It’s actually a corpus of techniques that can be taught separately from the rest of the martial arts syllabus. Collectively they are called “breakfall”.
ETA:
Can the technique be taught e.g. to elderly people who are not in good shape?
There are very gentle intro exercises which involve starting from a seated position; however, it’s conceivable that a sufficiently frail person might not be able to manage even those.
It’s actually a corpus of techniques that can be taught separately from the rest of the martial arts syllabus. Collectively they are called “breakfall”.
ETA:
There are very gentle intro exercises which involve starting from a seated position; however, it’s conceivable that a sufficiently frail person might not be able to manage even those.