Originally Posted by
Korina
Unfortunately, trying to find a video for this on YouTube only results in vids of "hilarious" spills. Any recommendation for a tutorial? When I fall I tend to break, dislocate, or sprain things, and I would like to not.
I like this one.
Tuck your chin, break your fall with the arm on the same side if possible and aim to land on the shoulder and then roll out. In martial arts you want to roll out to a standing defensive position - kind of like diving into a pool at first and then rolling to stand. My martial arts teachers (sensies) all said the same thing - it doesn't have to be pretty it just has to work and when you need to use some of your skills it's not going to be the controlled environment as in the dojo. Don't worry about having everything look good, worry about things working.