Free Runners

The other night I was watching the "Sports Science" show and they featured some free runners in this episode.
First off, I had no idea this even existed as a sport, turns out there was a movie produced about it last year,  apparently its also a following and some even call it an art with a life philosophy much the same as martial arts.
The clip above is an advertisement for an academy for free runners!...who knew..I guess not me!
OK.. I know, I am out of touch and as usual behind in the youth cultural movements by about 2 to 5 years.

Anyways, I was fascinated by the extreme heights at which these kids could jump and survive. The basis for everything was timing and dissipating the energy throughout the body.
The basic shoulder roll of course.

There are some more clips that are a little more extreme, they all have disclaimers to not try this at home, not a problem for me!...cool stuff anyways.

JC Masterson, Silent River Kung Fu, Alberta, Canada