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Clayton Drescher · 11-21-2005, 11:50 AM

Interesting about the possible connection to back problems

At my last dojo we landed with leg bent....the straight leg was for when we conciously worked on jiu-jutsu and ground-work.

We emphasized the quick turn-around for another attack, though, and getting up fast was valued. When I land with a straight leg I bruise and strain my knee more so than with a bent leg. But the way we landed with a bent leg, the whole side of the leg contacted the ground at the same time, so the impact was spread evenly, and there was less distance on the foot from the point of rotation, so there was less force acting on it, thus a lighter impact. But I'm very aware everyone lands differently, so I may have just found my niche.

Just some thoughts,
CD

11-21-2005, 11:50 AM	#5
Clayton Drescher Dojo: Beach Cities Aikido Location: Long Beach, CA Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 72 Offline	Re: Should the leg be straight in the Breakf Interesting about the possible connection to back problems At my last dojo we landed with leg bent....the straight leg was for when we conciously worked on jiu-jutsu and ground-work. We emphasized the quick turn-around for another attack, though, and getting up fast was valued. When I land with a straight leg I bruise and strain my knee more so than with a bent leg. But the way we landed with a bent leg, the whole side of the leg contacted the ground at the same time, so the impact was spread evenly, and there was less distance on the foot from the point of rotation, so there was less force acting on it, thus a lighter impact. But I'm very aware everyone lands differently, so I may have just found my niche. Just some thoughts, CD