Wow, that is really something! Thank you for sharing.

I have my own personal philosphy on the subject of falling - it may not be appropriate for you, so use or discard with caution: Falling is not failure. Falling is fun and part of the process of challenging your balance. Challenging your balance is good for you in a whole lot of ways. Learning to fall with grace - how to meet the ground without hurting yourself, and without the assumption that "this is going to hurt" makes skiing, dancing and playing so much more fun.

Actually, learning proper falling technique is in itself a perfectly good reason to attend some martial arts training. Falling on flat ground is not dangerous, at least should not be.

But then again, I'm a skier. Can't do skiing without falling. At least not FUN skiing...