For the bunch of you that get thrown about and stuff...

[Kaminari]

I would have more trust in a preson of higher grade because of the greater control. They would be able to do it correctly and would know how to throw you safely (to a degree, a throw isn't meant for safety).

[Sight for Sore Eyes]

I took Hapkido for maybe two months, then my sensei had some family issues and had to stop teaching. So now i train in shorin-ryu. i looked up techniques on napbuk(sorry if that is wrong), and its very similar to how my shorin-ryu sensei teaches us to fall and roll.

[BJJShotoshe]

when i first started out in BJJ, my instructor told me that i was elephant of the school. no matter how much i tried, i could not land "softly". then i realized that that was my problem, i was trying too hard, in turn made my landing "heavy". i got the hang of it soon, when my instructor pulled me aside and had every person in my BJJ class throw me 20 time each on each side. it comes with experience!

[kimura_guy]

I just try to stay relaxed at all times while rolling. I dont know exactly how I do that, I just do. Hope that helped maybe a little bit.

 

KG

[Punchdrunk]

Always look at your belt while being thrown and landing. It generally keeps your head in the right position to avoid a secondary concussive landing - ala boxers whose heads bounce off the canvas.

 

NEVER straighten your arm to brace your fall - unless you WANT a hyperextended elbow.

 

When presented with the choice of being swept or keeping your ankle planted while the rest of your body is completely off balnaced - let yourself be swept - your ankle will thank for not spending six months with multiple screws holding it together.

 

If you can get behind the idea that a throw is just a short rollercoaster ride with a bumpy landing - you can actually start to enjoy it - in a knuckledragging kind of way.