American Parkour

your love is my drug...
BTW you need to tell your sister to change the default ebay address. I got a feather AND I need your address so I can send her this crap I keep getting.

That's your problem. Again: Handstands.

Also do handstands. I'm telling you.

And a note on my signature, that's actually the mantra I used when learning back handsprings 10 years ago haha,  along with: Sit back. Jump back. Stay tight.

Roll...
if it's above your head, and you're going to all fours anyways, roll. There is a tutorial on the main site.

And to answer OP question: Yes that's proper. To get the full distance out of a precision you should stretch out your body as much as possible, tuck at the height of your jump, then extend your legs forward, then bend your knees as you are landing to absorb the impact.

Go back under your bridge Micah ^.^

Date:
gradual

Time:
gradual

Name:
if you haven't seen my name on the "Do Not Admit" wall yet, you should go check that out

Age:
essentially 18 (10/04/93

Years Practicing:
2? 3? 4? I lost track.

Practice time:
Until recently, 10-14 hours a week

Other exercise:
is factored into those 10 hours. But I do bellydance now =D

Injury Location:
wait, is there WHERE I got the injury, or where the injury is located on my body?

Conditions of location:
oh I get it, it's an overuse injury, partially due to my stupidity, but open gym - dry, lots of music, lots of people, it was a little toasty in there

What you were doing / trying to do when injury occurred:
when I noticed the pain - round-off dub back; when I noticed the lump in my wrist - eating ravioli

Where any other people involved?
Not REALLY, Dan Kelley (MacLeod, Elric, dunno what his name is now) helped me bandage it, and I used Jake Chess's bandages.

Part of body  - description of injury, rating of severity 1-10:
Left wrist, dorsal, between some carpals and some tendons (are the flexors numbered?) Pain rating? 6 in handstand or any position where my hand is flexed, 0 not in handstand

Did you see a doctor for diagnosis:
Two! An idiot doctor who told me my bones were fusing together, then a hand specialist orthopedic surgeon, but he had a very weak handshake which made me nervous but he sorta fixed the problem (painfully)

Did you get X-rays or MRI's:
nope... wasnt necessary

Picture of the injury:
Well, it's gone now, do I don't have one. I can post a picture of the aftermath later though

Could you / how could you have avoided the injury:
Maybe it could have been avoided. I exasporated it by not seeing a doctor when I first felt the pain. I waited until there was a giant solid bump sticking out of my wrist to do anything about it. And now there's a 50% chance I need surgery YAY!

Notes on the experience:
IF IT HURTS - SEE A DOCTOR! AND NOT A STUPID ONE WHO THINKS YOUR BONES ARE FUSING TOGETHER
cause it hurts a hell of a lot more having a solid jelly bubble sucked out of your hand by a needle without anything to numb/dull the pain. I was convulsing from pain -.-'
It's a normally benign thing, however because of the location, it was causing serious issues with pretty much all of my movement. The doctor didnt REALLY want to get rid of it but I was like LOOK DUDE, THIS JELLY SAC IS GETTING IN THE WAY OF MY LIFE

ALSO
don't think because it's a jelly sac it's squishy; hard on the outside, jelly on the inside


UPDATE:
As it turns out, the aspiration (needle removal) didn't work... at all... and I'll need REAL surgery. Time to learn right handed vaults!

Anias -

Tigers:
appearence - prettier
price - cheaper
material - more durable

Deascents:
grip - stickier
flexibility - you can roll them up
weight - a lot lighter

Tigers have a raised heel and the sole material is HARD. Daescents have a minimalist-ish heel. Depends on what you want. Your daescents will fall apart a lot faster. Tigers will last you at least 1.5+ years. The tigers are a bit chunky, but not too bad with flexibility. If you are looking for a more substantial shoe - tigers. Minimalist - daescents. Be warned though, stealth rubber does not stick to rails easily.

Anyone interested in taking a belay class and being my indoor climbing partner?
I climb at Carabiner's, in the fairfield sportsplex. I was going to start climbing with my friend, but she keeps bailing on me.

from apk going:
Shay
Jake Chess
Dan MacLeod
Me
and possibly others I dont know

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