Below I will explain each of the steps that make up the progression of the teaching-learning process of the side fall on the right (migi yoko ukemi) in judo and aikido. You will always start from the simplest and easiest sequences, then progressively advance in the degree of complexity and finally reach full mastery.
Falling backwards (ushiro ukemi) is the first to be taught and practiced in both judo and aikido because it is the easiest to perform. Below I will explain each of the steps that make up the progression. You will always start from the simplest and easiest sequences, then progressively advance in the degree of complexity and finally reach full mastery.
Although falls are not accidents that happen to us every day, the risk of falling always exists and can happen at any time and when least expected.
Falls from an already considerable intensity can produce the following effects:
– They can leave after-effects that permanently incapacitate someone from develop a certain profession or other types of activities in their daily lives.
– They represent high economic losses for companies as a result of sick leave, and also represent a great cost to the public health system.
– And some can even cause death.
Surely you have heard phrases like this from the mouths of many sports coaches: “If you start lifting weights you will get stronger, but you will sacrifice your flexibility and joint mobility.” And vice versa: “If your goal is to gain a lot of flexibility you have to avoid lifting weights so that it doesn’t limit you.” These approaches that have always existed are not entirely wrong, but they are not 100% correct either. And it depends on how we do things.