Martial Arts Injuries

Martial Arts Injuries – Damage to Knee Joint

Martial Arts Injuries; damage to knee joint Often martial arts injuries occur at the knee and these frequently occur as a result of training ignoring the structure of the knee. The knee complex prefers to function strictly as a hinge, with flexion and extension being the primary motions, although a lesser amount of medial-lateral rotation is permissible. Knee damage is not an integral part of martial arts training and need not occur if your...

UFC 129 has crane kick and flying triangle choke finishes!

The ‘open’ workouts prior to UFC 129 kicking off had a traditional flavour with GSP showing off his Kyokushin Kata skills. He performed Pinan Sono Yon and even some very average bunkai too! Obviously this was a bit light hearted but there was a traditional flavour to certain of the fights during the actual fight night itself, with both a crane kick and flying triangle choke finish! But first here is the video of GSP,...

Martial Arts Injuries – Coping with Post-recovery Slipped Disc Symptoms

Over the years I’ve had a few injuries which have interfered with training to some degree. As with many Karate people I did have problems with knees, which cleared up when we stopped kicking thin air. However, a few years ago I had a slipped disc in the lumbar region of my back, while performing dead lifts in the gym. Ironically, I was only doing the warm up reps on a smiths machine, the...