The most valuable and practical skill from #Aikido that I have used time and time again ... falling!
Ice! Bicycling! Missing the bottom stair in the dark!
I have taken more than a few spectacular falls outside the dojo and my reflexes have usually done me well.
It is often a fall that leads to a injuries in elderly people that they never really recover from.
I am hoping a lifetime of practicing falling might give me an edge into longer, healthier and more vital years!