Cummulative stress injuries

[Spartacus Maximus]

The media is full of articles from a variety of sources claiming that doing high intensity power movements can result in injuries to the joints. Supposedly, the elbows and knees are especially prone to damage from repeated movements such as found in forms/kata.

Does anyone have any experiences with this type of injuries? Has anyone been taught about them and the ways they can be prevented or treated? It would seem most instructors rarely cover this in any detail explicitly.

The only exceptions are those who have some kind of knowledge or training in human anatomy in addition to martial arts skills.

[Nidan Melbourne]

High Intensity Power Movements can be dangerous to joints if performed incorrectly and overdone. Power Training is often recommended 2-3 times per week, but normally is at a moderate level.

I work with clients for Power training and is appropriately supervised. Many people become injured due to a lack of supervision or training.

Prevention is normally done early on, where you have to learn and condition in each movement prior to combining. Often in many schools that isn't done. This may be due to a lack of knowledge.