Taking a fall
Original Poster: bamboo
Forum: Others
Posted On: 04-02-2007, 21:32
Orginal Post: bamboo: I learned to fall originally from judo practice then spent countless hours practicing ukemi in aikido classes. Honestly, judo kept me from killing myself and aikido showed me how to better control my falls in order to use them to my advantage. I wish we did less of it though...
How many of you practice being thrown? Is it important for you.
-bamboo
Post: zefff:
Right now I kind of fall into the Wine and cheese bracket but as of tommorrow I will be back on a bare minimum of at least solo breakfalls every day.
In BJJ class I see a lot of white belts like me who do not think about falls as important practice. Infact a while back I saw one guy break his collarbone in free sparring because he refused to accept a hip throw that was already on and so had his little shoulder joint accelerated into the mat by the weight of the two heavy weights combined!
If a martial artist doesnt have interest in learning how to accept throws he might as well not bother with things like turning the lead toe in, tucking the chin into the shoulder or a rear hand guard. We should all accept we may be taken down just like you should accept you will be hit at some point. Denying it is like trying to cut the earth in half.>
Post: Tease T Tickle:
I train breakfalls and such somewhere between an hour a week and an hour a month, depending on what we want to focus on at that time.
But regardless, NOTHING beats a glass of fine wine and a cheese platter. It's unfair for your poll to pit my greatest pleasures against each other.
:shakes fist:>
Post: bamboo:
Cheese is quite nice, especially when atop a nice cracker with a glass of cranberry shiraz.>
Post: samurai6string:
shiraz= teh shit. I hate dry wines. I love desert wines. ( I know, I know. We actually drink something other than moonshine up here. )
Seriously though, I take throws as part of warm-ups whenever I go to class/open gym these days, and we end up drilling some sort of throw or reap anyways, and then sparring later. It was much more easy when I was about 10 years younger. :lol:>
Post: MadSalmon:
I think practising falls should be part of every complete martial art training. It is not only useful on the mat. It is in every day life. How many stupid injuries are made from simple slipping on a wet floor or on ice.
On combat situations, the risk is too high of falling to ignore it. I often witness "nobody is trained" drunk fights and often the worst injuries comes from when one of them hit the floor
I practise sometimes on my own to keep the techniques in mind but we do not practise often enough in classes>
Post: angryrocker4:
I havent trained in a while, but will return soon. We did falls every day, and I threw in some rolling for myself.
I have a bottle of wine........Im going to drink it now, if its old, that means its good right?>
Post: setsu nin to:
Before almost every training as par of warming up. Its basic that you have to practice all life if you want to stay in shape.>
Post: BLACK PANTA:
I try to practice throwing and getting thrown at least once a week. Is it still concidered proper technique using your head to break fall?>
Post: bamboo:
Its easier to just ride the hips panta>
Post: BLACK PANTA:
[quote=bamboo Itts easier to just ride the hips panta[/quote
Is that some kinda invitation? I'm flattered, maybe even a little curious, but alas, I must decline the hip ride for now my friend :wink: :D>
Post: Haas:
in tae kwon do there are a few throws in our one steps that has me fall and i gladly let anyone i am practising with flip me around. unless they want resistance ^_^
I will be training in Judo over the summer in Germany for free. I cant wait !!!!!!!>
Post: hara_12:
Falling should be an integral part of all martial art training. Even if you do not study an art that has throwing techniques, when sparring, it is inevitable that you may end up on the ground. If you don't know how to fall, the fall may be the finishing technique and the fight is over. Also, the harder that you can impact the ground and not be injured, the harder your body is and you will be able to handle a kick or a punch with less damage to yourself.>
Post: samurai6string:
Learning how to take a fall i think could really be the most practical part of any martial art. One could spend their entire life learning to punch, kick, throw, parry, etc. and never be put into a situation where they need to use those skills.
Falling, on the other hand, happens to pretty much all of us. 8O Especially those of us who live around ice, or are just naturally clumsy.>
Post: hara_12:
Ice...I grew up in North Dakota and now live in Minnesota. As a PT, winter is our busy season because of all the broken hips and shoulders from the ice. Call it job security.
But learning how to fall has saved me many times, side falls, break fall, and back falls are a staple up here.>
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