Re: Fear of Ukemi
Hi Dave.
You may have overcome this by now but thought I'd add a little something.
I once had a student, also a friend, who when he told me in confidence that he was scared to break-fall my jaw dropped in disbelief. This guy was a pretty well known skydiver.
Thus I learned a new perspective and mention him because it was a mental barrier.
I did two things to get him through it. One was I gave him private help to remove any embarrassment
Secondly and more importantly I got hold of a really thick soft mat
and built up his confidence.
The embarrassment factor is something that in my experience is, for some, a major part of the problem.
Not so much the embarrassment in looking stupid to others but more to do with the feeling so in yourself. A person can feel like they're going back to infant school and therefore feel stupid.
Anyway hope you are back to confident now.
Regards.G.
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