Timeline for Aikido Forward Roll
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| Dec 6, 2012 at 15:16 | comment | added | Patricia | great answer David! I would have to disagree with SAJ14SAJ. "Going for Distance" aka Reaching Long applies to male and female rollers. | |
| Nov 29, 2012 at 22:57 | comment | added | SAJ14SAJ | Reach long applies to males; different advice is needed for females, who have their center of mass lower. | |
| Sep 18, 2012 at 18:44 | comment | added | stslavik | Aikido rolls are big rolls; the body is barely compressed, which allows you to rock up to standing very easily (Ninpo has tight rolls that keep you low to the ground, and bring you up into kneeling position before standing). In any martial art, strive to tuck your head as late as possible; you keep your eyes on your opponent as long as possible so you avoid being surprised. Think about making your arm to your hip a wheel. To do so, your hand will roll along its side, your forearm lowers until your elbow touches, then your upper arm, shoulder, then hip. Slow is smooth; smooth, fast. | |
| Sep 17, 2012 at 16:36 | vote | accept | ucsky | ||
| Sep 17, 2012 at 8:25 | comment | added | Sardathrion - against SE abuse | +1. I would emphasis being relaxed as this puts more elasticity into impacts thus dissipating kinetic energy instead of absorbing it into the body. You breathe point is excellent since it forces one's body to relax. | |
| Sep 16, 2012 at 21:22 | history | answered | David H. Clements | CC BY-SA 3.0 |