Prismattic comments on Avoiding the emergency room - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 15 May 2013 10:23:40AM 6 points [-]

Even if you only come the first time, the first lesson is the most instrumentally useful one -- how to fall down. Most people will never need to defend themselves in a street fight, but they're not at all unlikely to slip on a patch of ice, or misjudge a step on the stairs, or fall off a ladder, and our instincts for dealing with a fall are really counterproductive.

Is one lesson enough to make that movement sufficiently instinctive that it will work when having an unexpected fall?

Comment author: Prismattic 15 May 2013 10:49:28PM 3 points [-]

No, but once you've seen what you need to practice, it can be done safely on your own on a carpet or grass (I would not recommend practicing on a hard surface; not that it won't work, but you'd get very sore doing it repeatedly).

Additionally, once you've had it shown to you in person, you can probably rely on YouTube if you need a refresher. I would not recommend skipping the actual lesson in favor of YouTube, however. It's best to have someone watching to see if you're doing the exercises correctly at least once.

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