Yoko Ukemi Tips | Riki Judo Dojo

Riki sensei showed us yoko ukemi (横受身 - falling to the side) during judo class on 1-25-2024.

0:00 receiving the impact
0:19 arm positioning
1:09 leg positioning
1:42 aim for one sound
1:58 relax
2:15 practice from laying down
2:41 shizen hontai foot width target
3:12 practice from standing
3:40 let your legs come up
3:57 jump school ukemi
4:35 let one foot pass the other
4:59 the importance of ukemi practice

Riki sensei began Judo in Okinawa and is a Shichidan with over 57 years of study, practice, competition and teaching. He competed for 25 years at the local, national and international levels.

A few of the great Judoka Riki sensei has studied and practiced with include: Kotani, Daigo, Ito, Inokuma, Okano, Kimura, Kaminaga and Nakatani.

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