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osopardo · 11-02-2004, 06:59 PM

I tripped over a sprinkler head while running and fell flat on my face. Knocked the wind right outta me. I laid there by the side of the road in the dark trying to get my wind back and hoping that no oncoming cars would veer off the road and run me over. Seemed like it took me forever to recover.

So like a dummy I tell my TKD instructor about it the following evening and he just looks at me like he just doesn't understand what I'm saying and asks, "Why didn't you just do a forward roll?"

We spent several classes after that drilling the break falls. The other students were very grateful to me for sharing...

11-02-2004, 06:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
osopardo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hurricane Alley Posts: 170,033 Posts: 1,915	I tripped over a sprinkler head while running and fell flat on my face. Knocked the wind right outta me. I laid there by the side of the road in the dark trying to get my wind back and hoping that no oncoming cars would veer off the road and run me over. Seemed like it took me forever to recover. So like a dummy I tell my TKD instructor about it the following evening and he just looks at me like he just doesn't understand what I'm saying and asks, "Why didn't you just do a forward roll?" We spent several classes after that drilling the break falls. The other students were very grateful to me for sharing... __________________ Le Bear Extraordinaire! *Mike Brewer's 2008 Athleticon Challenge!!!* Pushups Completed: 5 1/2 Situps Completed: Does using my hands count?