Topic: a few blocking questions concerned with proper landings

[max eisenberg]

ive recently been enlightened on how to land properly without a spring like action going on. i was wondering if blocking defeats this?

when ever i block i tend to have quite a bounce going on, i guess this is good for quickly changing momentum but, should i really be bouncing? it feels as though my knees are taking quite a bit of force and i just wanted to know if this is the correct way or not. or is it more like a regular landing followed by a very quick thrust upwards?

[MThomasfreerun]

Just to be clear - you are referring to "blocking" in the sense of transferring the direction of your momentum, such as punch fronts or vaulting, yes? 

If so, blocking shouldn't hurt your joints so long as you have the proper muscle/connective support (I'm assuming you do). The physics should transfer the momentum pretty fluidly without added strain on your knees or ankles (or anything else) so long as your angle is proper.

[Jereme Sanders]

Think of it just the same as a tac(albeit with a lot less bend), you aren't running at the wall and kicking the crap of it, you are placing your foot on the wall, bending a bit and then powering out of it. Same kind of thing, nice low hurdle into your punch, land it almost like a precision then power up/out with it into your vault/flip.

That's how I think of it at least, especially on harder surfaces, it's not nearly as important on a spring floor or spring board, in fact that might keep you from utilizing all the power you can from the floor or board. Not too sure about the floor but for sure on a board you want to hit it as hard as you can generally.

[MThomasfreerun]

Think of it just the same as a tac(albeit with a lot less bend), you aren't running at the wall and kicking the crap of it, you are placing your foot on the wall, bending a bit and then powering out of it. Same kind of thing, nice low hurdle into your punch, land it almost like a precision then power up/out with it into your vault/flip.

That's how I think of it at least, especially on harder surfaces, it's not nearly as important on a spring floor or spring board, in fact that might keep you from utilizing all the power you can from the floor or board. Not too sure about the floor but for sure on a board you want to hit it as hard as you can generally.

Agreed. I got a bit narrow focused and didn't actually provide useful information. Thanks Jereme 

[max eisenberg]

Think of it just the same as a tac(albeit with a lot less bend), you aren't running at the wall and kicking the crap of it, you are placing your foot on the wall, bending a bit and then powering out of it. Same kind of thing, nice low hurdle into your punch, land it almost like a precision then power up/out with it into your vault/flip.

That's how I think of it at least, especially on harder surfaces, it's not nearly as important on a spring floor or spring board, in fact that might keep you from utilizing all the power you can from the floor or board. Not too sure about the floor but for sure on a board you want to hit it as hard as you can generally.

right on thanks!