Power Slap

[KarateKen]

What are your thoughts?

 

 

[sensei8]

Craziest thing I’ve ever seen. I wonder just how damaging is inflicted because they’re not just whistling Dixie. That’s if we’re talking about the same thing.

[KarateKen]

12 hours ago, sensei8 said:

Craziest thing I’ve ever seen. I wonder just how damaging is inflicted because they’re not just whistling Dixie. That’s if we’re talking about the same thing.

I'm guessing there will be a lot of brain damage.  I'm also guessing whoever came up with the idea had some brain damage.  I personally have no use for it, but there are a lot of people who are paying attention to it. 

[sensei8]

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I suppose that people are interested/curious about Power Slap like people that are interested/curious about a car crash; just have to see the crash as ones driving by.

Edited June 30 by sensei8

[KarateKen]

12 hours ago, sensei8 said:

I suppose that people are interested/curious about Power Slap like people that are interested/curious about a car crash; just have to see the crash as ones driving by.

Maybe car crashing is a future sport.  Now they have these self-driving cars, maybe there will be a competition to see whose car has less damage when AI has them smash into each other.  You can get the damage and the fires of a car crash without anyone being hurt.  Is this where sports will be ten years from now? Wouldn't surprise me.  

[bushido_man96]

I think it's a sport that got it's start in a bar.  This kind of tough guy test has been around for thousands of years in one form or another.  Now this one has sponsorship.

[Nidan Melbourne]

I do find it fascinating to watch BUT that much force is concussive. Doesn't matter if the person blacks out or not, as it is similar to a car crash many ways. 

Unfortunately for a lot of activities like this, may not present itself for a long time. In the science world we don't know the true impact between Brain Trauma and Contact Sports, as research only really happens after ones death (even then fewer donated to research). 

Even in the MA community, we can't be 100% sure of ones behaviour is because of either trauma or ones actual self. So forgetfulnes for example it is hard to say what is occurring. 

[DarthPenguin]

I've never watched it but it has always struck me as needlessly dangerous tbh. The fact you can't defend yourself and just take the blow will just lead to injury. I recently saw another similar 'sport' involving leg kicks which also struck me as crazy but at least it doesn't have the same concussion potential!

[sensei8]

Possible brain damage come to my mind especially with repeated blows. DP says it well…

12 hours ago, DarthPenguin said:

it has always struck me as needlessly dangerous tbh

[Nidan Melbourne]

Going to add, as by chance I ran into a few classmates from my university days (who went onto doing their Masters) and asked them about it. They did express concern surrounding risk of damage in the long run. Especially where some videos demonstrated a "change" in the persons appearance after a slap occurring. 

Outside of Brain Damage (Structural, Nerves, Circulatory etc), I wonder about: 

• Damage to Entire Skull 
• Damage to Facial Nerves
• Flow of Cerebrospinal Fluid to Spine (and vice-versa)
• Damage to Spine (likelihood of complete paralysis)

Brain Scans and on the slightly morbid side what the damage looks like on a Brain Autopsy? Like what has been occurring on the small percentage of NFL Athletes who have passed away and have donated their bodies to research.