(and landing)
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Falling is the most important thing to master in parkour, because mastering good falling and landing techniques can lead to less injury.
Landing properly reduces the impact and force applied onto the body by redirecting it into your forward velocity.
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Landing with a forward roll takes some force in the downward direction, and moves it into a force in the direction of the roll.
This is used to keep your velocity up while reducing the impact on your body because it increases the time of the impact, which lowers the overall impact.