NinjaGym™ Martial Arts and Fitness

How to do a Flat Fall Back in the Martial Arts

If you haven’t done so already, please read Rick Tew’s Intro to Martial Art Rolls and Falls by following the link below:

Martial Art Rolls and Falls

FLAT FALL BACK

An exercise developed to teach the student to fall backward or against walls, landing or hitting with minimum injury.

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If you haven’t done so already, please read Rick Tew’s Intro to Martial Art Rolls and Falls by following the link below:

Martial Art Rolls and Falls

Flat Fall Forward is an exercise developed to teach students how to fall forward and land with minimum injury.

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How to do a Reverse Roll in the Martial Arts

If you haven’t done so already, please read Rick Tew’s Intro to Martial Art Rolls and Falls by following the link below:

Martial Art Rolls and Falls

Reverse Roll

Designed for falling backward and/or broadening the distance between oneself and an attacker. Read the rest of this entry →

Rolls have proven to be extremely practical in self-defense and self-protection. Here are the two most common reasons to develop your rolls and falls:

1. Self-Defense: Protection when someone is attacking you.
2. Self-Protection: Defense when the ground is attacking you.

These are the two most important reasons to learn your rolls and falls.  A better understanding of how the body works and an increased control of the body in all movements will enable the ninja to get the most out of their ninja training applications.  Once one has become familiar with the techniques, try performing them from each of the stances. For example: cat stance then reverse roll or horse stance then side roll etc. Read the rest of this entry →