Seiza Hurts

[White Warlock]

And this guy is who? A doctor, or a layman with a bag of wive's tales?

 

Sitting in that position comes from Japan, of course, and has been done for ages thus is very comfortable to them. We are not comfortable with it, because we were not brought into the habit of sitting in such a fashion, but that does not mean anything more than that. As far as i know, it does not cause damage to the knees or ankles.

 

However, i refrain from sitting as such, because i have an injured knee (grappling), as well as an injured ankle (tire tracks still barely noticeable). If you have meniscus damage, you will find that it is painful to 'get up' from it.

[ncole_91]

I went to a hockey coach clinic this weekend and this guy had to get orthapedic (or somthing) surgery on his knee becuase you was at a mini sticks tournament with his son, where you sort of do this sitting position to play the game. Yeah so this might have been becuase he was moving around alot and i guess when you do it in the karate class, you arent moving ro anything

[foreveryoung001]

If you're going to be banging your knees around while playing a game or activity, there is always the chance of injury, whether your sitting in a particular position or standing up. This position though, as WW said, has been around a long time, and I have not met one person in all my years of training that has blamed this position for a knee injury. It really sounds like your discomfort is because your muscles are not used to it. Get them stretched and train and the discomfort will eventaully ease.

[ncole_91]

thank you i will keep doign that