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How To Do a Breakfall

This is how to do a breakfall. First of all, you've got to protect your head from getting cracked open.

To do a breakfall safely, you need to be taught, and then to practice often.

If you're falling backwards, you keep your chin 'glued' to your chest. If you're falling forwards, you either do a forward roll or rolling breakfall (which takes a lot of skill). Alternatively, you absorb all the impact on your forearms (which takes quite a bit of strength). Both breakfalls take lots of practise.

And whichever way you fall, you need to learn which way of spreading your arms is safe, and which ways aren't.

People break their arms all the time when falling badly. Once you know how to do a breakfall, you're not going to make those mistakes.

Side falls happen when one arm is trapped or being held by the other person. And sometimes you have to jump over the trapped arm first.

Not many people know how to do a breakfall like that, but it's a basic survival skill when you learn Aikido.

DISCLAIMER
Any martial art or self defense moves should only be learned from a qualified instructor in a training hall or dojo with mats to cushion your falls. You must learn to breakfall before you try to take any throws. We will not accept any responsibility if you are injured trying these techniques or if you injure another person.
You are responsible for your own actions.
Please, be careful.