How to do a Diving Roll in the Martial Arts
This is Designed to take the impact of a fall or diving over or through objects
How to perform the Diving Roll:
✓ The same principles of a forward roll will be applied for the roll itself.
✓ Start off by having something in front of you, either a partner laying down or a bokken at waist height, so you get the feeling of falling over something in front of you.
✓ Next, simply fall forward and once your hands soften the impact slightly, your legs should have already come off the ground.
✓ Once the hands hit the ground you should have the natural reaction of that forward roll and just go into it after the hands touch. Curl up, tuck the head, tuck in the feet and come up with hands at head level.
Applications:
- Jumping and diving over objects or opponents
- Soften the impact of falling forward head first
Diving Roll Practice
Diving Roll Practice 2
Basic Diving Roll (Correct and Incorrect Rolls Demonstration)
Students Practice Diving Roll at NinjaGym™ Martial Arts Camp Thailand
Reverse Roll Kick Over Diving Roll Training at NinjaGym™ Martial Arts Camp Thailand
If you haven’t done so already, please read Rick Tew’s Intro to Martial Art Rolls and Falls by following the link below:
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Your rolls are so sexy Rick
Shame on me for putting my hands on the mat!