Mae ukemi

Mae ukemi is a defense technique when you can not stand upright and forced to fall down. By using Mae ukemi, you will be able to guard your head hitting the floor or ground and stand up quickly.

	(1)Put your right foot forward.
	(2)Put down your right hand, so that it will touch the floor first.
	(3)Push your right elbow forward to make a circle as shown in Fig.(5).
	(4)Bend your neck and put your head inside the circle.
	(5)Turn your body forward.
	(6)Turn on.
	(7)Use your left hand to push you up, if necessary.
	(8)Lift your hip.
	(9)Turn back to see your opponent.
	(10)Take Fukko gamae.

The blue line shown in the left must hit the floor continuously. That is, the blue line must make a circle to touch the floor.