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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter / Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 5C Learn how to fall safely One important part of self- defense training at Feather River Kodenkan JuJitsu in Quincy is to learn how to fall safely. According tO police statis- tics, most assault inflicted in- juries come from falling to the ground. But even if we manage to avoid physical vio- lence, everybody is prone to take a bad fall once or several times in a lifetime, like slip- ping in icy conditions, on a wet bathroom floor, tripping on a sidewalk, a chair --- or on your child&apos;s toy. It might also be of great in- terest to athletes that these falling techniques have re- peatedly been proven practi- cal in many sporting acci- dents. Runners, bicyclists, skateboarders, skiers, ice- skaters, soccer players and others may find something very useful here. Every person at one time or another will face an involun- tary encounter with the floor due to "gravity-induced accel- eration." In other words, un- derstanding how to "go down" while minimizing in- jury is definitely an impor- tant survival skill. With the right kind of diligent practice safe falling can become a nat- ural habit that can be learned by almost anybody. Depending on the situation, there are two ways to deal with an unwelcome en- counter with the floor: either roll out and away or fall as flat as possible to aeoid any unnecessary concentration of impact force on any particu- lar body part. The more one can spread one's weight across a larger area, the less the impact from falling. Unfortunately, we all have developed a lifelong habit of "curling up" when facing a threat -- anything that causes fear or stress (it's what keeps massage thera- pists and chiropractors busy). But how can we over- come our natural reaction to- wards curling up into a "fe- tal" posture? The habit towards curling up can be overcome by ac- quiring natural good posture. Of course, this comes easy to some, especially the younger folks -- but is far more chal- lenging for older, people. Needless to say, this cannot be achieved with one-fits-all training methods -- requir- ing a great deal of attention to individual responses. One way we train our students to acquire good posture is by teaching them how to do good smooth rolls on the mat. There are certain rolling techniques that help us to adopt certain natural body postures which are the foun- dation of safe falling tech- niques. Of course, this re- quires eliminating fear, since again, fear leads to cramped- up behavior and poor pos- ture. In our experience the most important training prerequi- site is a good mat that gives trainees enough comfort so that they do not worry about getting hurt. The mat should be not too hard, nor too soft. For example, a rubber wrestling mat on concrete floor is too hard for the begin- ner and it tends to 'sting' when slapping the palms on the mat. On the other hand, a mat that is too soft, like a "springy" gymnastics-mat, can lead to unrealistic expec- tations, and can in some cas- es lead to injuries. Over the years we have come to appre- ciate a good-quality foam cov- ered.by a light canvas sheet, mounted on a well supported iii::Έ ii!:i il ! !ii!i:i!i!i!ii!iii/ ? A team of JuJitsu students practices front falls, which requires relaxing and letting go of fear. Photo submitted wooden platform. But as rigorous as the training is, careful attention to each individual's training needs is important. Safety is our foremost priority since trainees who feel scared or are hurting do not train well -- or simply quit. Fear cannot be controlled by suppressing it. It will only go away when there is trust and self-confi- dence, while allowing every- body to progress at their own pace. Forcing people into do- ing things they are not ready for is counterproductive. The human body has an in- credible ability to protect it: self. The trouble is that due to our cultural history many of our survival instincts have been lulled. But with the right kind of training these instincts can be reawakened, by learning cer- tain movements that come as a matter of good habit. Ac- cept it, falling on a hard sur- face, like pavement, always hurts, but one may as well learn how to minimize injury and pain -- if not avoid injury altogether. Feather River Kodenkan has been offering JuJitsu training and assault preven- tion courses in Quincy and Portola for adults and chil- dren since 1998. Sense/ Burkhard Bohm has taught JuJitsu since more than 25 years. The dojo is located in Quincy at the Plumas Pines Shopping Center, next to Quincy Cafe. For more infor- mation visit graeagle.com/ feather/or call 836-1148. CAI.00L A PROFESSIONAL TODAY! LI LOCKSMITH BOB'S LOCK SERVICE Bob Duncan, owner and operator of Bob's Lock Service, has been in the business since 1987. 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