I survived because mom made me take judo at like a rather early age, I think I was like around six or seven. But practicing falling down safely. Ukemi. >Ukemi (受け身) refers to the art of safe falling and breakfalls in Japanese martial arts, such as judo and aikido, literally translating to "receiving body". It is a critical skill for absorbing the impact of throws or takedowns, protecting the head and body, and ensuring training safety. Like I didn't even know I had that skill, but since these electric scooters and bikes and whatnot have come super popular and I've owned a few myself, I've been in **way** more falls and crashes than I was as a kid. Even somewhat serious ones. But I **never hit my head**, and just found myself on the ground slightly winded. In one I apparently made it sone 3m into the air, I remember seeing a car drive in front of me and then ground-sky-ground-sky-ground-sky. Luckily the dude wanted to call the cops (as he was blaming me for his wannabe tuned bmw got a bit smashed). Cops came and noted how it wasn't my fault. The other dude had to pay a few hundred euros to me for ribs and whatnot. Anyway how I've survived, literally, is intuitively shielding my head and falling the right way. Without even knowing it. I just realised after like a half a dozen crashes that it can't be luck. *I should really start wearing a helmet.*