USF Back Feather Breakfall Instruction

An easy method for teaching soft backward breakfalls (ukemi), that can introduce even beginner students to back breakfalls without injury or fear. Demonstrated by the members of University of South Florida Aikido (Tampa Florida, http://usfaikido.com)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• aikido
• breakfall
• ukemi
• fall
• feather
• soft
• instruction
• method
• teaching
• demonstration

[DobryjEeeh]

Very Well, thank You for this methodically structured teaching

[groundpounder35]

Thank you, I never seen that before and its beautiful. But if really attacked by someone with bad intentions will it work?

[danilo17031989]

Ushiro Otoshi Kaiten Ukemi...isnt it?

[louischristo]

good stuff, thanks.

[alexandresalim]

Uke will fall to the outside or to the inside depending on which direction his face is moved. Being at the same side of uke, do iriminague with both arms, one at a time, and see the diference.

[alexandresalim]

I recommend doing back stretch before and after this exercise. Although it seems soft, the pressure and rotation that happen at the lower back may cause injuries over time.

[suppleu]

oh. my. god. the first backwards breakfall... wow.

[orizon39]

MAGIC

THIS IS GOLD

THANKS!!!!!

[TheRogueMonk]

can you help me teach me .. to do ordinary oukemi? after even 3 eyars my body does not obay me

[aspiringbodhisattva]

I am a ukemi student of Donovan Waite's (though don't speak for him). To me, this is a valuable practice, and an interesting "evolution." This is a great way to practice donovan sensei's "ushiro otoshi." However, as has been said to me many times by both advanced sensei and shihan, ukemi should not become a fetish. This iriminage is being very sweet to the uke - if you "complete" the throw by throwing down, you cannot always take this fall safely. also...