Imagine two 50 meter distances. One is a straight running track. The other is a ledge 50 meters above the ground.
Somebody steps off the ledge and falls. They hit the ground going about 112 kilometers an hour. The time it takes them to hit is little over 3.1 seconds.
This is a very fast speed, and a very short time to traverse 50 meters, even if it isn't very healthy.
Let's compare how fast a person can fall to how fast a person can run.
The World Record at this distance is 5.56 seconds, set by Canadian Donovan Bailey. Did you catch that? He completed a 50 meter run in under twice the time it takes to fall 50 meters.
I find this remarkable. How can anybody do that?
I am a 68 year old retired teacher living on the west coast of Canada. I spent over 30 years as a student of Karate until my knees stopped liking it. My current passionate activity is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, which I've been at for about 13 years.
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