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Fearless Falling

A specially designed class for adults over 50 based on the foundations of Judo Ukemi and Newaza with the goal to build strength, improve mobility and decrease the risk of injuries and bone fractures from falling.

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Ukemi: The Art of Falling

Ukemi literally means "protecting your body" and is usually translated into English as break-fall, or the art of falling. It is the foundational technique of learning to protect yourself from injury by learning to fall correctly.

Falls and Fractures

Bones weaken with age, and as bone strength decreases, falls are more likely to result in fractures.  The four most common fracture sites in the elderly are the hip, spine, wrist, and shoulder

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Frequent Falls

When an elderly person falls sideways, they hit their buttocks and fracture the hip. When they fall backward, they fall on their buttocks and fracture their spine. When falling forward, they fall hand or shoulder first and fracture their wrist or shoulder.

Correct Falling

In this class, students will learn side ukemi to prevent the most serious hip fractures, plus backward ukemi to prevent spine fractures. Forward & forward-roll ukemi are more difficult exercises and will be taught in the advanced class.

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Strength and Flexibility

In daily life, turning over, getting up from a sleeping position, and standing up from a sleeping position require strong muscle strength and flexibility throughout the body. Newaza exercises use the movements involved in mat techniques to strengthen the muscles of the arms, back and buttocks, as well as working on having more mobility and flexibility.

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Frequent Falls

When an elderly person falls sideways, they hit their buttocks and fracture the hip. When they fall backward, they fall on their buttocks and fracture their spine. When falling forward, they fall hand or shoulder first and fracture their wrist or shoulder.

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