silent movements, the topic that has probably been asked before but i cant it so.....

silent precisions how should i practice them?
should i bend my legs further than 90 degrees or not?
should i land with my arms infront of or behind? etc
any advice?

landing with knee past a 90 degree angle is not good for the knees , especially if the line of your knee is going past your toes.. this damages your knees


land with your arms in front of you it helps with balance

work on landing on the balls of your feet , absorb the impact firstly by lowering from the ankles then then knees , try keep your weight central and not back, keeping your arms forward will help with this.

Bend your knees as far as you need to, to absorb the impact of the jump. If this means going past 90 degrees then thats fine, do try and stop your knees going past your toe line if possible. Ideally, you'd try not to round your lower back when landing, but most traceurs do. As ultima said, land on the balls of your feet and really try to absorb the impact of the jump through the ankle and knee musculature.

EDIT: In the previous thread on silent movements it was suggested to keep your core and glutes (ass) tense to help with being silent, basically the law of irradiation idea.

This post has been edited by Rob: Jun 9 2008, 11:10 AM

so should i just drill small precisions silently or should i do any other exercises e.g squats etc
allso whats a toe line?

practice landing softly making ur jump line an arch can help
instead of jump like this: A---B
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jump like this: A/ \