And it's not something the untrained person is going to have any hope of pulling off. There is a grain of truth in the assertion--if the surface hit isn't too

And it's not something the untrained person is going to have any hope of pulling off. There is a grain of truth in the assertion--if the surface hit isn't too hard and the landing fall is executed perfectly survival is possible. Done correctly the energy is dissipated in breaking a whole bunch of bones but the truly vital areas aren't subjected to lethal force.