I've done similar things with bigger tools and chains, and skid loaders, and tractors. I've also broke some of those things and what I was working on worse doing similar things to that. I'm sure Osha would have approved
The most euphoric high from playing dodgeball (or Bombardment, as we called it) was hitting someone right in the ankle in mid-stride as they were running and taking that leg completely out from under them. Glorious.