IMHO the best to learn to ride offroad is to buy a cheap trail/enduro bike & actually ride it. You can read as much as you want but nothing beats saddle time. Start on a small bike & work up to a larger bike once you've mastered the basics. Starting on a large bike will make things harder. I know a lot of guys in the UK who ride various BMW's offroad also have smaller dirt bikes for practicing/competing on (KTM 400EXC & BMW R1150GS in my case)
Try & meet up with other dirt riders willing to take the time to help you out. Start out on a cheap bike, this will lessen the pain & expense of crashing (when, not if).
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