Within the NGAA, that's the rule. Most groups outside the NGAA (a scattering of schools), most don't wear them at all. I actually encourage them earlier, for the challenge wearing them presents in training.
The names are less important than the principles - those are what give you cool new stuff to suck at and work on. Give them new names if you need, when sharing them. Call the footwork Sue.
Most of our movement is built around a principle of circles (usually stated as "point and circle"). That's been drilled into my head so long that I really notice when movement cuts across the circle. We use tangents (conceptually) a lot, and I've been working to include more secants, which your movement tends toward.
It's a complicated name derived from Dutch: "back fall".
This particular one I haven't seen in other arts. It's similar in finishing position to the back fall I learned in Judo, but protecting the lower back as it comes over, instead of for a backwards fall. It starts from a tumble (hands on mat, head between hands, butt goes over head), and the shoulders then feet come to the mat, keeping the entire back off the ground.
If you're looking for a back roll (as opposed to a back fall) that's a decent one. Most NGA instructors teach it with the feet opposite, but this is more or less the version I teach.
We have both.
Those won't be very close to ours, except for the back roll. Our falls are much closer to Judo breakfalls.
It was loads of fun. Next time I'm going to spend more time stealing information from him.
No worries. Just wanted to clarify.
Absolutely. Though I'll reserve the best for those who buy my "insiders' secrets" DVD.Just the thing to do. Provided of course you let us in on his art's secrets.
No secrets, open book. Attaching principles. Added a few smaller principles that help teach subsequent principles and gave the list a semblance of order. Based on the following principles from my:
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