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Originally posted by Arianah
I was wondering: how long into training do you think is the proper time to learn rolling? In a beginners' class, do you often introduce rolling right away, wait a few weeks, wait a few months
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Our dojo has been described as "invigorating" (Paul Clark, are you reading this?). A lot of people don't want to train that way, so take this with a grain of salt.
We teach people to do sit outs and rolls right away. We teach the rolls from a kneeling position first, then standing (unless they're very athletic).
The basic rolls are followed by a multitude of rolling drills. E.g., back-and-forths, front-blend-to-back, back-blend-to-front, jumping rolls over a partner, cross-footed rolls.
When they can roll OK, we let them participate in a drill we call "the flop". That's their first intro into break falls.
Our instructor is
very concerned that students develop really good ukemi skills. We spend a lot of time on it.
Best,