Knowing how to fall

I was hit by a car. The fact that I was born blind, and I use a long white cane didn't protect me.

I wasn't badly hurt, thanks to the fact that I know how to fall. Once the police arrived and checked me out, I was able to go on my way.

When I was a teenager, a karate studio opened up just three doors down from my father's restaurant. I started taking lessons, and the first thing I was taught, was exactly that, how to fall properly. I discovered how to curl my back and tuck in my head, as prevention against more serious injuries. I must have practiced a thousand times, and I've been glad about it more than once.

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