tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931309.post6591092846560454293..comments2024-03-22T17:39:46.864+11:00Comments on Martial Arts and Modern Life: Bored!Daniel Pragerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05502083078481742896noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931309.post-66672153453496061782009-03-14T11:10:00.000+11:002009-03-14T11:10:00.000+11:00Hi SueThanks for stopping by and sharing your expe...Hi Sue<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience - one that I suspect is quite common, but not regularly admitted.<BR/><BR/>If you have not already, you might well discuss your safety concern with your instructor, and ask about his or her assessment of the actual level of risk, and whether changes or supplements to your practice are advisable for safety reasons.<BR/><BR/>In my experience an intensive period of practicing appropriate breakfalling drills, while easing into progressively more impactful throws -- all under expert supervision -- will do the trick. However, there is definite individual variation in how long it takes!<BR/><BR/>Your comment also raises the important broader issue of safety issues in general, in particular when training in corners of one's art which are "non-core". Hard contact sparring and weapons training are other areas that spring to mind ...Dan Pragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234352019207324148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931309.post-9050196230996892382009-03-14T01:27:00.000+11:002009-03-14T01:27:00.000+11:00This post (and Littlefair's post) go amazing well ...This post (and Littlefair's post) go amazing well with your two posts on breakfalling for me. I'm a student karateka and we pay lip service to breakfalling really. We do very little throwing - but it only takes one bad fall to break something, even on mats! Even when we do practice breakfalling, when I'm actually being thrown I still instinctively revert to putting my arm out like the skateboarder! So I expect practice, practice,practice is what is needed to retrain my instincts!Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931309.post-25626824961196633212009-03-12T22:21:00.000+11:002009-03-12T22:21:00.000+11:00Thanks!"Wish I could pop into your dojo to train.....Thanks!<BR/><BR/>"Wish I could pop into your dojo to train..."<BR/><BR/>Well, it's only 17,000 km away, so by all means! ;-)Dan Pragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234352019207324148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931309.post-24935227916548890022009-03-12T20:44:00.000+11:002009-03-12T20:44:00.000+11:00Bingo! Great precision Dan, and thanks for the men...Bingo! Great precision Dan, and thanks for the mention.<BR/><BR/>Wish I could pop by your dojo to train...<BR/><BR/>:-)Littlefairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13246280876114510291noreply@blogger.com