Trek - it wasn't the martial arts instructor that shot the idea down - I wasn't totally clear there. It was my teammates who thought teaching a person how to fall would make them think about falling. The thing is you do fall.... I know at least 5 people who broke collar bones this year!, so I still think that it might be a good idea.
Redmond isn't too far away (my husband works over there) so I could certainly check into that studio - I'm not sure if the place down the street is all Tae Kwan Do - that's just what I remember. I think they may be multi-disciplinary?? (but it might be Karate too, which also focuses on puches and kicks too right)
I've taken several tumbles and to the best of my knowledge (I can never remember what happens during the actual fall...) I've been pretty loose. I've flipped end over end (down a ditch!) without getting seriously hurt - but the surface was soft.



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