roll tutorial

[Limabeast]

I'm just getting into parkour and when I do this on my carpet, I still have a GIANT bruise on my shoulder cuz I keep hitting the top of my shoulder instead of the back...any tips to avoid this? HELP HELP HELP!!!

[pivotkp]

are you rolling from top spine to bottom spine?or from shoulder to opposite hip?

[maxou319]

non mais t'es pourri là !!!

C'est déconcertent de voir des gens qui avec un niveau de débutant pense pouvoir conseiller les autres en faisant des tutos, tu apprend des choses complétement fausses là !!!!!!!

[kboy3141]

u need to curve your shoulders and the back a bit more so that your rolls become smoother, i see that your end of the roll is a bit slow , so keep it curved

and also one thing: ROLLS SHOULD NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER HURT.

[chickin11nuget]

omg yall r retarded all it is is a roll come on now yall r pussy's

[BlackTide13]

dude shutup you dont understand how lifesaving a roll can be when dropping. you can go right ahead and not roll when you hit a drop, and then tell me how much of a pussy i am for rolling. so shut up if you dont know what you're talking about

[quicklymarijn]

it's quite easy, im doing free running with a few friends, and we begin with basics like the roll. i could'nt find a real good guide for the roll, but this realy helps. Thx!

[cabose34521]

Look under Urban Current, they have fantastic tutorials!

[cabose34521]

Hmm, The guy in the video, kinda dives up into the roll when he should just dive into it, that you lessen the impact, and put in parallel to the ground.

Practice the roll until it becomes like second nature.

[thegaimyoujustlostit]

thanks dude i was always wondering why it hurt when i rolled but it was because i wasn't putting my hands to the side

[cabose34521]

It shouldn't matter where you put your hands. Feel whats comfortable to you, either Palm up, or Palm-Down so your hands take some of the impact. Urban Current has a good tut for rolling.

[kingmobconguero]

minge

[grunnyguy]

why not instead of washing our armpits we just wear deoderant?lol how ever you spell that >.>

[nffreeman]

flop = pian arch = cool lol

[inCare]

man, do this on concrete, if it hurts, it is definitely wrong :D

[TheKaratekid92]

exactly what I say too. I practice martial arts and if you get it right, it's not suppose to hurt.

[kirillsk8tr]

honestly from the side it looks like you roll right on your spine, not shoulder to hip, maybe its just the side view...

[sanisparkour]

thattssssssss wronggg dont do like thatttttt it hurt like that

[urbanninja191]

...explain

[sanisparkour]

thattssssssss wronggg dont do like thatttttt it hurt like that

[adelhead]

im sry but did ur back hurts u when u do it on the street or tough floor

cuz when i do it on the sand or on the grass its ok

but else my back ( pubis or somthin like that i don know its name lol )

[avi3662006]

mann! awesome tutorial!, great help thank you very much!

[TheKaratekid92]

no way it's no good dont rely on this to help you or you're gonna screw up like him.

It,s especially dangerous to do it on the spine... (Rely on someone who says it doesnt hurt lol)

[bompi19]

hahaha nerd you sound like a fucking granny

and it seems like u dont have a kock lol u fucking geek!!!!!

[urbanninja191]

wow, try getting a life. better yet, get off your overweight butt and go do something productive... like throwing yourself off the nearest bridge.

[ParkourCorp]

amen to that!

[TheKaratekid92]

hey dude dont be angry at others because they're making you see the reality. The way you speak means you dont accept mistakes. You're not perfect so dont think you know it all.

[teamvezon10]

such a shame we have stupid ignorant dumb people on this planet, well only one... you!

[NewWarOrder]

I haven't practice my rolls in 3-4 years this helped me very much get back into the groove. I just started getting information on this Parkour

and was wondering if there were any martial art styles that could help me in my quest in Parkour or any websites that could help me. I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help me out.

[teamvezon10]

i havent praticed in 6 months i couldnt remeber a roll till i fuond this and good too cos i did some high jumps

[12345loin12345]

am i goin wrong?

I do the correct hands , leg position , but i have very sore bruises at top both shoulders , well a lil before that , bt the bruise is like a red potted bruise... HELP!

[urbanninja191]

hmmmmm, i'de say keep doing it. you'll either build up a toughness on your back where you roll, or you'll correct what you might be doing wrong.

[TheKaratekid92]

if you're doing it the way this rookie is showing you, yes you're doing it wrong. Believe me, a karate Sensei showed me the way and this guy got it all wrong. Never supposed to hurt

[xchosen123]

at 1:40 he flopped. You can even here the smack of his waste hitting the ground.

[urbanninja191]

lol yeah, i was wondering when someone would catch that :P

[RadKuntSmith]

I hate when that happens. Im just learning.. have been for a year now :P. I don't try that much but im gonna get into it when i get new shoes with GRIP on them. And my roll is the first thing i want to perfect.

[Aterflamma]

I just started learning Parkour as little as a week ago.. I have been rigorously practising many vaults since then and have also been trying to perfect my rolls..

The problem is that I can do about 30 or so rolls before my hip starts to hurt a bit.

Im not sure if its how much I have been pushing myself the last week or maybe just the way I am rolling, although it feels very smooth through from my shoulder and across my back..

Can anyone Plz help?

[urbanninja191]

wow, congrats on starting parkour. sounds like you're really serious about this... lol great!

i'de say keep practicing, it'll hurt less later on. when you first start out it does get a bit sore, even if ur doing it right.

hope you keep up the practicing :)

[TheKaratekid92]

nope do it right and it wont hurt...

[drummgenius]

You made rolling pretty clear. I liked the bit about the tucking. Good video.

[traceurjason]

Concrete is a good teacher. As opposed to grass or mats,on concrete you find out immediately what your doing wrong OUCH!!! But of course always best to start out on something soft.

[DavidKudla]

lol yah you do know EXACTLY what you'r doing wrong but you may not be able to roll much in a body cast :P

seriously though, i agree. once you get confident on grass you need to try concrete. it's the only good way to learn

[MJG2200]

the other side of course is that if you axe your shoulder or hip once or twice you can lose confidence and your form suffers, making any further rolls a waste of time.

[traceurjason]

Maybe. But parkour is about overcoming fear and adversity. Through determination and safe calculated practice your rolls will become perfect.

[UrbanCurrent]

"Believe me it hurst" If it hurts you are not doing it properly. It should not hurt at all. Check mine to see if it might help you change your form and void whatever is hurting you.

[urbanninja191]

uhhh yah... thats what i was saying. thanks for re-saying it though :P

[666serialkiller666]

Thankyou so much! i could do this on the first time trying after i watched your tutorial and ive watched lots of others and they havent really helped that much!!!

THANKYOU

:D

[urbanninja191]

lol thanks :) its good to hear my tutorial doesn't suck :P

if you get any problems with your roll feel free to ask :)

[infernoxangel]

Ahhhhh.... thanks!

I wondered what I was doing wrong :D Because I was hitting my head and flopping my back. Flopping = pain D:

[urbanninja191]

lol :P

yah, we've all gone through the flopping stage

its great when you finally get it right :)

[Armydude991]

do ur hands touch each other when they are on floor or apart?

[urbanninja191]

it doesn't really matter. whichever is most comfortable for you is what's right.

gool luck

[Armydude991]

omg thank you so much m8 hehe ive finally learned how to do it woot

[urbanninja191]

lol thanks, and WAY TO GO :)

[Armydude991]

i dont think im doing it right now =-( does it hurt your shoulder and back when you do it?

[kristreyes]

Not bad, i just started yesterday practising basic rolls, and watching a few tutorials, i think i'm doing it wrong though, because my right shoulder hurts after i try a few times, keep up with the good work!

krist.

[urbanninja191]

thanks :) you might not necessarily be doing it wrong... you might just want to try a slightly different method. some methods work better for some people, i think it's a body-type thing.

hope you get it figured out :)

good luck

[EricEllulFalzon]

hey my i got hurt too the first few times and my brother is only learnin now and his hurts too so keep it up

[urbanninja191]

hmmm, i think maybe you are rolling on your arm, not your back.

You should use your arms mainly just to guide yourself into rolling across your back, not really to take much weight. imagine a line going from your right shoulder to your left hip, thats the line where you should roll. try practicing rolling across that line (even if its not a "roll") just to get how it feels.

hope it helps :)

[AnimalSafer]

but when i do the roll my right arm hearts.. :((((

but still thanks for tutorial

[LOTRFreak993]

i can role but i am having trouble with it when i do it on a hard surface herts my shoulder bone and spine pls respond

[urbanninja191]

i've got that same problem, lol it feels like every one of my bones seems to find a way to the pavement... i think the best advice is to try to distribute your weight evenly throughout the roll. your goal is smooooth!

practice on soft surfaces A LOT! you cant get too perfect lol. once you get perfect on grass (and i mean PERFECT, zero pain and totally smooth) move up to something harder.

[urbanninja191]

if you want a good pavement preparation, try packed earth or really close cut grass. public parks are probably your best bet for good conditions.

[LOTRFreak993]

thx i will work on it and i do it at a park behind my house

[N3rve]

it's basically always going to hurt rolling on hard surfaces, but the best way to get over it is to condition yourself to it. do it more and more every time you go out to shread.

[EricEllulFalzon]

it not always hurt fr me almost never

[gemstonepictures]

That's not necessarily true...

I roll on hard surfaces..wood, concrete...what have you.

And it doesn't hurt AT ALL anymore..

[lookitzmark]

pretty good, i'm not going to try it though for fear of breaking my neck

[urbanninja191]

neck, what neck? your head attaches directly to your steroid ridden shoulders :P lol j/k

lol aaanyway... its easy, if i can do it you can do it.

[urbanninja191]

lol thank you. this was my first attempt at a tutorial and i agree, i could have done better... look for an updated version soon :)

[EyeDan2]

Not the best one i've seen but it does help

at least it's better than some other ones that tell you how to break your neck

[projectorpals]

omg love it!