shoes are a

													

																									

														
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kind of a gift and a

													

																									

														
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curse the shoe protects you so when

													

																									

														
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you're stepp on you know leaves and

													

																									

														
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stones and things it's protecting you

													

																									

														
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but on the flip side it's numbing you so

													

																									

														
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you can't feel what's under your foot

													

																									

														
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and especially when you're landing on

													

																									

														
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accurate

													

																									

														
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things that it helps with the impact but

													

																									

														
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it also kind of doesn't help with the

													

																									

														
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control aspect of it so you've got to

													

																									

														
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really try hard to grip while you're

													

																									

														
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putting uh the landing and you're

													

																									

														
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gripping through the shoe focus on

													

																									

														
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trying to to you know you you you're

													

																									

														
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going to grip the bottom of the of the

													

																									

														
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shoe you you know your toes are going to

													

																									

														
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curl and you're going to be working

													

																									

														
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really really uh hard and the way you're

													

																									

														
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going to notice that is also with the

													

																									

														
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heel so um with an active Landing your

													

																									

														
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heel is going to be raised because the

													

																									

														
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rest of your body is contracted so from

													

																									

														
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here the heel is high it's not low and

													

																									

														
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you never want sort of a low heel a low

													

																									

														
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heel is going to cause what we call

													

																									

														
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ankle thing which is damaging the ankles

													

																									

														
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and you find that it crushes some of the

													

																									

														
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um bones and tendons and ligaments that

													

																									

														
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are going on in the front of the ankle

													

																									

														
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it's really not good you want to have

													

																									

														
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that high

													

																									

														
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ankle because it shows that you're kind

													

																									

														
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of contracted and yeah you're not going

													

																									

														
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to hurt yourself if you really really

													

																									

														
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want to see how that feels and what it

													

																									

														
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looks like go bare foot so practice your

													

																									

														
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precisions baref fooot and I guarantee

													

																									

														
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you'll stay off your heel because you

													

																									

														
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won't want to land on your heel you

													

																									

														
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won't want to land in a like a passive

													

																									

														
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crappy position you'll really be kind of

													

																									

														
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toes ball of the foot heels high bent

													

																									

														
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knees because you're trying to protect

													

																									

														
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yourself so focus

													

																									

														
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on nice active Landing uh grip the bar

													

																									

														
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like you were a bird on a

													

																									

														
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branch
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we've talked about landing on the ball

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of the foot so when you do a

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landing you're landing on the front ball

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of the

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foot

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however we've not talked about active

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versus passive landing and what that

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means is on the

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landing you are actively gripping the

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wall so through your shoes and rather

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than just like a flat landing and I'll

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show you the difference um the passive

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one is just like dropped So and I've

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land I landed on the on the ball of the

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foot but I just rocked back I didn't

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have any control um I'll do that

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again is sort of just a bit lazy whereas

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active is I'm really actively trying to

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engage the wall and S of gripping my

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toes through my shoes and you want to

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focus on active Landing not passive

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Landing so grip the wall even like

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you're a bird gripping a branch you know

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you're gripping a bar and the toes are

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wrapping around even though you can't

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you can't in your shoe you really want

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to focus on kind of gripping um and

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talking about the shoes so shoes are a

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kind of a gift and a

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curse the shoe protects you so when

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you're stepp on you know leaves and

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stones and things it's protecting you

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but on the flip side it's numbing you so

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you can't feel what's under your foot

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and especially when you're landing on

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accurate

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things that it helps with the impact but

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it also kind of doesn't help with the

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control aspect of it so you've got to

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really try hard to grip while you're

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putting uh the landing and you're

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gripping through the shoe focus on

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trying to to you know you you you're

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going to grip the bottom of the of the

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shoe you you know your toes are going to

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curl and you're going to be working

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really really uh hard and the way you're

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going to notice that is also with the

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heel so um with an active Landing your

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heel is going to be raised because the

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rest of your body is contracted so from

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here the heel is high it's not low and

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you never want sort of a low heel a low

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heel is going to cause what we call

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ankle thing which is damaging the ankles

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and you find that it crushes some of the

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um bones and tendons and ligaments that

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are going on in the front of the ankle

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it's really not good you want to have

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that high

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ankle because it shows that you're kind

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of contracted and yeah you're not going

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to hurt yourself if you really really

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want to see how that feels and what it

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looks like go bare foot so practice your

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precisions baref fooot and I guarantee

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you'll stay off your heel because you

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won't want to land on your heel you

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won't want to land in a like a passive

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crappy position you'll really be kind of

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toes ball of the foot heels high bent

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knees because you're trying to protect

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yourself so focus

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on nice active Landing uh grip the bar

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like you were a bird on a

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branch