Just for fun, but also because the more you experience/do things with adrenaline rushing through your veins in a controlled/fun way, the more calm and collected you’ll be when dealing with fighting situations where that rush of adrenaline isn’t such a pleasant feeling. Nothing too exciting here, maybe 60 feet, but it’s enough to get my heart rate up and hesitate. The more I did it, the easier it got.
This sort of view may not be agreeable or shared with some people, and it’s not even a fraction of training, but I just thought it to be an interesting idea in the mental aspect of training and response. Thinking about an intimidating confrontation and remaining calm and clear about how you’d handle it and react if you had no other choice, it can add that realism that is otherwise very difficult to emulate or actually experience.
So, while this may appear as simply jumping/falling, it wasn’t in my mind. I had intentionally set out in my mind something different, and I believe elements such as this, facing those situations in a controlled way and practicing those aspects and actually experiencing that adrenaline, may perhaps offer some advantage in dealing with it in a somewhat realistic way. Anyway, at least it’s fun, regardless.