Breakfalls are by far my most useful martial arts skill. I'm not a professional fighter, so I don't get thrown in fights -- but I do play contact sports with competitors who are much larger than me, I slip on icy pavements, and have had to make emergency stops on bicycles. I've made breakfalls a part of our warmup to make sure everyone has to practice them every class. Indeed like you once I had to make an emergency stop on a bicycle because a pedestrian walked right in front of me. I flipped in the air, immediately knew I would land on my back, and landed correctly with no damage.
Every Martial Art has _something_ to teach you, even if it's not what it intend, or it's not what you thought it would be. People cast a lot of shade on Aikido, but aside from Parkour and Judo, they do some of the best Ukemi.
I learned them when I trained Judo and they helped me a lot in Muay Thai. They also make quite a noise when I hit the ground and people get caught by surprise which I find funny
I've had to do this a couple of times while running on trails. It doesn't take much, a loose rock, tree roots slippery leaves, can send you to the ground. And, it happens way faster than people might think.
A fun breakfall tip. Smile as you head toward the ground. when we smile we feel happier. when we are happy our chests relax. smiling prevents you from holding your breath as you hit the floor. this greatly reduces the shock of hitting the ground. Don't take my word for it. test it out and see.
Just started getting experience being swept in muay thai, thankfully everyone at my gym is really nice about it in sparing, but this video comes at a perfect time as i was just beginning to wonder what i should do during the real scenario!
I wish I could have seen this video before, I got swept in training and put my arm back to stop the fall as a reflex, but my arms were completely straight... I dislocated my right shoulder 😩 This happened 2 months ago and I'm almost ready to go back training Kickboxing, but this time I'll learn how to break fall properly and be safer in general. Thank you for your video ❤️
Awesom3, this was so fun watching Gabriel. I remembered the breakfall when you were saying in one of your videos, apart from this one who you did it off your scooter in Thailand. Cannot wai5 to practicr it myself today. I have everything needed for practicing the breakfall. Amazing video non the less! 🥊
Great content as always! I once fell on my elbow from the side once. It felt like my arm went inside my body😫 Took a while to recover. Great that you show this kinda content to brotha! Osu!👊🏽
Wish I saw this 6 months ago, I got swept in sparring and fell and landed badly on my wrist breaking it. I needed surgery and thankfully have recovered well but if my coaches taught me this before it would have saved me a lot of hassle
When i did kung fu, we trained leg catches and sweeps one night. One guy got knocked out because he fell on his head. Class finished early that night. Breakfalls are essential learning for everyone, even (especially) non-martial artists.
Always a great channel but this surprised me. As a judoka remember when a tall guy lost against Gokhan Saki in part due to post with a straight arm after a fall. If it wasn´t for the glove, the arm would be worse I think. Thanks for sharing.
Have you seen Parkour? lol Breakfall is a whole multilevel aspect of martial arts, its more useful on the battlefield and for daily self-preservation than the ring though.
In every traditional martial arts I know of that's one of the first (more often than not THE fist) thing you learn for a reason. Many styles of kung fu, judo, karate, taekwondo, capoeira you name it. and Japanese and B5raizlian Jiu Jitsu. Shame on our teacher if the didn't teach you that.
In every traditional martial arts I know of that's one of the first (more often than not THE fist) thing you learn for a reason. Many styles of kung fu, judo, karate, taekwondo, capoeira you name it. That's day one. And there are MANY more. You learn how to fall on your side, in front, and so on. It's useful for LIFE.
@@lihchong2267 Maybe the problem is Macdojos in the Us maybe? Because down here in Brazil and in their countries of origin (here basically Japan and China) that's what kids do for the first weeks. Because they WILL fall. First, people without flexibility trying a head kick will often trip and fall, some movements REQUIRE you to fall ON PURPOSE in many forms (like falling on your side after a flying kick) and when you try your first acrobatics (mainly kung fu in this case) you WILL fall trying at first. Getting comfortable falling is essential to not get inured, specially kids. Some forms have lots of falls in them, like the monkey and drunken form in Chinese kung fu, that are all about balance, falling and getting up again.
@@lihchong2267 There's even a form of arm conditioning where you put you arms vertically in front of you and then you let youe body fall on your face and them you land on your forearms. Saw the same in Shaolin Kung Fu and GoJu Ryu Karate.
@@lihchong2267 By the way in Karate you have even a NAME for this, 受身技 (ukemi). Ukemi is how to break a fall in many ways. It's literally part of the curriculum in Shotokan, Gojuryu, Kyokushin and so on. Look for "ukemi karate" on TH-cam.
@@lihchong2267 this one is a great example of what I'm talking about: UKEMI 受身 • Ukemi the skill and attitude of receiving, meeting the throw on one’s own terms.
American kickboxer Manson Gibson knocked out Changpuek in their two fights and defeated Changpuek in their two fights, American kickboxer Manson Gibson Knocked out a lot of Thai men Muay thai 🤪
Original muay thai do Not know boxing, That's why Rick Roufus broke the Jaw of Changpuek and knocked out Changpuek 2 times by Punching Changpuek in the Face 🤪
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Breakfalls are by far my most useful martial arts skill. I'm not a professional fighter, so I don't get thrown in fights -- but I do play contact sports with competitors who are much larger than me, I slip on icy pavements, and have had to make emergency stops on bicycles. I've made breakfalls a part of our warmup to make sure everyone has to practice them every class.
Indeed like you once I had to make an emergency stop on a bicycle because a pedestrian walked right in front of me. I flipped in the air, immediately knew I would land on my back, and landed correctly with no damage.
Every Martial Art has _something_ to teach you, even if it's not what it intend, or it's not what you thought it would be.
People cast a lot of shade on Aikido, but aside from Parkour and Judo, they do some of the best Ukemi.
Never heard anyone else teaching ukemi! You are a star! I always start with warmup + breakfall practice.
Hi Gabriel, it was me who asked this question on the live on the course, thank you very much for making a video about this like you said
I learned them when I trained Judo and they helped me a lot in Muay Thai. They also make quite a noise when I hit the ground and people get caught by surprise which I find funny
I've had to do this a couple of times while running on trails. It doesn't take much, a loose rock, tree roots slippery leaves, can send you to the ground. And, it happens way faster than people might think.
That clip in the new intro is so goddamn clean.
A fun breakfall tip. Smile as you head toward the ground. when we smile we feel happier. when we are happy our chests relax. smiling prevents you from holding your breath as you hit the floor. this greatly reduces the shock of hitting the ground. Don't take my word for it. test it out and see.
Just started getting experience being swept in muay thai, thankfully everyone at my gym is really nice about it in sparing, but this video comes at a perfect time as i was just beginning to wonder what i should do during the real scenario!
Doing thousands of break falls saved my life once. Agreed it’s worth practicing over and over.
How so?
@@scorpionsubzero9066 He fell. Then he broke his fall.
@@sentientcabbageman4140 that'd go without saying haha. Just wanted to know the circumstances
i learned this from aikido and this has saved me a few times, great video
he is the most experienced fighter and ı can say hıs technic saved me at fights like hundreds of times
Thanks for this video! Break fall is crucial thing that almost no one teaching!
You post these videos exactly when I need them 💪💪⚡⚡
Thanks Gabriel Varga. We also practice a break fall from the side in my club.
I wish I could have seen this video before, I got swept in training and put my arm back to stop the fall as a reflex, but my arms were completely straight... I dislocated my right shoulder 😩
This happened 2 months ago and I'm almost ready to go back training Kickboxing, but this time I'll learn how to break fall properly and be safer in general.
Thank you for your video ❤️
Awesom3, this was so fun watching Gabriel. I remembered the breakfall when you were saying in one of your videos, apart from this one who you did it off your scooter in Thailand. Cannot wai5 to practicr it myself today. I have everything needed for practicing the breakfall. Amazing video non the less! 🥊
Great content as always! I once fell on my elbow from the side once. It felt like my arm went inside my body😫 Took a while to recover. Great that you show this kinda content to brotha! Osu!👊🏽
Perfect. Just after a sweep injury lol
Wish I saw this 6 months ago, I got swept in sparring and fell and landed badly on my wrist breaking it. I needed surgery and thankfully have recovered well but if my coaches taught me this before it would have saved me a lot of hassle
When i did kung fu, we trained leg catches and sweeps one night. One guy got knocked out because he fell on his head. Class finished early that night.
Breakfalls are essential learning for everyone, even (especially) non-martial artists.
Always a great channel but this surprised me. As a judoka remember when a tall guy lost against Gokhan Saki in part due to post with a straight arm after a fall. If it wasn´t for the glove, the arm would be worse I think.
Thanks for sharing.
I landed on one elbow the other day at training and my shoulder got injured. Only just coming right 3 weeks later.
I'm glad your training kept you uninjured gj dude.
SAFTY POINT - YOU NEED SPACE TO PRACTICE BREAKFALLING AT HOME. Hitting your fingers on furniture when break falling really, really , sucks!
Must the hands slap the floor before the body?
I try to go same time in order to spread the impact as much as possible. Watch how pro wrestlers do it.
Has he fought in Muay Thai?
gabriel? yes
Mostly in his ameture career, but he did beat Lerdsila in K1
Have you seen Parkour? lol Breakfall is a whole multilevel aspect of martial arts, its more useful on the battlefield and for daily self-preservation than the ring though.
For the love of God yes! If anything the need is so much more than BJJ. You cannot choose to sit down in Muay Thai.
In every traditional martial arts I know of that's one of the first (more often than not THE fist) thing you learn for a reason. Many styles of kung fu, judo, karate, taekwondo, capoeira you name it. and Japanese and B5raizlian Jiu Jitsu. Shame on our teacher if the didn't teach you that.
In every traditional martial arts I know of that's one of the first (more often than not THE fist) thing you learn for a reason. Many styles of kung fu, judo, karate, taekwondo, capoeira you name it. That's day one. And there are MANY more. You learn how to fall on your side, in front, and so on. It's useful for LIFE.
You got lucky. I've done a lot of martial arts and the only one i learnt breakfalls in is hapkido.
@@lihchong2267 Maybe the problem is Macdojos in the Us maybe? Because down here in Brazil and in their countries of origin (here basically Japan and China) that's what kids do for the first weeks. Because they WILL fall. First, people without flexibility trying a head kick will often trip and fall, some movements REQUIRE you to fall ON PURPOSE in many forms (like falling on your side after a flying kick) and when you try your first acrobatics (mainly kung fu in this case) you WILL fall trying at first. Getting comfortable falling is essential to not get inured, specially kids. Some forms have lots of falls in them, like the monkey and drunken form in Chinese kung fu, that are all about balance, falling and getting up again.
@@lihchong2267 There's even a form of arm conditioning where you put you arms vertically in front of you and then you let youe body fall on your face and them you land on your forearms. Saw the same in Shaolin Kung Fu and GoJu Ryu Karate.
@@lihchong2267 By the way in Karate you have even a NAME for this, 受身技 (ukemi). Ukemi is how to break a fall in many ways. It's literally part of the curriculum in Shotokan, Gojuryu, Kyokushin and so on. Look for "ukemi karate" on TH-cam.
@@lihchong2267 this one is a great example of what I'm talking about: UKEMI 受身 • Ukemi the skill and attitude of receiving, meeting the throw on one’s own terms.
American kickboxer Manson Gibson knocked out Changpuek in their two fights and defeated Changpuek in their two fights, American kickboxer Manson Gibson Knocked out a lot of Thai men Muay thai 🤪
Original muay thai do Not know boxing, That's why Rick Roufus broke the Jaw of Changpuek and knocked out Changpuek 2 times by Punching Changpuek in the Face 🤪
I took Judo, so I know how to breakfall.