Fall Without Getting Hurt - How to Breakfall and Dive Roll
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
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In this video, Grant explains shows us how to perform a break fall or dive roll. The break fall is a movement from martial arts that allows practitioners to land safely and without getting hurt. This is crucial when practicing throws and kicks - but can also be important for general wellbeing and self-defence.
Breakfalling is especially powerful once it becomes instinctual. If you are able to naturally land and roll, you'll be able to avoid serious injury. I've seen people use this many times to avoid painful falls and both Grant and I have used it ourselves!
Breakfalling, then, is a crucial skill for everyone. For those interested in high performance it is a tool to utilise that will let you practice safely at a high level. For everyone else, it can be a life-saving skill.
The dive roll is simply the cooler variation of the break fall. A movement that we see often in video games and movies that is dynamic and breathtaking - and which can be linked together with a host of other movements for some awesome flows!
Do you practice break falling and dive rolling? Will you now? - Навчання та стиль
My old martial arts instructor taught falls and rolls, saying “you might never get in a fight but you’ll probably fall on your arse at some point.”
I say the same thing to my students.
Oh no…Welp, my neighbors are going to have some entertainment for the next few weeks at the very least. Thanks, Grant.
While useful, breakfalls can be hard on the body. I originally learned on mulch while on parris island.
@@Treisiess I don't have mulch so it's my plywood floor starting with the basics and lie reps and building up
These types of skills stay with you quite a while. I did basic tuck-and-rolls when I was a young teen. I'm 75 now and a few months ago a rug slipped under my footing. I instinctively rolled after doing a full 360 and rolled into a standup position. With nary a bump or bruise I went on conversing with a visiting friend as though nothing had happened. I suppose it pays to keep somewhat fit.
This video had me rolling
I see what you did there!!
First thing, the VF sound effect at the player select screen has not gone unnoticed.
Second thing, sparred with Grant at Sheffield Shootfighters the other day. One of the best sparring sessions I'd had in a long time.
He's got an amazing amount of control on his kicks and punches so we could both experiment a little without risk of someone getting hurt. A very rare quality in a martial artist these days!
Started judo at 4y old, learn to fall thanks to it. Saved my life when I was riding my motorcycle at 15y old and a car crashed into me. I ended up jumping from my motorcycle and rolling on the hood of the car and then landing on my feet on the concrete.
Everything happened so fast, did this instinctively. Like It was not me doing this, like it just happened without my control lol.
Good for you your legs could have been destroyed
This video is crucially needed - absolutely stoked that its on a YT channel as big as this. The amount of time I've seen people fall off their bikes and hurt themselves (even concuss themselves) is quite staggering - I reckon breakfalls should be taught as a standard part of growing up, along with other skills such as swimming in deep water
When rolling backwards always make sure your head is tilted to one side, no matter which on, you basically do the forward techique backwards. So if you tilt your head lift (and push it to your chest) you have a lot of room on your right shoulder, this is essential, since without you put a lot of pressure and stress on your neck.
I like this guy. His dedication to filming himself dive roll a hundred times for us tells alot. Great vid
Great video. I actually taught how to roll for more than ten years to literally thousands of people, so I've got some insight on the topic.
First off, I mentioned this in the comments of the parkour at home video you guys released, but I strongly recommend, looking at your back shoulder or at least tucking your chin toward it when performing shoulder rolls (we usually refer to the types of rolls in the video as "shoulder rolls" since you're rolling diagonally over your shoulder). The body has a tendency to follow the eyes and if you're looking at the ground, then bad things are more likely to happen. 😅
This is less likely to be an issue if you already know how to perform these rolls, but if you're a beginner, it's definitely a good habit to practice.
Second, the reason we tend to roll from shoulder to opposite hip is because on most surfaces rolling across your spine (e.g., somersaulting) can cause a lot of damage, especially on harder surfaces. I wouldn't roll straight unless you're on a mat or a spring floor or similar platform. Grant's awesome, but I definitely wouldn't recommend performing large dive rolls like he shows in this video. Not only can it damage the spine, but if you fail the roll, you're more likely to hit the top of your head and possibly even break your neck.
If you're going to do large dive rolls, definitely perform them like a shoulder roll: tuck that chin to one side and roll shoulder to opposite hip.
The last thing I want to mention is utilizing the hands/arms. A lot of people like the "scoop" done with the lead hand. This is fine for quick rolls, but not as versatile as planting both hands. If you plant both hands on the side of the back shoulder with the fingers pointed in the same direction, you can achieve the same roll, but now you can actually diffuse some of the force and exhibit better control when performing larger rolls. This helps on harder surfaces, too. This hand placement is slightly more advanced, but definitely good to practice.
Still, I always enjoy your guys' videos and I'm looking forward to the next one!
Absolutely support the message of the video, but would encourage to learn this in a local dojo instead of learning by yourself.
A buddy forced me to participate in Aikido training in middle school. The ability to fall and roll properly was the most useful single thing that this training teached me and saved me from countless injuries, especially during school sports.
Yep it'll take practice to make your reaction instinctive ... Join a club and commit for a few months
I am 51, I have done martial arts my whole life, but the only technique I have ever needed in real life was the ability to fall. It has saved me several times.
i cannot even imagine how wild it must've been to witness Grant flipping off his bike at speed, landing and tucking into the neatest roll on earth, and then springing back up like nothing happened 😂 glad you're okay and i'm definitely gonna begin incorporating this into my training because i'm very very bad at balancing my handstands 😅
Knowing how to roll has saved me from a lot of potential skateboarding injuries; definitely a useful skill to learn!
This could be very useful for downhill/enduro mountainbiking.
As a parkour coach myself this is some really good stuff and the roll and its functionality are well explained! The only thing I'd say abt the video is that i noticed when he goes for his dive rolls, he lands on the back of the hand then rolls over his back. Its better to land on your palms then let your momentum force you into a roll, to absorb the impact better and so you dont hurt yourself when rolling on concrete
3:12 funny that you showed this, I was there watching on one of my friend's first days training to be a pro wrestler, and the first thing they learned to do in the ring before doing any moves was rolls and break falls just like this. They did like 20 or 30 of them just as a warm up
Gotta be honest, this feels like a tutorial from a natural. In that it skips a lot of basics that come naturally to the instructor, but don't come naturally to someone who doesn't have the same amount of body awareness. "Tucking in head and legs" for example. Tuck them how? Where do I look, how much I tuck, what should it feel like, when all I'm feeling is slamming on my back? What does "think of it as a fluid motion" mean when somebody has never been fluid in motion? What is the progression from slamming your back to fluid motion? Just repetition until your body awareness levels up? That might be the answer, but feels like there is some devil's in the details that could be mitigated.
I do agree with this feedback, even though this stuff can definitely be hard to explain at the right level. Also some good instruction could still be recording yourself and comparing it to a nice recording of a natural doing it in this video.
Pretty much, but that is the limitation of a youtube video where the same instructions are given to people with different backgrounds vs having someone to give you direct instruction and cues and adjusting his methodology accordingly.
I had the same thoughts you had! And after practicing with his instruction, I found myself hurting my back and neck and didn't feel comfortable continuing. So I saught out a resource I think you'll like! This tutorial on a beginner roll. Did it with minimal pain. Although man my neck is stiff and cracked a little. It'll give you the answers to your questions in a safer manner. ua-cam.com/video/z6w_9TPKUlk/v-deo.htmlsi=DV_Pz4bzlO-PnMWa
Thanks a lot for this video !
One of the reasons why I never could do a handstand was because I was afraid to fall. Maybe learning to fall correctly will help with that :)
Perfect timing
This video is very timely. Been looking for this.
0:57 wow gliding through the sky like a hawk spotting pray absolutely amazing body control👍🏽🔥😆 I’ve been doing break falls for a while but still needs works until it becomes second nature
Educative dinner. Thank you!
the intro makes me leave a like
Very good, thank you 👍
Super useful skill! I fell while running to work the other week with a backpack on when I caught my foot on some concrete and managed some kind of a roll with my backpack on and didn't end up with anything worse than a scraped palm. By contrast, I remember my dad coming back when I was 16 from a run with the dogs where he managed to pretty brutally break both his thumbs in the fall and I had to drive him to the hospital immediately! He had crab claw casts for weeks after! Though holding the leashes probably didn't help.
Good stuff
just before judo. good timing
Great vid
I learned started by learning this on my own for parkour, but later got much better at it doing judo, very useful for understanding where your body is in the air. You should also cover hard break falls!
Love the new character selection intro
Can I just say as an absolute beginner trying this was fucking terrifying! I was so afraid of snapping my neck or landing on my back. That being said, the breakfall on the knees was super friendly.
My pro tip, if ur landing on ur back after the tuck, bring in your legs like he recommends. I nearly gave myself sciatica
I remember while training front kicks i slipped and i had not started training in breakfalls yet and landed in a perfect backfall
Wish this was taut in gym class so people less injured in winter.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on how to best manage falling when you're slipping. I go out hiking a lot and despite wearing trail running shoes with excellent grip, there are situations in which risk of slipping is still high (wet foliage, snow and ice, mud on a slope etc.). I want to prepare for those situations as best I can now while I'm younger, because falling is a huge health risk when you're older. Thank you.
I'm going to start back training my break falls
Lmao true. I remember once just going ham on a scooter when I was 6 years old at a park. Went downhill and hit a rock that caused me to somersault forwards, do a perfect front roll and land upright on my feet completely unharmed. The family having a picnic next to the road looked at me like I was some ninja unlocking the matrix. Incredible luck
make a series where you analyze the 9 hashiras strengths and weakeness and how to gain their attrubuites
This only one form of breakfall. There's a forward fall where you land on your forearms head turned to one side, along with a backfall and a left/right side fall
Instinct intuition reflex and concentration are very hard things to understand it just a thing that i just happens i really wanna delve deeper in this type of brain training
why do my shoulder hurt while doing the first progression ? i think i did it exactly the same
"and just add a running front flip"
How?
the only compliment i received when learning to ride motorcycle was how well i could roll out of a bike drop. haha
Sadly, if I do too many in a row, I get quite dizzy. This is a new thing, seems to come from getting old.
We need a "How to Soulbourne Fat Roll the right way" video lol
Learning breakfalls and rolls prevented me to break several bones.
Wooooo
All I can think about is hurting my back and shoulder bones
U are not flying,u fell with style
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I liked a lot of this video but please think about how much of your spine is coming in contact with the ground. Some of those diving ones on concrete, or even a rock in the wrong spot could be pretty bad. The wrestler dudes are on mats, compare it to how a parkour athlete rolls. Hopefully I didn't come off as too much of an ass, I do appreciate your martial art vids!
should i also tuck my junk and say "it puts the lotion on its skin"?
You learn how to break fall faster if you do it on concrete 😂... the first time you do it wrong, you really make sure you don't do that again
I'm still not over you trashing JP. I just don't get it. I even bought your book to support you.
We don’t need to agree on everything, dude. I personally think he stirs the pot for personal gain and there’s enough of that as there is. You’re free to disagree.
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