Summary: Learn how to do the Ushiro Ukemi Japanese aikido technique in this free martial arts training and instruction video for beginners.
Ralph Reyes is an Aikido instructor at Chi Martial Arts in Miami Shores, FL. He holds a 3rd degree black belt in Aikido and is part of the Misasagi Kai Federation. He has been...read more
" On behalf of Expert Village, my name is Ralph Reyes. I'm the Dojo-cho and the aikido instructor at Chi Martial Arts in Miami Shores, Florida. Today we are going to learn beginner's techniques in aikido. Now we are going to cover ushiro ukemi, which is a rear fall. To start, basically the student comes down the same way as you would on the front roll, and he is going to go backwards, falling on the rear leg and bring the front leg over. Come back. In in real time it should look like this."
eHow Article: Ushiro Ukem Japanese Aikido Techniques