eli5: How do parkourists not break their ankles?

Question

I just saw a video of some guys jumping off extremely tall buildings onto concrete, no rolling afterwards. How do their ankles not just snap?

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Answer 1

Stick and roll. You alleviate the pressure in your joints but going into a roll rather than impacting your joints. That’s why you see every parkour athlete do that little tumble roll after a big jump. If you become stiff, that’s when you get injured