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- 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 »
- How Many Head Strikes Do Pro Boxers Absorb Per Minute in the Ring?
An interesting study was published last month in the Journal of Combat Sports Medicine shedding light on how many head strikes professional boxers are exposed to in the ring. The study, titled Epidemiology of Head Strikes Absorbed by Professional Boxing Fighters, analyzed publicly available professi … Read more »
- Can the Government Be Negligent For Not Shutting Down A “Smoker”?
A smoker. In the combat sports world this is slang for an unsanctioned / unregulated fight. Cutting corners. Avoiding regulation. Exposing athletes to the dangers of a potentially neglectful environment. Last week the BC Court of Appeal released reasons for judgement addressing whether the governmen … Read more »
- Study – Knees to Head of Grounded Fighters in MMA “Rarely The Decisive Factor in Fight Outcomes”
The biggest health dangers in combative sports are brain trauma from KO’s and TKO stoppages involving brain rattling. Concussions and CTE are to be taken seriously. So bouts allowing knees to the head of grounded opponents likely see far more dangerous stoppages and fight ending sequences right? Not … Read more »
- Ringside Doctors Call For “curved-finger MMA glove design to reduce eye pokes”
This week the Association of Ringside Physicians had their position statement on eye injuries in combat sports published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. The paper is titled “Eye Conditions: Position Statement of the Association of Ringside Physicians” and can be found here. Among the var … Read more »