The 3 Most Common Forward Shoulder Roll Mistakes

How to do the forward shoulder roll and avoid 3 of the most common mistakes people make. Download my free BJJ guide here: www.grapplearts.com/book

[@jerebuck]

Great! I'm 72 and have just had my first Aikido lesson. This is a great help thank you!

[@sk8rpunkbarbie]

I do wrestling and struggle with my shoulder roles but you've made this very easy for me :)

[@SilentRio]

1:28 ‘my head never even made contact’ 🤣🤣

[@mehdi7620]

Thank you so much! I need to learn this for my gymnastics unit in school thank you!❤️

[@shampoonka]

I can’t seem to go in a straight line, not sure what to do...

[@mrsbootsworkouts]

Awesome! Thank you for instructions! I will keep practicing!

[@CDABXXX]

1. Forward Somersault Over the Head 2. Not Rolling in Straight Line 3. Landing in the 'Starfish' Pose

[@chesssean]

as an instructor i love how you explain this

[@michaelw7867]

Excellent, thanks.

[@coldplayer9403]

Thank you sir. I appreciate it!

[@19sept76]

Good lesson I have been practising Aikido until the lockdown and had difficulty with the Mae Ukemi . Nothing ott just a beginner roll that is all us beginners need well done

[@1234kingconan]

So in judo they roll with the same side arm and leg. Why is it one way or the other?

[@austmo516]

Really helpful, thank you

[@halim97]

thanks Master

[@anindyasankarroy7123]

Hello I need a help.. I have been training jiu jitsu for few years now and also trained judo .. but I still feel dizzy when i do front rolls.. Its to the extent that if I do ten rolls I might end up doing nothing else for the class.. Please help me with this.

[@shiro5811]

Brother I just started my BJJ journey and I'm having the exact same issue as you did... were you able to cope with the dizziness? If so, I'd like to know your method please, thank you :)

[@Ali-is2in]

At my club I try to look to one side after each roll. It helps me with the dizziness

[@arkenoidable]

did you check your blood pressure or some problem with middle ear?

[@bushin1978]

Love the batman logo on the keigo-gi!

[@chillgick8894]

Between the title and your explanation it sounds like the shoulder is the first thing to make contact with the mat. Looks like a great way to break or dislocate one's shoulder. You never mentioned rolling up the arm to the shoulder.

[@FallaciesDetective]

Chill Gick , what do you mean by rolling up the arm to the shoulder? Greetings

[@ryanhemley334]

When I tried this the first time I injured my shoulder because of his explanation

[@embryonic7692]

"Landing in starfish pose" haha. Thanks for the tips.

[@ZWATER1]

Ty

[@canunotg]

Hey Stephan I'm quite new to BJJ. If you have time can you please explain why it's important to forward roll and when to use it?

[@ka-im5nd]

Your comment was a while ago now so I don't know if you found out already, but forward rolls are good to use if you lose your balence doing a move and fall forward, or if the opponent attempts to pull you down forwards or push from behind. It's also good practice as it helps you learn basic body movement control, which (as you probably know) is important for BJJ. :D (Honestly the way I learnt to forward roll was because I kept getting taken down by this move that involves grabbing the opponent and pulling them forward and down into closed guard position on top of you. In that situation I learned to move sideways to escape their grip and then do the forward roll to prevent just falling onto the mat).

[@rubysaif518]

Actually in a bjj match realistically u won’t do a forward roll I’ve always found these useless

[@NYCKILLA95]

You ever get dizzy doing this i would get dizzy a lot hated do these

[@youtubcreators]

wow nice roll

[@VickiGlover26]

Hi all 😊 any tips on HOW not to go off to the side? I know I'm not supposed to, but I still can't stop doing it 😅

[@johnjames7966]

This is how I do my rolls. However, once I get to the second roll during warm ups, I get dizzy. Thank God where I train doesn't have a long mat. I don't know what I'd do if I had to go beyond 2 or 3 rolls before being able to stand up and shake it off. I thought time would make me get used to it but that is not the case. 6 months training and I still get dizzy.

[@1979Sherlock]

John James Try looking at one point on the wall and not the rest of the room on the trip around. it's like walking on a patch and looking at the ground. You could end up getting a head ache then looking straight ahead.

[@johnjames7966]

Christopher Bennett Thanks man. I tried that already. Doesn't help me. I've just been dealing with it.

[@SelfDefenseTutorials]

Some people just have that problem. It might be related to previous concussions or it may just be genetic. The important thing is that you know how to do the roll - you don't need to do hundreds of repetitions in a row to get it right. Good luck with your training!

[@johnjames7966]

Self Defense Tutorials as far back as I can remember, I was never a fan of rides that continuously go in circles. Just something that I have to deal with, I guess. Thank you

[@SelfDefenseTutorials]

You're in good company! I remember Oleg Taktarov (the UFC fighter from way back) telling me that he couldn't do more than one or two in a row either...

[@Austinkungfuacademy]

This is very helpful! One of the common mistakes I see children make is they turn it into a "barrel roll". It's kind of like #2, but they don't aim with the shoulder, they instead roll like a log! I've not found the perfect solution to fix that, it generally requires direct hands-on readjustment.

[@TheMandolinn222]

I was doing these and decided to switch sides, immediately a loud POP and searing pain. I did not fracture or break the collarbone but I've been in extreme pain for over a week and I feel like I injured my neck pretty badly. Obviously a better imaging is needed but have any of you done this? Help. 😔

[@itsaccer7443]

Actually I just did last week. Heard a pop in my shoulder and couldn’t move without pain. It’s been about a week now and it’s feeling a lot better but I’m probably a few days from getting back in the gym unfortunately

[@adaptiveagile]

“Starfish” LOL

[@helixplays3273]

Crossing the legs when coming up is not the judo way of doing mawaru kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2rCc4pnrZp5eKc We don't cross when staying down and we don't cross when coming up. I'm told the rationale is that, as a result of the emphasis on throwing techniques, crossing at all in judo is worrisome as during a big heavy throw your knees or ankles might crack into each other with force if you cross your legs.

[@PATEL.072]

👍👍

[@josephgoyette4627]

0:20

[@JonSnow-vy1ds]

I just learned this by playing Uncharted

[@soonthespoonable]

U had me going there for a second

[@Shrapnel82]

Me too. I actually thought Milo played Uncharted at first.

[@cro-emils783]

???...

[@1313ryanchatfield]

oh stephan, your rolling and then landing without "active" toes. your foots flat! not good :(