Another epiphany for rolling
In our free training yesterday, I had another epiphany. ^^ Up to now, I had always been a little afraid or at least hesitant when trying rolls from a standing position and had tried to work around these feelings by stooping low and starting the roll from a bent over position.
Comparing this low position with the way my front rolls came out of a throw during the seminar this past weekend (some of those were really nice), I noticed that those started from a higher position and with more forward movement. So I tried this yesterday, and indeed, as soon as I stopped thinking so much and enter the roll from a normal standing position without hesitation, it’s working… Yay!
This is another reason I’m glad I went to the seminar – otherwise I would have spent some months yet until I noticed this for sure. =)
Next week, unfortunately ^^, I will be on vacation, or rather, in Mythodea. After that I hope I’ll have lots of stories to tell and pictures to show… =)
jershen said,
August 16, 2008 at 4:02 am
ukemi is also more than flipping or rolling. Try reaching a point where you are about to fall,while bending and stretching forward, before you kick in the roll or flip. This has helped me tons in my own ukemi practice.