Rolling hill rule

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Is there a rule that says you can’t jump from the top of the rolling hill and if so why is it a rule

[m4tt3r0x]

Yes. Originally you could not jump from the stationary logs on top, which only Wreathman got away with because of lack of communication. Then they ruled that you can't jump off the first spinning log on the top. The reason is for safety, as competitors like Kanno got injured from jumping off of the top.

[ChiBiJKT48]

Safety reason. The top logs were far away from the landing that if you don't land well, you can end up injured. And that is exactly what happen to Kanno.

[Ninja Relaxer]

I always cringe when I see a competitor going for the Rolling Hill jump, because it looks so dangerous and reckless. I'm surprised more people haven't been hurt attempting it.

[tns8597]

I think the underlying problem with jumping from the top is that the roller will roll forward, potentially causing you to painfully land on your lower back/bum on one of the lower rollers, or land too harshly on the platform and tear a tendon like Kanno did.

Either way, rule or no rule, people should know by now not to jump from the top; think Takeda and Shingo who both joined Akiyama in the first obstacle failure hall of shame.

[PizzaKing57]

Wreath Man was so lucky to get away with that disqualification on the Rolling Hill, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to make it all the way to Stage 3. Besides, he sped through the course and cleared with the fastest time ever.

And as for Shingo and Takeda's failures on the Rolling Hill in 31, that was the most surprising fail in the whole tournament, even more so than the Grand Champion's Warped Wall timeouts and Asa's devastating fourth straight Cliffhanger fail, as for the very first time in their career, they both failed the very first obstacle of Stage 1 and I understand the reason why Shingo tried to do it, as he had attempted that obstacle in the first four tournaments, when it appeared as a different time, where many challengers jumped from the top, probably because the landing shape was smoother to land on than a curved incline, but Takeda's fail was even more stupid as despite Shingo and Nagano's warnings not to jump from the top, he didn't listen and tried to do something that Shingo couldn't, only to sacrifice himself too from beating the 1st Stage and making it far. Regardless, those two early All-Star wipeouts have earned the record in 31, for the most shocking failures ever.

However in 38, I have a fear of Keitaro and Tada failing the Rolling Hill as in the last few tournaments, they've both used a good technique to dismount from high up the rollers, but it is possible for them to land short if the roller spins out of control and I will be heartbroken and gutted if one of those two Morimoto Sedai challengers fails early there.

[tns8597]

Keitaro actually did almost fail it doing that in SASUKE 35, where the roller went forward and he barely landed on the safety mat.

[Ninja Relaxer]

I honestly think Takeda didn't expect to succeed on the Rolling Hill jump and only attempted it because he wanted to make Shingo feel better about going out early. It was a "We stand or fall together" sort of thing, the All-Stars sticking together no matter what.