Originally Posted by
Slaninar
Placing a hand straight out could cause a collar bone damage.
Using hands to "steer" into tuck and roll (bent elbows) helps. This is what I mean:
Have used it countless times when tripped in football (the proper one, played with feet
) and in quite a few bicycle and motorcycle accidents. Whenever I'm thrown to fall face down from a height.
I think that those of us who grew up playing ball sports do this instinctively.