They tell you that you need to learn to breakfall. At least in the Jiujitsu classes I took they did. They tell you that "one of these days someone will throw you and only a breakfall will work & not hurt"
One of these days happened this evening. It was an innocent gathering of Aikidoists, 1 Aikodo black belt, 1 Akiido brown belt/Jiujitsu Black belt, 1 Aikido yellow belt/Judo Black belt & myself Aikido yellow Jiujitsu black belts. We had been working on concpet throws all evening and were finishing with a lione fre form format. The Judo BB was up and throwing he held on just a touch longer than expected and I did it launched into a breakfall. It worked.
It's a good thing I persisted in learning that fall. While they said it was useful they never put it on the required list.
More later.
About Me
- MPat
- In the second half of my life I've found that things are much more fun. It helps to have a great husband, good kids and reasonable economics but the core of this is a better sense of what and who I am. It's complicated (sometimes scary) but better than 20.
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