MattofSilat
Orange Belt
Oh man...
I was practicing my rolls yesterday (Well, tumbles) where you put one arm out so you roll off the arm, down along the back and onto your feet without the head touching the floor, and done from a standing position.
It hurt a bit at first, but I started to get the hang of it. In the end, I ended with 10 sets of 10 Rolls, so I think I've got that one down. The reason I did 10 sets of 10 is because I got really dizzy if I did any more than 10.
Then, I thought to myself, 'This is only using my Right Arm! That won't be too useful, I need to be able to use my left arm too!'.
Then it began. I spent literally 25 minutes of constant practicing to try and do a single roll, and to no avail. I studied the technique I used for my right arm (My dominant arm) and applied it as accurately as I could, but I still crumpled every time. I couldn't do a single roll. Bare in mind that I hadn't really practiced my rolls before, ever, so it wasn't that I was so used to the right arm, it was just what I did first.
I think this would belong in 'General Martial Arts', as I think most Martial Arts have a movement technique similar to this. Any tips on how to improve my left-arm-forward roll?
By the way, could these sort of tumbles actually be useful in combat?
EDIT: I'm defining combat as any sort of Combat Situation, whether it be Sparring, Self Defense, or any form of Combat you can think of.
I was practicing my rolls yesterday (Well, tumbles) where you put one arm out so you roll off the arm, down along the back and onto your feet without the head touching the floor, and done from a standing position.
It hurt a bit at first, but I started to get the hang of it. In the end, I ended with 10 sets of 10 Rolls, so I think I've got that one down. The reason I did 10 sets of 10 is because I got really dizzy if I did any more than 10.
Then, I thought to myself, 'This is only using my Right Arm! That won't be too useful, I need to be able to use my left arm too!'.
Then it began. I spent literally 25 minutes of constant practicing to try and do a single roll, and to no avail. I studied the technique I used for my right arm (My dominant arm) and applied it as accurately as I could, but I still crumpled every time. I couldn't do a single roll. Bare in mind that I hadn't really practiced my rolls before, ever, so it wasn't that I was so used to the right arm, it was just what I did first.
I think this would belong in 'General Martial Arts', as I think most Martial Arts have a movement technique similar to this. Any tips on how to improve my left-arm-forward roll?
By the way, could these sort of tumbles actually be useful in combat?
EDIT: I'm defining combat as any sort of Combat Situation, whether it be Sparring, Self Defense, or any form of Combat you can think of.
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