Ushiro ukemi - Ninjutsu rear break fall

Video of Ninjutsu Ushiro ukemi - rear break fall

Video of Ushiro ukemi - rear break fall

Ushiro Ukemi, commonly known as backward protective landing, represents an essential safety methodology practiced within Judo, Ninjutsu Techniques and many traditional combat disciplines to minimize injury when descending rearward.

Description of Ushiro ukemi - rear break fall

This protective maneuver is implemented during posterior fall to safeguard cranial and cervical structures. While the body maintains its kinetic trajectory, both upper limbs strike the surface firmly to counteract the descending momentum. Critical to effective execution is proper cervical flexion (allowing visual alignment toward the abdominal region, AKA, line of sight) combined with lower limb elevation. The cervical positioning constitutes a crucial element, as its absence renders the protective mechanism substantially compromised.

This foundational movement appears within multiple progression levels of the Ninjutsu certification framework including Yellow belt grade requirements, Orange belt grade requirements, Green belt grade requirements and the comprehensive Black Belt grade requirements