Originally Posted by
kungfoozer
IMO falling only works in a curriculum if throwing/takedowns are also being taught. Otherwise people will just scratch their heads and wonder why they are falling. Your reasoning is sound for teaching regular people how to fall. Boxers don't learn break falls. Millions of people get hurt in car accidents every year. The best thing to do is to relax in a collision. Because of this should we teach martial arts students to sit relaxed for long periods of time during class?
BTW-studies have shown that people who participated in contact sports,i.e. Hockey, Football, Martial Arts, etc had higher auto accident survival rates due to the fact that their bodies could withstand trauma. The fascia,connective tissues etc were strengthened from the impact training.
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