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- Ontario Legalizes Professional Muay Thai
Today Ontario announced that they will “officially begin sanctioning professional Muay Thai“. Below is the full announcement: _______________________________________________________________ Hello Everyone, I’m pleased to share an important update for Ontario’s combative sports community. Effective O … Read more »
- Study – Brain Damage in Strikers vs Grapplers
A recent study conducted neuropsychological testing on a group of strikers and grapplers. Unsurprisingly the strikers had worse outcomes than the grapplers. The strikers “scored significantly lower in processing speed and verbal learning and memory“. The strikers were broken down into two groups. Pr … Read more »
- Literature Review – Sport Strangulations “have not demonstrated a consistent link with CTE”
What’s safer? Being knocked unconscious or being strangled to a point of unconsciousness? In a sport setting the answer seems to be the latter with strangulation submission techniques not (from research to date) appearing to be linked to the brain disease CTE. A recent literature review was recently … Read more »
- Study – MMA and “Lasting Neuropsychological Impairment”
The connection between combat sports and long term brain trauma is real. Study after study demonstrate this. Recent research conducted a scoping review of available literature and highlighted this connection. In short the research found that combat sports such as MMA, boxing and kickboxing left many … Read more »
- Study – Catch Wrestling Comparably Safe As Olympic Wrestling
A recent study was published in the latest edition of the Journal of Combat Sports Medicine addressing injury rates in Catch Wrestling. In short the study found that injury rates in Catch Wrestling were similar to Olympic style Wrestling. If you are unfamiliar with the art Catch Wrestling is a submi … Read more »