mathewwite
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Post by mathewwite on Aug 20, 2010 11:57:42 GMT -5
I actually applied dodgerolls to something useful today. During Weight Training we played dodgeball. By the third game I was the last one standing, and as the last one Everyone was targeting me. Thier tactic was to have everyone throw a ball at once, so that dodging would be almost inevitable. I noticed thier tactic and without thinking just jumped and rolled forward. I landed on my back, but there was a padded floor, so it didn't hurt. As I did that one little dodge roll everyone was tripping on what I just did. They all went: "Ohhhhhh!!!!!!!" I noticed they were aiming for me again, so I rolled to my right and dodged more balls and caused everyone to roar with disbelief again. Then I got hit. I prolly could've dodged to the left or right again, but it didn't come into my mind until after I got hit.
After the game almost everyone started to come to me and tell me how awesome it was that I did a dodge roll. Even my friends were impressed. So the next time we play dodge ball I sure as hell will do some more freaking dodgerolls! Hell yeah!
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Đ. Lawride
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Post by Đ. Lawride on Aug 20, 2010 14:57:23 GMT -5
Nice going there! xD
I did a similar thing not long ago, in the same game. I was the last one standing too, but instead of rolling myself out (because the damned floor was made of wood), I had to jump and contort myself to avoid getting hit. After some ten narrow dodges, one of them guessed the side I'd jump to xD
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mathewwite
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Post by mathewwite on Aug 20, 2010 15:36:53 GMT -5
Lol nice. I plan to do dodge rolls the next time we play dodgeball, which could be next week. If they get smart (which they're all jocks, so intelligence isn't their strongpoint) they may aim for where I'm rolling to. If that occurs, I'll need to roll as they throw, not before which is kinda what I did this time.
I'm surprised that I impressed people. I hardly ever do that. As for the first dodge roll I did, I took advantage of the padded floors. I can do a front dodge roll on almost any surface, but I use my fore arms to land on first and then I roll, which it doesn't hurt. If I wasn't backed agianst a wall I would've been able to do more.
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