Many beginners take up
judo having thought of it only in terms of themselves performing the throws
rather than being thrown, but for every judoka throwing, another must obviously
fall. How to fall safely and to avoid or at least minimize any shock or injury
on contact with the mat, therefore, are very much a part of the art of judo and
must rank highly among first things to be learned by a newcomer.
Ukemi is the term used to
describe...