How do free runners gracefully jump from high places?

I’ve seen some free runners jump from heights up to 50 feet, and then land very fluidly, and roll with it. How do they manage to perform such a feat without injury or strain on the body? I mean, it’s not like you can just start off practicing from those distances. What’s the technique behind it?

We practise. First off, you need to master the roll. It’s basic and maybe laughable when suggested to your face, but it’s one of those things you can never drill enough-like with all basics. Chances are you can’t do a decent roll.

Second, we don’t start 50 feet up on some roof or wall. Ever heard about progressions? Good, then you should know that we start jumping from places like picnic tables, moving onto smaller houses(for example outside storage rooms), then moving onto higher walls. The list goes on, and so does the height of the place you’re about to leap down from.

So you master the roll first, then you master landing from shorter heights. The trick about landing and using the roll is that you’re spreading the impact across a wider range, you’re limiting the strain and impact put on your joints upon landing. The wider you roll, the wider the impact spreads and the damage lessen.

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