Aikido roll basics.AVI 

Dear Abdullah Barrous, thank you so much for your outstanding comment. I am honored by your review. If I can be of more assistance, please let me know. You can contact me via my webpage. Please share my video with others who you think will benefit. Check my books too on Amazon. Artie

I will, for sure... :)

WTF do you mean 'beaten the Japanese'? The Japanese have never been 'beaten' in over 1000 years.

Putins Cat dude HES just complimenting the guy how easily he explained it with no ease

Dear @PauloAbreu, wow, what a thrill to receive your generous comment. Thank you! Techniques that work are long lasting. I am glad you enjoyed this video and hope it helps. Perhaps you'll find good tips in my self-help books too (available on Amazon), whose royalties all go to charity (it's not about sales income but about helping others). All the best to you! Artie.

Dear LSM van der Pol, thank you for your comment. I am happy to know that the detail provided was useful to you. I hope it helps others as well. See my website and my books for more information to help your aikido, career and life. As always, contact me on email for more followup information. Artie.

Dear Lynne, thank you so much for your kind comments. I'm glad you benefited from the detail. You may enjoy more information from my fitness book (check Amazon), which has several chapters about rolls too. If you have any questions, please contact me by email and I'll be happy to help. All the best to you, Artie.

Dear Cat Nguyen, thank you for taking the time to view the video and comment. I enjoy sharing techniques for success, in aikido and for life (see my books on Amazon). Let me know if I can be of further help to you. Contact through email is welcome. Artie.

+Artie Lynnworth Thank you, so much, Sensay!

Thank you Abhishek! Good luck with your practice. For more details see my fitness book available on Amazon (aside from other self-help books). Feel free to email me directly to discuss other tips for aikido and for life. Wishing you well, Artie

Dear Book Wormie, sorry for my slow reply (I was traveling). Glad the video helped your back rolls. Thanks for writing your comment. Consider my fitness book too for more tips (and my other self help books for life and career). You can always contact me through email as well for personal coaching for free. Wishing you well, Artie.

+Martin Brand Dear Martin, thank you for taking the time to watch the video and to send me a note. Click Like and Share with friends. I'm glad the video helped. I have several chapters about rolls in my fitness book (you can search my books on Amazon, under author Artie Lynnworth). You and other viewers can contact me through my website for longer communications via email. Wishing you well, Artie.

Dear Riny, thank you for your comment. Nice to hear from the Netherlands, where my wife and I have been several times (love it there!). Keep with your aikido practice, especially doing the at-home roll basics (toe to corner). You can read and see more details in my fitness book. If questions, please contact me directly through my website and email. Wishing you well, Artie.

+Sam E Thanks for your feedback. For those who want more detail, or prefer text and photos, my new fitness book (see Amazon; Get Fit and Stay Fit for Life, by Artie Lynnworth) has several chapters on aikido rolls. Also, I welcome emails, via my website, where more Q&A can be addressed. Wishing you well, Artie.

Dear Guerrero Mistico, I am far from being a master, but I do enjoy sharing techniques for success in aikido, careers and life (see my website and books). My wife and I have enjoyed traveling through Spain. Thanks for letting me know where you are. It's fun to see the world-wide exposure that this video has. Feel free to contact me through my website to chat more and share tips for aikido ukemi. Best of luck to you, Artie.

Artie Lynnworth Dear Mr. Lynworth, Artie. Thank you very much again. Is normal that masters say that they are far from being a master. The truth is that you are a good and wise person. Thank you very much again, Adolfo.

Dear M. Ma-hou Wong, you have made my day! Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. I'm so happy for you. I enjoy coaching and sharing, with this video and in my various self-help books on Amazon (including my fitness book that has more detail on rolls). Check them out too. Wishing you well, Artie.

Dear Natik, thank you for your comments. I hope you enjoy practicing your rolls. Check my fitness book too for more information on rolls. I welcome emails too via my website. All the best, Artie.

Hi Karen, welcome to Aikido and the best of luck in your training. It's good that you're studying, and in particular rolls. Be sure to support on your front arm when doing the forward (mae ukemi) roll. If you want more tips or have more questions, please email me through my website. I wish you well, Artie

+Chris fromVaires Dear Chris, thanks for writing. Rolls are often a challenge for those starting aikido, and that's why I provide the detail to help explain what to do and how to practice at home instead of just at the dojo. Feel free to contact me by email through my website and I'll be happy to offer more tips. I hope my books can help you as much or more than the video. Good luck, Artie.

+Ney Lira Good luck with your new Aikido experiences. Ukemi is often one of the early challenges, and with your dojo practice and at-home exercises you can quickly master rolls with safe, soft, quiet and smooth movements. Feel free to contact me through my website where email allows more freedom to discuss additional tips and details. I'm happy to offer coaching to support your sensei and dojo experience. Good luck and enjoy! Artie.

Hi Luciano, thank you for taking the time to write me. I'm glad the tips helped for your rolls. At home practice (especially the corner toe touch) will greatly improve your fluidity, safety and comfort. Please let me know if I can help more. Be sure to check my books on Amazon, including the fitness book which has more details on rolls. All my best wishes to you, Artie.

larkatmic Good luck enjoying and learning aikido. I wish you many safe and productive workouts. You can find more details about rolls in my fitness book (Kindle version or soft cover). Please contact me through my website and we can exchange emails with more details and tips for your success. Artie.

Hi Dominic, I'm thrilled that the video worked for you. Please share it with friends to help them too. If you need more tips or help, please contact me through my website. Also, you may enjoy reading my fitness book and other self-help books. Look for them on Amazon (eBook and soft cover). All the best, Artie.

Dear Snakedojo, thank you so much for your comment, especially from a writer, who appreciates the importance of clear communications to make the difficult seem easier, rather than making the simple too complex. Those were my objectives and I'm glad you found the training video easy to understand. I hope you check out my fitness book too (as well as my other self-help books). Please share my video and books with others. Wishing you well, Artie.

Michael, thank you for your comment! Enjoy sharing this with your other aikido friends, as well as check my fitness book that has more aikido roll details. Wishing you well, Artie.

Dear EZstyle Gaming, thanks for your comment. I enjoy coaching and appreciate knowing my guidance is helpful. Please also look into my self-help books on Amazon, ranging from tips on life to resume and interview skills and also fitness (including more on aikido rolls). I hope these books are helpful, just like the video. All the best, Artie.

Dear John Haagen Rasmussen, thank you so much for your kind words. I am honored to know my video helps, and that through your sharing of the link that others can "like" it and benefit too. I enjoy coaching, mentoring and helping. Please see my website for information about my books, and as a way to contact me directly through email. I wish you and your fellow students well, in aikido and life. Artie.

Thank you Ximena! Please share this video with your aikido friends, especially beginners. Take a look at my self-help books on Amazon too, including my "Get Fit and Stay Fit for Life," which includes 3 chapters on rolls. Good luck with your aikido. Artie.

Dear GIC7, thanks for your note. You are going to keep getting better by practicing these techniques. Consider also my fitness book, with 3 detailed chapters and photos on aikido rolls, plus many other fitness tips. If questions, feel free to contact me through my website. Wishing you well, Artie.

Thank you Yeoldelole. I appreciate your note. Please check my website and let me know if I can offer more aikido or career tips through email. Happy to help. Please check my new RU-vid video about job interviews and resumes. Share links. Artie.

Hi Eran, thanks!. I'm glad you enjoyed this intro to aikido rolls. If you like more information, you may enjoy reading my fitness book, "Get Fit and Stay Fit for Life," which has several chapters and photos on rolls. It's available from Amazon as an eBook and soft cover. All my book royalties go to charity. Also, you can contact me by email via my website. Wishing you well, Artie.

+Reb L Thank you Reb L. If you want more information about rolls, please consider my Fitness book (with several chapters on rolls) and contacting me via my website so we can do more Q&A. Happy to help. Artie.

Dear Ricardo, thanks for your comment! I hope the video was helpful to you and the others who view this. If ever you'd like to chat more, please contact me through my website. Happy to share more aikido tips and tips for life and career (see books). Artie.

Thank you for your feedback Monika. If you want more tips, please contact me via my website email address and we can exchange more detail than the limited space here. Also, my fitness book offers chapters on rolls. Wishing you well, Artie.

Hi Horacio Correa, thank you for your comment. I'm happy that the video can help you with understanding ukemis. I've enjoyed Argentina several times and lived in Chile for nearly a decade (that is where I started learning Aikido). Share this video with your friends, and all are welcome to contact me through my website. Best wishes for your aikido success, Artie.

Dear Rafael, thank you for writing. I am in Chile now, so we're almost neighbors (my video was created in Chile several years ago, and we come back here each summer; I've enjoyed my visits to Brazil too.). I hope this helps your at-home practice. If you want to chat more, please contact me through my website or email. Wishing you well, Artie

Dear Ade Tambunan, thank you for your comment. I am not planning on making a shikko video soon, but will keep your suggestion in mind. In the meantime, you can check the internet for many shikko videos. One you may find interesting (with no sound, just watch the demonstrations) can be found by searching "advantages-of-seiza-and-shikko-in-the-eyes-of-a-physiotherapist" to begin. Remember to keep heels together as you rotate hips. Please contact me through my website to further discuss this or any other topic. Thanks, Artie.

Dear Stefan, thank you for your comment. If you (and others) have questions or want more tips about aikido, leadership and life, please contact me through my website (artie dot lynnworth dot com), as shown on the video. Artie.

Dear Hong, thank you for your comment. If you like more information, please contact me via email/website, as well as check my books on Amazon. Happy to help with more detail. Please let your friends know about the RU-vid link and books too. I wish you well with your aikido. Artie.

I am honored by your comment. Thank you so much for your perspective and contribution to this video. I fully agree, and hope those viewing the video will appreciate what you have shared. Please let others know about the video and also check my books for more tips in aikido and life. Wishing you well, Artie.

Artie Lynnworth Thank you I will do that. Ciao from a Swede in Italy :-)

Dear Short N Arab, sorry for the late reply. Somehow I did not see your note when you submitted it. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Please share the link with your friends. Check my fitness book for more tips on rolls. Contact me via my website email address for more exchanges back and forth. Artie.

Dear "TheMachenchi," thanks for your comment. You are very welcome. Feel free to contact me via my website and we can chat in more detail. I'm always available for sharing tips for life/work (see books) and aikido. Enjoy! Artie.

Hi Daisy, good luck with your roll practice. As I describe in the video and also in my Fitness Book (available on Amazon as digital or soft cover), you can practice at home in addition to the dojo, in a small space to gain control of your body position. I welcome emails and have even done free coaching by Skype or FaceTime. I wish you well, Artie.

Hi MrsBootsWorkouts, thanks for your comment. I hope the video helped with your practice. More details available in my fitness book. If questions, please let me know. All the best, Artie.

Dear Hard Talk, thanks for your comment. If I can help you further (or any of the viewers), please contact me through my website and I can provide more detail than is possible via RU-vid. Also, my self-help books may assist you, including the new fitness book with chapters on ukemi. Please tell your friends too. Best wishes, Artie.

TheMATTYB1234 Thanks for your note! Please share with your friends for their benefit too. Contact me if I can help you with aikido and career (see my website and books please). All the best, Artie.

Dear Victor (my middle name), thanks for your comment. If I can be of help to you (and other viewers) with rolls or career guidance, please contact me through my website, and check my self-help books available. Wishing you well, Artie.

Hi @bjb0808, thanks for your comment. Glad you enjoyed the explanation. For the basic rocking on your back, just a plain carpeted floor or runner can work. For the actual rolls, you can search the internet for exercise mat sections, and you'll find many options for pieces you can put together to fit your limited space. If you have a garage, that's another option where you can order a full folding mat to use while your car is out of the garage. For more detail on rolls, check my fitness book that has a whole section on aikido rolls (Note: royalties go to charity; I don't push book sales to generate income, I just like to help people meet their full potential). Good luck with your practice. Artie. www.amazon.com/Get-Fit-Stay-Life-ebook/dp/B0CBSR7YQB?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.X8-1jDa0wHtF4xf5wel2sZZdFEHMcSjMVhzB_Q3nou1Pt39lXcWreFtJxtevWla5EeJ_Bwd3_P2Ga18qaqlxRA.QpEUv64v5DEz-lnLBl78knGWvY2u8i5qdklskWl6Qrs&dib_tag=AUTHOR

Hi Leva J., thanks for your note. Sorry for slow reply (was traveling). Please contact me through my website email, so I can add more detail. Here are a few quick comments: 1. Always follow your sensei's advice, 2. If what you're doing works, you can stick with it, however, 3. I always recommend positioning the foot to allow your toes to safely get under your foot and support your body weight, rather than use your instep (top of foot) to support your body weight, which can also cause ankle or foot injury if not done well. Let's exchange more Q&A through email. Wishing you well, Artie

Hi Kenny, welcome to the world of aikido! I hope you enjoy the learning process. Please contact me through my email via my website so we can chat more. I'm happy to help you and all RU-vid viewers in aikido and the topics covered in my self-help books (latest one on fitness includes chapters on aikido rolls too). Artie.

Thank you Mark. I enjoy sharing tips for success, including roll techniques in my fitness book. I do not have more aikido videos, but I do have several published books that are available through Amazon. See: www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=artie+lynnworth&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aartie+lynnworth. These are available in soft cover and eBook versions. You can "look inside" to see content and style, including my fitness book with 3 chapters on aikido rolls. The other books can help in life and career. As always, I welcome contact through my website with emails where I can provide more personal coaching and guidance. I wish you well. Thanks, Artie.

Hi Jerebuck, thank you for your feedback. Glad this was helpful. Share the link with friends, and be sure to check my self-help books too. You can always email me for added tips. All the best, Artie.

@@Artie2011 Thank you for your reply Artie, you're a gent. I'm writing from rural England, I'm 72 years old, spent my life working with horses and always employed the no stick nor spur technique with them, I wish I'd known about Aikido when I was 20! I've read a lot about Ki and the Dao, both of which, if I understand correctly, form the basis of Aikido and most lovely they are to read and follow too, as indeed is Aikido. It's excellent for co-ordination, which is the point of my interest in it, that and quickness of mind. The movements are very elegant too, liberating to use. Your videos are a great help, thank you.

@@jerebuck Thanks for your followup added detail. I am 74 now, and every morning as part of my exercise routine I do my back rocking to the corners. I love how it makes my back feel, and it's good for core strength. I include this in my book, "Get Fit and Stay Fit for Life." You can find that on Amazon (all my royalties go to Charity, so I'm not pushing the book for sales income; I just like to share tips for success). Good luck with your practice and development. Artie.

@@Artie2011 Thank you Artie, I have found you on the net, such a delight to come across someone who has led such a rich, varied and accomplished life. I'll get your book. I have a few on the net too, though I write about horses. The one that sells well is The Byerley Turk, which is the story of the first thoroughbred who was a spoil of war from the Siege of Buda in 1686. I did a lot of research on it, it was wonderful, although hard to do.

@@jerebuck Hi Jeremy, I just downloaded to my iPad your Byerley Turk book. I "looked inside" and enjoyed your writing style. I look forward to reading it. I hope you enjoy my book(s) too. My wife and I are now reading "Perestroika in Paris," a novel by Jane Smiley, that you may enjoy. Consider contacting me through my email and we can have "off-line" chats independent from this RU-vid site. Wishing you well, Artie.

Thank you Mr mr Mr! Not all viewers appreciate the detail and step-by-step simplicity. I am glad this depth of information was helpful to you. Perhaps you and other viewers will also enjoy the added detail of my fitness book (and my other life-career tips) available on Amazon. Search Artie Lynnworth in books. Feel free to contact me directly through email for added support. Wishing you well with aikido, rolls and life. Artie.