ukemin.
/ˈuːkɛmi/ In Judo, the art of falling safely.
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armlock1841
hip throw1850
neck lock1876
breakfall1906
sutemi-waza1906
tomoe-nage1906
tsurikomi-goshi1906
uchimata1906
uki-goshi1906
uki-otoshi1906
ura-nage1906
corner throw1911
sumi-gaeshi1918
yoko-shiho-gatame1918
kesa-gatame1932
o-goshi1932
osaekomi-waza1932
seoi nage1932
take-down1939
harai goshi1941
osae-waza1941
tsukuri1941
uki-waza1941
body drop1948
tsurikomi-ashi1948
jigotai1950
kuzushi1950
tai-otoshi1950
tsugi ashi1950
hold-down1954
reaping1954
shime-waza1954
ude-garami1954
ude-gatame1954
uki-gatame1954
osotogari1956
shoulder throw1956
tsurikomi1956
ukemi1956
reap1968
1942 C. Yerkow Mod. Judo ii. 26 Ukemi is the Japanese word and means ‘to fall away’. The aim is to break the fall before the body reaches the mat or ground, so that no jar or shock is felt. Thus the equivalent for ‘ukemi’ might be break-falling.]
1956 K. Tomiki Judo iii. 54 It is essential to learn the art of falling. This is called ukemi (breakfall).
1969 G. R. Gleeson Anat. Judo iv. 66 In spite of the much vaunted effectiveness of traditional ukemi..very few indeed considered they were capable of taking the falls in the last two sets of nage-no-kata.
1984 Coaching Award Scheme (Brit. Judo Assoc.) 29/2 No ukemi is asked as such, but in the first section, the candidate is required to act as Uke and Tori.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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