Originally Posted by pgjackson

The key is recognize that you are going to fall and quickly get prepared. Don't stick anything out to break your fall. That is how you will smash our knees and break an arm. Just go with it. If done properly, your thighs should hit first then you kind of roll up your body. It's a technique I learned in martial arts...but it works. Yes, it will hurt, but not as much as if you tried to break your fall with your arm and ended up breaking it or dislocating an elbow.