make sure your technique is perfect in flat water<\/a> is crucial, because you will need that muscle memory in order for your technique to not fly out the window in a combat situation.<\/p>\nOf course you also have to practice rolling in moving water, but the key to that is good technique and most peoples’ rolls do deteriorate from time to time, often because of always rolling under stress. <\/p>\n
Bottom line – whatever your roll is in flat water, it is likely to be worse, not better, on the river. <\/strong> So please don’t scoff at flat water practice, just realize that the goal of flat water is not to take the easy road, but to use those conditions to make your roll as excellent, bomb proof and thoughtless as possible.<\/p>\nIf you hardwire excellent muscle memory on flat water it WILL pay off in combat situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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