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Ellis Amdur wrote:
If you mean taking a fall directly backwards, and folding in your shoulder blades to protect your spine? (I'm guessing here that this might be what you mean), don't think I'd like to do that.
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Ellis Amdur
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I think we're talking about the same thing. Essentially - taking ukemi from shihonage by "doing the limbo." The first part of your body to make contact is your outstretched arm followed by your upper back/shoulder blade. Your butt never hits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G66spr_o6Wg
Can any Yoshi guys out there explain why the shihonage ukemi is sometimes practiced this way?