I searched for videos specifically focused on taking UKEMI from shomenuci ikkyo, as ukemi is our theme this month.
Surprisingly hard to find really good ukemi - nearly all the videos I found focus on nage's role.
Eventually I found one, which I thought was interesting & also a really unusual way of taking ukemi from shomenuci ikkyo, which I'd never seen before:
"feather fall" as taught by University of South Florida Aikido (Tampa Florida, http://usfaikido.com).
https://youtu.be/NvjvEVoreU4
It is clear that uke has to be really committed (with their center) to the attack, in order for this ukemi to work. Also uke needs to be fearless about heading face first into the mat!
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