The discussion revolves around the importance of mastering the roll in parkour, emphasizing that it plays a vital role in impact dispersion during falls. The technique is crucial because the human body cannot withstand high-impact landings directly; a proper roll redirects the downward force and minimizes injury. Starting with low walls and progressing to more challenging surfaces can help individuals get accustomed to this technique, and practicing on grass initially may soften the learning curve.
Practicing the roll requires a mindset shift, moving from trying to resist falls to allowing oneself to flow into the roll. The traditional approach to executing a roll involves dropping and curving sideways. Although there are various methods to perform this action, focusing on the traditional roll is recommended for beginners. It’s necessary to feel comfortable with the motion before attempting it on harder surfaces like concrete, which is essential for real parkour applications.
The necessity of practicing on concrete is underscored, as failing to do so may result in harm if one attempts to execute a roll from a height without being prepared. To effectively demonstrate the technique, an example of dropping from a height and flowing into a roll was offered. The main objective is to disperse impact gradually while ensuring continuous movement, which allows for the body's momentum to carry through the roll. Consistent practice on lower structures helps build confidence and skill before tackling more challenging environments.
Key Points:
- The roll is crucial in parkour for dispersing impact forces during falls, allowing the body to handle drops safely.
- Beginners should start practicing the roll on low walls and gradually move to harder surfaces, ensuring proficiency before attempting more difficult rolls.
- Practicing on concrete is essential for effective parkour, as a lack of familiarity with the roll on such surfaces can lead to injuries.
Being able to correctly absorb impact without damage is essential for parkour. Demonstrate a good landing position from a drop off a full-stretch height or higher block / obstacle onto the ground and into an effective parkour roll.
The ground can be grass or concrete.
You must redirect the impact of the landing rather than absorb it. This means that you should not land first, take the impact, then perform a roll. The roll must take the impact and redirect the force. You must demonstrate this is what is happening. The roll must finish on your feet.
Repeat three times on each side.
Landing Position:
- You are landing both feet at the same time and on the ball of the foot (behind big toe)
- Your calfs, quads, hamstrings, glutes and lower abs are contracting hard.
- Your ankle, knee and hips are all at roughly 50%-70% bent position.
- You are actively contracting your toes and muscles.
- Chest up and back straight.
- Arms out in front for stability.
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5.72as we've mentioned before a few times8.32now um the role is there for12.32primarily impact dispersion your body15.679can't take the impact you know it's too18.8high but with a roll you can redirect22.8that downward Force into like a parallel27.119along with the floor and that is going29.759to disperse the31.8impact you can build up to that33.84obviously so you can start off on a low36.719wall drop into the roll and get used to39.76collapsing down into it because it's not43.36um a landing take the impact and then46roll it's straight dropping into the49.879roll Um this can be a little bit tricky52.359because a lot of people are used to kind53.8of trying to stop themselves from55.48dropping but this one you're just57.68letting yourself go and flowing into it60.16again there are actually multiple ways62.12of doing that but uh for now we're going64.879to do the traditional way which is yeah68.479you you think of it as a curve you're70.08dropping and curving sideways if you73.28haven't done concrete yet you haven't75.479done it because a roll on the grass is79.4fine and lovely and comfortable but81.72ultimately in parkour if you can't do84.079the roll on a on concrete um it's not86.96going to be that useful because if you89.96know you're going to hurt yourself if91.159you try to roll on concrete doing a drop93.28and a roll on concrete is very likely96you're going to hurt yourself practicing98.119on the concrete um is absolutely100.92imperative it's really important so103.759let's give this a go so I'm going to105.04drop off of here and you're going to see107.439I'm going to collapse down and roll out110.759of it so let's hop up onto the115.56wall and I'm not taking the impact I'm118.32going to just collapse in into the roll121.68um and keep going okay so from here drop125.96and roll okay so there was no attempt at130trying to hold that impact I'm not like132.92stop trying to slow myself down just let135.879myself go I'll do it one more time so138.4from141.76here same technique drop and roll and147.239you should feel that momentum taking you150.84um in that direction as you're coming152.959out of the road as well um that momentum155.36should be able to sort of keep going um158.68because yeah you wouldn't have dispersed160.04it all completely uh yeah practice that163.64on a low wall build up and uh make sure166.92you try it on concrete
1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:11,000 as we've mentioned before a few times 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:15,000 now um the role is there for 3 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:18,000 primarily impact dispersion your body 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:22,000 can't take the impact you know it's too 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:26,000 high but with a roll you can redirect 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:28,000 that downward Force into like a parallel 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:31,000 along with the floor and that is going 8 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,000 to disperse the 9 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,000 impact you can build up to that 10 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:38,000 obviously so you can start off on a low 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:42,000 wall drop into the roll and get used to 12 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:45,000 collapsing down into it because it's not 13 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:49,000 um a landing take the impact and then 14 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:52,000 roll it's straight dropping into the 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,000 roll Um this can be a little bit tricky 16 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,000 because a lot of people are used to kind 17 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,000 of trying to stop themselves from 18 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:59,000 dropping but this one you're just 19 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,000 letting yourself go and flowing into it 20 00:00:60,000 --> 00:01:04,000 again there are actually multiple ways 21 00:00:62,000 --> 00:01:08,000 of doing that but uh for now we're going 22 00:00:64,000 --> 00:01:09,000 to do the traditional way which is yeah 23 00:00:68,000 --> 00:01:12,000 you you think of it as a curve you're 24 00:00:70,000 --> 00:01:15,000 dropping and curving sideways if you 25 00:00:73,000 --> 00:01:19,000 haven't done concrete yet you haven't 26 00:00:75,000 --> 00:01:21,000 done it because a roll on the grass is 27 00:00:79,000 --> 00:01:23,000 fine and lovely and comfortable but 28 00:00:81,000 --> 00:01:26,000 ultimately in parkour if you can't do 29 00:00:84,000 --> 00:01:29,000 the roll on a on concrete um it's not 30 00:00:86,000 --> 00:01:30,000 going to be that useful because if you 31 00:00:89,000 --> 00:01:32,000 know you're going to hurt yourself if 32 00:00:91,000 --> 00:01:35,000 you try to roll on concrete doing a drop 33 00:00:93,000 --> 00:01:37,000 and a roll on concrete is very likely 34 00:00:96,000 --> 00:01:40,000 you're going to hurt yourself practicing 35 00:00:98,000 --> 00:01:43,000 on the concrete um is absolutely 36 00:00:100,000 --> 00:01:44,000 imperative it's really important so 37 00:00:103,000 --> 00:01:46,000 let's give this a go so I'm going to 38 00:00:105,000 --> 00:01:50,000 drop off of here and you're going to see 39 00:00:107,000 --> 00:01:55,000 I'm going to collapse down and roll out 40 00:00:110,000 --> 00:01:57,000 of it so let's hop up onto the 41 00:00:115,000 --> 00:01:61,000 wall and I'm not taking the impact I'm 42 00:00:118,000 --> 00:01:65,000 going to just collapse in into the roll 43 00:00:121,000 --> 00:01:69,000 um and keep going okay so from here drop 44 00:00:125,000 --> 00:01:71,000 and roll okay so there was no attempt at 45 00:00:130,000 --> 00:01:75,000 trying to hold that impact I'm not like 46 00:00:132,000 --> 00:01:77,000 stop trying to slow myself down just let 47 00:00:135,000 --> 00:01:79,000 myself go I'll do it one more time so 48 00:00:138,000 --> 00:01:80,000 from 49 00:00:141,000 --> 00:01:90,000 here same technique drop and roll and 50 00:00:147,000 --> 00:01:92,000 you should feel that momentum taking you 51 00:00:150,000 --> 00:01:94,000 um in that direction as you're coming 52 00:00:152,000 --> 00:01:97,000 out of the road as well um that momentum 53 00:00:155,000 --> 00:01:99,000 should be able to sort of keep going um 54 00:00:158,000 --> 00:01:102,000 because yeah you wouldn't have dispersed 55 00:00:160,000 --> 00:01:106,000 it all completely uh yeah practice that 56 00:00:163,000 --> 00:01:109,000 on a low wall build up and uh make sure 57 00:00:166,000 --> 00:01:109,000 you try it on concrete
