Thread: Concrete Ukemi
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Old 05-18-2004, 07:11 PM   #29
Ian Williams
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Re: Concrete Ukemi

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Mary Kuhner wrote:
I trippped on concrete a couple of months back and did a face-plant. While picking gravel out of my hands I thought, first, "Why didn't I try a forward roll?" and second, "If I'd have done a forward roll while wearing that large, bulky backpack I'd have killed myself."
Mary Kaye
A forward break fall would have been much more useful than a roll, especially if have little forward momentum..

In JJ, we practice this by forming a "V" with our hands, with the fingers outwards in front of our face, and we kick our legs out backwards and to the side so we're falling as near as straight as possible..The impact is taken by our hands and forearms.. No need to roll.

(no need to eat gravel either)
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