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Sunday, 26 February 2006
 

Roulade is French for roll. In Parkour, this term is for the roll done after a landing to minimize impact on the joints. Rolls can also be used for other purposes, for instance in diving through a railing where it is no possible to land back on your feet, or to get across an area such as a high table where rolling is a suitable choice.

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1. 05-22-2008 09:13

How would you pronounce that? Just wondering, I've never been good with French.

2. 08-20-2008 04:00

U wud pronounce it as "Ru lad".......k?

3. 10-05-2008 11:40

How does it differ from a somersault? The avitar in the model seems to jeopardize his back; rolling head on could cause your spine to painfully meet unlevel terrain or take too much pressure.

4. 10-11-2008 19:09

yeah you kind of angle across your back from your leading shoulder to your trailing hip.

5. 10-25-2008 11:55

you would pronounce it "roo lawd" (i speak french...) i would guess the difference is because you only roll on one shoulder... a sommersault is full on rolling forward!

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