gwern comments on The Zeroth Skillset - Less Wrong

48 Post author: katydee 30 January 2013 12:46PM

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Comment author: gwern 01 February 2013 07:59:47PM 2 points [-]
Comment author: NancyLebovitz 01 February 2013 10:51:50PM 0 points [-]

Thanks very much.

Comment author: shminux 01 February 2013 11:15:56PM *  0 points [-]

Note that falling safely when expecting to be thrown is not the same as landing safely when falling unexpectedly. The latter is probably a special skill, not specifically trained for in martial arts. Here is some discussion:

Breakfalling may even help you get through a training session where you get tossed around a 100 times or more. But, when you slip and fall off the mat your training will most likely not kick in and save you.