Angst Over Sonics' Departure Drives Local Man To Reach For New Heights...With His Feet!
Posted Sep. 11, 2008 at 2:19 pm by Damon Agnos
This is a photograph I found on Facebook of my friend Brandon Ehrlich kicking a ceiling. Impressed by the feat (no pun intended!), I asked him a few questions on what makes and motivates an elite ceiling kicker. Here is what he had to say:
I would have to say that it all starts with the passion. You have to really want to kick the ceiling. Without that fire in your belly, you will always be resigned to walking on floors. One of the best tips I can give a person hoping to join the exclusive ranks of ceiling kickers is to imagine someone or something that you really want to kick. Picture that person or thing on the ceiling and then go for it. For me, I picture Clay Bennett's face and am always aiming for the teeth and nose.
An effective ceiling kicker is someone that is flexible, has long legs, can jump higher than most folks, and has the ability to time those jumps correctly. Many so-called experts compare this skill to being able to dunk a basketball. You need to make sure that your foot hits its target, which in this case is clearly the ceiling at the top of your jump. Many of my predecessors have been able to hit the ceiling on their way up. It is almost impossible to do so on the way down.
The best way to train for a career in ceiling kicking is lots of stretching, yoga, and any leg strengthening exercises.
Originally I got into ceiling kicking after many skeptics said that it couldn't be done. After proving them wrong, I took a nearly-two-year hiatus from the sport. Recently I have re-enlisted myself after many requests from my fans that had felt as if they had been abandoned. The announcement of the city's settlement with what is now the OK City Thunder just before the 4th of July was the final piece of motivation that I needed.
Topics: Glory Days, Sonics, and Stupid athlete tricks
Comments
As a witness to said ceiling kicking, Mr. Ehrlich left out one important component that "fueled" such a noteworthy accomplishment: lots and lots of tequila.
Posted Sep. 11, 2008 at 2:30 pm by Anonymous witnesswow—thats pretty cool. i will never look at celings the same way. before i thought of them as ceilings, now i will think of them as something i must kick. mr. ehrlich is a pioneer. some day we will be talking about him in the same breath as we do mr. naismith.
Posted Sep. 11, 2008 at 3:25 pm by npcA lot of people think that these photos are blurred... they aren't, that is the glowing aura of a really good ceiling kicker
Posted Sep. 11, 2008 at 3:49 pm by RM MLHLI personaly aim for Bennett's vagina (he call's them balls) and chin...fuck his life
Posted Sep. 11, 2008 at 9:52 pm by mantisWith practice, maybe we can have people dancing on the ceiling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzdYsxfIJLQ&feature=related
Posted Sep. 12, 2008 at 1:43 pm by Don Wardwhat a dumbass
Posted Sep. 15, 2008 at 6:16 am by deck