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Old 09-26-2002, 05:25 PM   #23
G DiPierro
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It's true that "good" ukemi, in general, is is putting yourself in the least vulnernable position. With experienced people, though, this usually means following them the best you can, since if you do not you are simply causing yourself undue pain and risking injury to yourself.

With students near your level, there will often be holes in the technique that, as uke, you could exploit to reverse or escape from the technique. You should be aware of these, but normally decline to take advantage of them. This depends on the type of practice that you are engaging in, though. Sometimes it is better to go along and let nage learn without interrupting the technique, and sometimes it is better to offer some more obvious feedback. One must use judgement.

With beginners or much less experienced people, you should lead as uke, taking the correct fall for the technique regardless of the errors nage is making. I think that this what Bryan was referring to in his initial post. In that context, his ukemi is "good," but as he was beginning to notice, this strategy is not ideal for all situations.

Last edited by G DiPierro : 09-26-2002 at 05:29 PM.
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