Aikido Ukemi: Meeting the Mat

[@lemon420]

Rest in peace sensei Waite, I've learned a lot from you through KZbin! We all love you

[@allcitypop]

Noooo

[@allcitypop]

Don't tell me that 😢😢

[@bigsidable]

I saw a man who was over 300 lbs. And he rolled without a sound. Smoothest thing I ever seen. Most fall and roll like a brick. He rolled like a whisper. Always been my motivation of ground work.

[@Aristes]

This helped a lot more than some of the other things I'd looked at. I try to practice when I'm not in class, but it's so difficult without somebody there showing you what went wrong. I love this.

[@mickparly]

very nice explanation in such a controlled and quiet way, that would make a aikido beginner pupil feel safe and in good hands by the instructor

[@tehf00n]

my reverse ukemi is thanks to this gentleman. I watched the video on loop for 15 mins before my jiu-jitsu class. My first attempt was almost perfect and I have never even felt a sting from a reverse ukemi since.

[@elconocimientodelbudo2982]

The First video where they REALLY tech the knowledge of the Ukemis. Thanks and hugs from Toledo, Spain.

[@Snackalak]

great instruction ; the details are wonderful. Thank you Waite shihan.

[@Cheriec11]

Really like this especially how you took time to explain the common mistakes and how to avoid them. This one will go into my study collection.

[@toddpriszner6407]

very clear instructions, easy to follow, although I can barely do the roll. I guess it take more practice. great job !!

[@dennys82]

Very good way to explain Ukemi, talking and showing at the same time and in the right specific moments in order to imprint the correct movements. A personal way to approach could be to clean your mind, completely from overthinking, then imagine to be a big wheel. Domo arigato, Sensei Donovan.

[@teraiko]

Outstanding! Excellent teaching. Thank you taking the time to post.

[@tjhaz]

Excellent. Very helpful. Also, a delightfully calm and systematic presentation without hocus-pocus or hype. When I relocate to Philly in Feb 2010, I'll look for your dojo.

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

This is the best ukemi teaching video I have seen. My Sensei teaches ukemi exactly like this. Thank you.

[@kart640]

Em minha opinião, vc é uma das maiores autoridades em ukemi, mestre aprendo com vc todos os dias e me espelho muito em seu trabalho, sou faixa branca há dois anos e não quero mudar por enquanto de faixa pois estou me dedicando muito e aprimorando as técnicas de ukemi e as técnicas básicas, meu sensei fala muito da sua pessoa. Espero quando vir ao Brasil eu possa assistir seu seminário. Vc é o sensei de todos que querem aprender o que é aikido. Um grande abraço

[@bigsidable]

Thank you so much. Really appreciate such detail and in depth understanding of Ukemi Falls.

[@slyoga]

Nice clear instruction. Easy to follow. I think this will help anyone no matter how new to Aikido. Thank you.

[@mickparly]

And he is also instrukting in such a good way, that you will understand very easy why it is good for your body to do the ukemi in the way he is instructing. And then he seems to be very good himself at what he is doing.

[@simonajanehallevansinstagr154]

Thank you very much. I just started AIKIKAI AKIDO and your video really helps!

[@111jude]

Thank you for creating this video. I am just beginning Ki Aikido and I am struggling with ukemi, so I am really grateful for your excellent explanation.

[@Friendly9593]

Excellent video, what a lot of viewers are overlooking is that this is a focus on the basic mechanics....once learned you up the anti...I have informed people in my local horse riding community to take note and that they do have an Aikido dojo in their area....Many thanx...Al

[@meulitk2]

This is the best video that really explains the ukemi process from start to finish, great stuff!

[@FitnessOver60]

The best basic Ukemi video on KZbin I have found so far.

[@Cheriec11]

Thank you for this vid! It clarifies things for me a whole lot and helps me see where I was going wrong. You make it look easy.

[@doloppost]

Learning lots from this. I find ukemi quite challenging and am happy to come across mr Waite his teachings.

[@michaelschwartz8922]

great input and thanks for putting this together.

[@BradStokesAU]

This is a beautiful and brilliant video of Ukemi. I have a lot of trouble with the falling aspects of my game in bjj and really don't like the feel of the rolls (They kind of freak me out) This is the best instruction I've seen on Ukemi to date. Well done!

[@beltfedhate]

Thank you Sensei. I have gone back to aikido after a long pause and having a hard time with rolls.

[@theowlspirit]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! I finally after 5 months of doing Aikido was able to do a forward roll without any pain in my shoulder arm and actually do it in a straight line! IN MY BEDROOM! I'm soooo stoked! Now I'm gonna show my sensei that I can do it now that I'm 7th Kyu and then maybe he will pick me to throw around. SOOOO EXCITED! I was positioning the hands incorrectly. Thank you so much!. I was sooo frustrated!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KristianRobertoGrodem]

Just great and very good explaining the teqn. I`ve been practice Aikido for only 6 mnt now, and falling forw/backw, and rolling backwards is NOT easy.. This video certanly helps a LOT.. Thanks

[@TheVarangian135]

This is a great video to open up the eyes of close minded discriminators. You CAN have long hair and do martial arts You CAN do martial arts if you are black You CAN have long hair and be black guy. I know a lot of you will misunderstand my comment, but I am not racist nor I imply anything racist. I am just sick and tired of people who discriminate because of stupid stereotypes.

[@martialartsgirl123]

really smooth ukemi, great description!

[@sohtianseng5539]

martialartsgirl123 .

[@duartalex]

Didático, mesmo sem entender o idioma, mas conhecendo os fundamentos do AIKIDO, compreendi o que ele ensinou, muito bom. Didactic, even without understanding the language, but knowing the fundamentals of Aikido, I understood what he taught, very good.

[@velosoje]

I've seen this video a lot of times and have learned diferent tips in every play. Thanks Waite Sansei for sharing your knowledge.

[@0196601930]

Incredible instructor, thank you !

[@HansumRob100]

That was pretty cool. The simplicity of the roll is pretty amazing to me at the moment. My girlfriend tripped one time, she drove her face into the ground. I think i should teach her how to roll now. Amazing tutorial Mister. . .

[@sakura0jp0aikidodesu]

とてもわかりやすいです。ありがとうございます！ Donovan sensei's teaching is very helpful, thank you!! from Japan.

[@claredin]

I love this man's voice! So regal!

[@thomasmagnum8668]

We don´t roll at exactly the same kind, but your videos are very helpfull to learn sticking on the mat with every part of the body. So it´s possible to control the rolling speed and to control the movement at all. Nice teaching video.

[@adrianlunn6449]

As usual, outstanding clear instruction

[@timothyoo7]

Very well done. Great job of verbal explanation fallowed by the physical example.

[@RoksolanaP]

Awesome! Thank you for such a clear demonstration and description of ukemi :)

[@BJPr12]

Best ukemi intructional video I ever saw. Thanks much for posting!

[@TerreCiel13]

Très important de bien savoir maîtriser les chutes ! Le rôle de Uke est aussi important que Tori pour progresser... Donovan Waite Sensei a l'air d'un très bon enseignant avec beaucoup de précision et de patience... J'ajoute que ce dojo est magnifique ! Merci beaucoup Aikikai

[@senict.8310]

Very simple explanation. Very useful video. Thanks to master.

[@EAM069]

Great video, explaining in detail all you need to learn this without wasting time...

[@goodboyringo9716]

There no Aikido Yoshinkan in Michigan . Maybe one but far away. I wish more Yoshikan /Yoshinkai Aikido were in Mi I studied under Takashi Kushida in 1987 and in 2012 just before his passing . He was a great man , I will never forget him ! Takashi Kushida once was ahead of 50 schools in the USA. His son teaches Yoshokai Aikido in Ann Arbor. I gave Aikido my heart and trained 150% each time I came to the dojo . He got mad at me and charges at me like he was going to attack me . later at closing time I brought it up to him and he threaten to break my knee if I came back to class. It hurt me to the core because I love Aikido and couldn't go back. It took me many many months to get over not having Aikido in my life. I looked for a school to continue training but none were the same . There is to this story , I didn't feel ( wasn't ) wanted even giving my 150% The history of Aikido is love and harmony but this was harmony .

[@krasipavlovski768]

Really well demonstrated and explaned ! GOOD JOB !!!

[@jeanjohansson2853]

Fantastic, I have just started judo lessons, this will help me improving my falling techniques. Domo arigato gozaimasu :)

[@astrogypsy]

Beautifully and efficiently communicated. Thank you. K

[@Gadni]

Great tutorial video! It gave me another way of explanation how to fall and I'll try it when working with children! Thank you!!!

[@jesusosorio7205]

Thanks from Mexico and congratulations for your very good explanation!

[@Boringdaddi]

Clean and simple explanation and execution. Great Vid. Thank you.

[@slowcountryboy476]

Love Aikido!! Thank you...

[@zaparok]

thank you very well explained

[@aikidoTicks]

Great basic and very useful! respect, peace & love

[@smrki1]

This is excellent! Thank you a lot, I have learned something new.

[@MNAikidoka]

Thank you for sharing your instruction on ukemi :-)

[@BJPr12]

Excelent demonstration. A must see for all beginners..

[@bonnetsipka]

One of the best video explanation I've ever seen on ukemi. I wish I had it earlier...:D

[@OfficialJonRomano]

Excelllllent job. Great video. Verrrry helpful. Excellent job!!!

[@Shadymeister]

Very helpful easy to understand and nice and slow throughout the emonstration cheers

[@EllenMadono]

Wow, that was so smooth. Thanks.

[@killarse]

@threat645 purpose: when you are getting thrown, it's a way to protect yourself. If the technique translate into a hyper extension on your elbow and doing this can prevent it from being snapped, do it.

[@tenkankaiten]

Thank you for your kindness! I understand! thanks!

[@irinapetriyenko5571]

Big thanks for great explanation!👍☺️

[@kaikaescuelaaikidoaikidoai527]

Gracias Donovan...guíanos desde donde Estés...

[@thomasl.2859]

:) beautiful and elegant, smooth feeling together (both), ... she is doin' a very quiet roll, and i am almost able to feel while youre rollin' and explaining :D thx

[@cowjones]

she??!

[@MrTangent]

+Doug Moses You did see the female? She is in the video for several minutes. Apparently you didn't watch it all.

[@FireThowie]

I hope you will be happy in this and the nexts lives 🍀🙏

[@luis.diaz80]

The technique looks quite easy, I'll certainly put it to the test! Thanks!

[@TheCptrevenge]

NICE TUTORIAL , THANK YOU SENSEI WAITE

[@turrican1900]

An excellent roll tutorial, thanks for making this.

[@mrsranand]

Very good basics and equally well and patiently explained. Domo Arigato- Sunil

[@BJPr12]

Great ukemi explanations. Thanks for posting, this helped a lot!

[@niseikenpo]

excellent detailed instruction

[@AndrewWJToler]

SOLID technique. Arigato gozaimasu.

[@ktsouras]

Awesome presentation! Have a good seminar in Athens tomorow....

[@sungmoo52]

Excellent teacher!

[@oueouetous]

Great vids from Donovan! thanks!

[@stormytrails]

If there were just two things to make sure one practices and gets comfortable doing, it would be 'situational awareness' and falling. To die because you weren't paying attention or you were afraid to fall would be very very sad. Sensai Donovan san! You are a phenomenal teacher. To break a simple forward roll down for those who know nothing and make it look like it is; simple, no sound, easy peasy like breathing (well, shoot, most people don't know how to breathe correctly)...well, I am impressed!! I wish I could take your classes!! You voice and manner are wonderful. I'm very good with kinesiology and teaching proper movement to those who aren't martial art experts or dance professionals or athletes in sports. Not all athletes know how to move correctly. You can tell by their 'C' posture. It is a rare teacher that can break down the simplest moves for anyone to understand. You are a great teacher. It is also rare to find humans that aren't afraid to fall or breathe correctly much less to move every little muscle necessary to do a movement, excluding all the muscles that have no business operating to execute a movement... without thinking. Your proprioceptors (in your spinal column) are responsible for keeping you moving without breaking an ankle or a wrist or looking dumb in public. If you break a leg, twist an ankle, etc. one needs to retrain their proprioceptors again for the new 'alignment'...(.standing on one foot with eyes closed and then the other foot with eyes closed is the fastest remedy to retrain proprioceptors) but one HAS to practice until the movement and/or the skill is second nature.

[@monikamonika1206]

Very helpful video, thank you so much 😃👏👏👌

[@RobinTeuwens]

perfectly explained, well demonstrated. Incredible teaching!

[@gn120760]

Waite Sensei, Great Video!! Thank You. I keep collapsing my lead arm.

[@MegaBuntaro]

Thank you Sensei for such a easy to understand video un ukemi.

[@adenet]

Thanks for this great video!

[@drutgat2]

Thanks for this.

[@kroq2]

Very good Video. Im doing Krav Maga, most stuff is of course stand fight, but i need to learn rolling in all variations to get up the ranks. This video helped me alot, thx for posting it on YT and greetings from Germany :)

[@coccinelle05mt]

Très bonne vidéo. Thank you very much.

[@Harbaz.c]

that's awsome demo

[@PanagiotisVagianas]

Thank you Sensei!!

[@medamri7995]

you are greatest master thanks for your lesson

[@murathal]

Perfect training.

[@dzanth844]

Love this.

[@Raffee28]

Thank you very much for this!

[@victorhugopereirasilva]

very thanks for sharing Master

[@aikidoestoico]

a wonderful video...it's easy to undersatand

[@tati8100]

muy, muy bueno!! realmente didáctico, se ve que es un excelente docente, xD! gracias por compartirlo!

[@reyaron1234]

great explanation

[@teacher7619]

Excellent, this helped me a lot.

[@canajaneh]

Learning to fall in this way isn't just useful in aikido class. I tripped over a curb one day and instinctively went into a roll. I was over and up before I'd even realized I'd done anything. This was a real life situation, outside of a fight, obviously, but as an older person, I saved myself a world of hurt by knowing how to roll properly.

[@gene-van]

Thanks!