Would it be remotely realistic to be able to train yourself to be able to fall vertically from very high distances and land with a certain exact and calculated technique so that you can cause little to no harm to your body?

don't care for ridiculous and arbitrary "interwebz" customs too much.

You could take a look at the PLF taught by the military at airborne school. That is designed to take significant force in a foot first situation and redirect it without injury (or at least without significant injury) though I doubt it would work very well from very high up if you don't have a parachute.

Would it be remotely realistic to be able to train yourself to be able to fall vertically from very high distances and land with a certain exact and calculated technique so that you can cause little to no harm to your body?

Are there people that do this? Videos? Real life ninjas so to speak?

I've had this scenario stuck in my head for days of some mysterious acrobat that could leap from a building and walk away perfectly. Needless to say, this would be a very cool thing to demonstrate to friends. I already drink litres of milk a day so I know I have good bones haha =P

Then you shouldn't care about a little bit of ridiculous and arbitrary "interwebz" hazing should you.

Really if you ask a question about ninjas, you can expect for people to give you some crap over it. Just take it like a man and have some fun.

Yeah, my new job has always had a computer, I just am not at it too often. The last week or two has been pretty slow so I have had more time at my computer, but starting tomorrow, it looks like that will end.

A PLF is only effective if you have some lateral motion, which is always the case when you are descending via parachute. Straight down doesn't work so well, although the basics: feet together, knees bent, toes pointed down, are a good idea to prevent a broken leg.

The problem with a bouldering fall is that each situation is different. The position you fall from and terrain you fall ON are never the same. This precludes using any "learned ninja technique."

If or when you do fall the most effective technique is to make use of adrenalin and instincts to adjust to the immediate situation at hand. There is never time to DO something. Doing requires thinking and thinking requires time and in a 15 ft fall you don't have time for anything.

When you fall you can't be thinking of what just happened or what is going to happen -

you have to (in the immortal words of chevy chase from caddy shack) "be the ball" - err "fall."

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Would it be remotely realistic to be able to train yourself to be able to fall vertically from very high distances and land with a certain exact and calculated technique so that you can cause little to no harm to your body?

Are there people that do this? Videos? Real life ninjas so to speak?

I've had this scenario stuck in my head for days of some mysterious acrobat that could leap from a building and walk away perfectly. Needless to say, this would be a very cool thing to demonstrate to friends. I already drink litres of milk a day so I know I have good bones haha =P

I said remotely, like being able to land 15 or 20 feet consistently without damage, not 1000.

Thank you however for the warm welcome since this was my first post on the forum.

the reason rolling out bouldering falls really won't work is because in parkour/ninja jumps you're going forewards, and you roll with the forewards momentum

I don't think it's the fact that he can't take a joke but merely when you first join a forum and make a first post well you don't expect to be shit on the second you start posting. I'm new to this forum and i can tell unlike other forums, people are more concerned about keeping it their own little community as opposed to inviting others in. Which is odd because everyone I meet in real life that rock climbs is the exact opposite.. Or maybe that's just where I'm from. I belong to a drum forum and sometimes people ask weird questions.. We either A) answer them and ask why they want to know or B) don't post.. I don't think putting up with people calling you retarded makes you a man to be honest haha

This site may have some pointers on how to land ike a ninja.

This dude will know how for sure:
http://askaninja.com/

I said remotely, like being able to land 15 or 20 feet consistently without damage, not 1000.

Thank you however for the warm welcome since this was my first post on the forum.

I'm a noob to climbing, but I do have extensive experience falling off of stuff

PLF's are for falling straight down and landing with your feet and knees firmly together, you have a few hundred feet to get your shit lined up right. Even so, Airborne ops tend to do wacky things and guys are always getting scuffed up from bad falls.

"Ninja" breakfalls and other bullshido stuff are for not breaking an arm or your tailbone when you get pushed over.

I used to rodeo, and being flung off a horse defeated most attempts to 'fall correctly' in that you never knew which way your body would be oriented in the fall. Plus horses sometimes kick you or step on you.

The only thing you really can do about falling is try not to land on your headpiece and don't try to catch the ground with your arms. There is no 'consistently' attached to falling