- "you could instantly tell from their first fall"
Mind elaborating what it is you see?
Mind elaborating what it is you see?
A lot of people just fall. Like a sack of potatoes. Their inner ear senses a point of no return, and they just let gravity take over from there.
Other people sense the fall, and react, but they are still just trying to stop the fall from happening, so they break their wrists on impact.
But usually anyone with any kind of athletic experience or decent kinematic awareness understands that the fall is happening and the point is to direct it. The elbows tuck, the neck lowers, and they guard the body while directing the inevitable fall.
Judo and parkour both actively teach falling and body-awareness. Gymnastics does, though it’s not generally as formal/explicit - you just get the body awareness from beginner-level tumbling.