Breakfalls Are Stupid - How to FALL Safely & Effectively (...and Stand Up ASAP!)

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Knowing how to transition to the ground safely, and ideally pop back up to your feet instantly is an essential skill for any Effective Martial Artist. The reality of fighting is that you will most likely go to the ground at some point, so you need to be prepared!
That being said, the way traditional breakfalls are taught in most schools and online resources is quite sub-optimal. Study this video to find out how to practice the back fall more intelligently, as well as the 7 other powerful techniques we explore in this video!
Table of Contents
Introduction - 0:00 -
Prerequisites - 1:29 -
How to FALL
(1) The Seated Fall - 3:19 -
(2) Posting - 6:51 -
(3) Cartwheel - 7:32 -
(4) Dive Roll - 9:26 -
(5) Back Roll - 10:52 -
(6) Pop Up to 4 Points - 11:50 -
(7) Side Collapse - 13:00 -
(8) Back Fall (The Right Way) - 15:01 -
RECAP - 18:52 -
Further Considerations - 20:02 -
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@HeartlessKnave Жыл бұрын

Backward fall and post instead of a standard breakfall, aka how to severely injure your wrist 101. It makes sense if you are doing the scoot and not in the direction you are falling as you mention, but if you can't pull that off effectively, which an opponent or a serious fall may cause to happen, then it's a good way to damage your wrist. I say this as a skateboarder, parkour guy (traceur), and martial artist that has done neccessar street breakfalls, and in fighting or training, many times.

@kankurou1010 Жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%. Martial arts for 20 years and used to skateboard also, so lots of falling and falling on concrete. People break their wrists just from tripping while walking and trying to catch themselves.

@sambonationHQ 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree

@dawnkeyy 5 ай бұрын

I don't think I've ever seen a breakfall in MMA. However, guys post all the time.

@unity6926 2 жыл бұрын

"Breakfalls are stupid" "You're gonna wanna cartwheel out of a single leg" OK champ.

@kumar7586 Жыл бұрын

😜🤣😂😄

@mr44mag Жыл бұрын

It's all fun and games until you've trained your muscles to do stupid crap and slip on ice. Life is not performed on a gym mat sensei.

@user-md2fm7ik2z 10 ай бұрын

@@mr44magyea listen to the guy in the video and post your hand out when you’re taken down to the side. Let me know how that goes for you

@ImprovingAbility 3 жыл бұрын

20 minutes demo without getting out of breath... impressive!

@EffectiveMartialArts 3 жыл бұрын

💪

@gerardhart9052 3 жыл бұрын

It's all ukemi to me. This demo really ignores how the opponent is manipulating your body, but effective for a demo on a mat. Love how you described the importance of breath control, but you forgot to mention the instantaneous muscle tension just before impact.

@EffectiveMartialArts 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, these techniques are better understood with a partner. We'll address this in future videos. Meantime, check out this video by MMA Shredded: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNxigb2amp-onIE.html

@justafloridamanfromthe75thRR Жыл бұрын

This title in itself is a big bullshit, and even tho the actual content is very useful honestly, but it's also misleading, as breakfall techniques (ukemi waza) WERE NOT developed to be used against simple pushovers and trips, but rather to avoid great damage and serious injuries when you're being THROWN, or more specifically, when you fall from a certain height without the option of using your legs as a means of mid-air recovery. This stuff in the vid is great and very useful in fights, yes, but I'd like to see you using this against a powerhouse hip toss or a debilitating osoto gari or against a crippling seoi nage etc. in order to avoid injuries. So essentialy, breakfalls are not "stupid" , but there are certain situations were they are not the best option indeed.

@stefball Жыл бұрын

This is very helpful for everyday life. Love the active/dynamic presentation style!

@EffectiveMartialArts Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@peeyush981 2 жыл бұрын

the side collapse looks like the situation one faces the most but it looks scary for the elbow

@user-md2fm7ik2z 10 ай бұрын

Most of the techniques he shows are a brilliant way to get a snapped elbow

@Pwasercan 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this fantastic video! I really wanted to learn how to absorb falls in MMA, and this is the first video I find about the topic. I've seen these moves in the UFC, and tried a few in grappling without much success, but this is the first time someone explains them. I feel so enlighted now :)

@EffectiveMartialArts 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Wadocan! Indeed, your method to eventually be able to apply these moves in a real situation would be lots of solo drilling (including fitness training), and then asking a partner to take you down slower and lighter than they normally would, so you have time to execute these variations. Then progressively increase the resistance until you’re able to land the moves in sparring. Be sure to help your partner drill what they want to improve as well. Hope this helps! - Patrick

@jacobpicorro9440 3 жыл бұрын

Man you are like the KHAN ACADEMY of MMA! you breakdown things and make it look easy! Thanks for this lesson VERY USEFUL hope you keep giving contents like this.

@EffectiveMartialArts 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Jacob! Glad to be of service. Practice well 😊 - Patrick

@zackjames2381 Жыл бұрын

Different art different ways, many of the Japanese arts is about receiving the technique and using it. If someone goes for a takedown u may not always be able to counter it, so recieve it whilst using it. Some of these movements youve show whilst may work for some, many may break or dislocate their wrists. Situational of course, but when someone attacks theyre also exposed.

@EffectiveMartialArts 11 ай бұрын

Indeed, this doesn't really take into account countering, although the front and especially back roll can be used to reverse position by accepting the takedown. Hope this helps!

@dardanhasani2795 4 жыл бұрын

When will you post another mma solo drills full training? I love keeping up with them. Maybe a series from beginner to intermediate

@EffectiveMartialArts 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, Dardan. Got lots of great content already planned, but will try to accommodate asap. Meantime, check out these vids we streamed live on our Facebook page at the beginning of quarantine, 21 full-length classes focusing on fitness and solo MMA drills! Stay Home Training - Effective Martial Arts facebook.com/watch/EMAWestIsland/2741111359458153/ Enjoy! 🙏 - Patrick

@thesyrianeyes5528 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are awesome

@thesyrianeyes5528 4 жыл бұрын

Will you continue your bodyweight workout series? It's really helpful and easy to understand

@EffectiveMartialArts 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! We’ll have more of those coming, meantime, check out these full-length training videos we published on our Facebook page at the beginning of quarantine! Stay Home Training - Effective Martial Arts facebook.com/watch/EMAWestIsland/2741111359458153/ Enjoy! 🙏 - Patrick

@marlonscloud 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, would like to see how to fall from a scooping double leg as well

@EffectiveMartialArts 2 жыл бұрын

Noted... More wrestling content coming, just probably not soon ;)

@dadthelad 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic take on breakfalls, and a breath of fresh air. I have become friends with a stuntman, and he taught me the breakfalls he uses everyday in real life to fall from heights as much as head high, sometimes onto mats, but often onto hard ground. His techniques make many of the techniques taught in the typical BJJ/Judo school seem ridiculous and useless. It feels like these techniques have slowly evolved from the original methods trained by Samurai for real life fighting situations to become the modern Judo/BJJ methods watered down over decades of training exclusively on mats. Your techniques have some overlap with the stuntman techniques, and I wonder if you've had some influence from stunt training? I will note that the back brakefall you teach probably wouldn't be effective from a decent height, and there were quite a few more details and differences with the stunt technique I was shown, but I'm no expert, and there are likely variations I wasn't shown. It would definitely worth engaging with a stunt school if you haven't already.

@EffectiveMartialArts 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Keith. Indeed, I have studied some breakfall techniques from stunt work as well as parkour, and these were part of the inspiration for this video. As for the back fall, it is indeed not optimal to land flat on one’s back from a tactical perspective, so you should avoid doing that as much as possible in real situations, but the method shown in this video is meant to train yourself to have proper breathing and head position if you do land flat, which can happen in a fight. Hope this helps, and thanks again for the comment! - Patrick

@dadthelad 3 жыл бұрын

@@EffectiveMartialArts Thanks Patrick, great to hear you've had stunt training and parkour influence, and thanks so much for the clarification about the back break fall, that clears it up for me.

@jasonclaude1534 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@EffectiveMartialArts 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! - Patrick

@byronfarajo1554 2 жыл бұрын

This is gold

@ericcartman8593 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much！

@colefowles4003 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video this was extremely well done and educational. It would be great to see these techniques done with a partner at various levels of resistance.

@EffectiveMartialArts Жыл бұрын

Yes, was planning to but been so busy with GrapplingSMARTY.com... Check out this one from @MMAShredded which covers pretty much the same thing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNxigb2amp-onIE.html

@chrisboyer7178 10 ай бұрын

Breakfalls aren't stupid, judo throws require them. But I also do capoiera and we drill alot of these too so..... Time and a place I suppose.

@kennybasumatary6428 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Just the answer to a question I've had for a long time now. How to fall correctly when you're being taken down. 'Cause the conventional breakfalls weren't quite cutting it

@EffectiveMartialArts 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! And thanks for the comment 🙏 - Patrick

@user-md2fm7ik2z 11 ай бұрын

You’re a novice

@SeanWinters Жыл бұрын

All well and good until you get judo thrown lol. Then you better know your side ukemi

@EffectiveMartialArts Жыл бұрын

Of course, you need to have a late answer to slams. But you also need to have all these previous answers as well.

@SeanWinters Жыл бұрын

@@EffectiveMartialArts Sure, but the best way to avoid being taken down is to learn how to grapple, learning how to counter with your own takedowns, and even learning to punish others for taking you down with too much force(say, a forward throw, just hold on and take them to the ground with you and keep rotating untill you're in a dominant position).

@michaellopez-lq5fn 6 ай бұрын

If you’re in a real altercation I don’t like leaving your head in knee, kick range. The classic judo back breakfall seem like you can work a guard, up kicks and if someone rushes in on you transition from up kicks to a back roll to standing. Also a good guard, even going so far as so Ryan hall level leg entanglements, would be very beneficial in the classic break fall.

@Uberpod3 7 ай бұрын

I keep trying to breakfall but i keep rolling on my side not back.

@danielharris3180 Жыл бұрын

2 Q's: How do you slide/scoot if you're not on a slippery mat? Can't see that working on concrete. I have a broken wrist (10 yrs old, can't be fixed) landing on that wrist would f**king kill. Other than "Don't fall on that wrist" is there much I can do?

@EffectiveMartialArts Жыл бұрын

I would say the same principle applies on concrete, better to land on you butt than on your back, but you will have to adjust based on the variance in coefficient of friction. Go slow when attempting to practice this to prevent any injuries. As for the wrist, I would say train your self to land on the other side with the other hand, or if stuck on your bad side, then it might be worth it to accept the takedown to your back in oder to prevent injury and fight from there. Hope this helps!

@MrJackandEmily 3 жыл бұрын

Skateboarding will train you for this

@EffectiveMartialArts 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed :)

@siddified 2 ай бұрын

Trying to reinvent the wheel usually doesn't make for actual improvement.

@shanecool100 5 ай бұрын

I would like to see these techniques on the hard ground with some throws by a partner!

@regroove7339 2 ай бұрын

Sliding on different surfaces would limit this technique 😢

@dianadiana3818 4 жыл бұрын

Coool stuffs Patrickkkk Fuloppp

@EffectiveMartialArts 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Diana! Wait to see what’s coming next... 😉 - Patrick

@joecobb7153 Жыл бұрын

Breakfalks might be stupid in a fight but protecting your head when you fall is a good thing to have under muscle memory for everyday life

@EffectiveMartialArts Жыл бұрын

True, but as stated in the video, I think it is possible to protect your head while practicing falling in a more realistic and fight-appropriate fashion.

@joecobb7153 Жыл бұрын

@@EffectiveMartialArts yeah your way is definetly superior and people should think like you and try to improve things instead of just doing the old ways all the time. Boy I was not happy when I was a kid when my mom forced me into martial arts but as a young man who has Confidence understands discipline and to always avoid a fight to the point of taking an ego hit or whatever, I am glad she did it I also have good situational awareness. Just little stuff like when people play fight in front of me I correct their stances tell them to turn sideways make them cover their face these are things you don't think of unless you do martial arts. Luckily I have never been in a serious street fight but I have had to defend myself in school and throws just came naturally to Me. I was like 12 at a vending machine and the school bully twice my size bent down and tried to steal my juice and I subconsciously sprang up threw him and he fell against the wall I just walked away and some other kid had his jaw dropped open saying you just beat up (insert bully name) I just shrugged and walked, I literally didn't even know that I hurt him he was okay but konked his head against the wall that wasnt my intention someone was in my space aggressively and I reacted. Thats what I mean by breakfalks truly it doesn't matter which was you learn even though your methods are better I am just so glad I have the ability to protect my body as second nature. I think this is why martial arts during a child's formative years is extremely important