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Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Martial Arts
DEF

A potentially injurious fall (as in judo or tumbling) in which the impact is broken by beating an arm or leg against the mat or floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts martiaux
CONT

[...] le brise-chute arrière. Il permet de tomber sans mal sur n’importe quel sol, lorsqu’on perd l’équilibre vers l’arrière. Dans la plupart des dojos, c’est le premier brise-chute enseigné au débutant.

OBS

Il faut apprendre à préparer son corps par une gymnastique appropriée : pratiquer les brise-chutes pour savoir bien tomber.

OBS

La science du brise-chute(«ukemi», en japonais) est simple, mais demande un grand entraînement.

OBS

Généralement, la plupart des termes japonais en judo s’emploient au masculin, mais il y a des exceptions.

Spanish

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