goedikey Posted June 7, 2003 Posted June 7, 2003 WTF ? I am just starting Karate and have been struggling with some issues of my own and have just decided that I would head back tomorrom until... Someone got killed by a punch on the torso today at a Dojo near my place ! This is scary stuff and makes me wonder if I should pursue this. I understand that there are "some" risks but never thought it could be that much... Does this happen often ?
karate_woman Posted June 7, 2003 Posted June 7, 2003 No, it doesn't happen often. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse
goedikey Posted June 7, 2003 Author Posted June 7, 2003 Here... http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=cb107af1-c6c7-44aa-8f1c-d8d92c9b5c5b Although there appears to be some development in the story. I just hope the odds of ending up like that are small... I
Tombstone Posted June 7, 2003 Posted June 7, 2003 I clicked the link and it seems to be more like a heart attack.
goedikey Posted June 7, 2003 Author Posted June 7, 2003 Nevertheless, it sure is scary for a beginner like me !
Kirves Posted June 7, 2003 Posted June 7, 2003 No, doesn't happen often. But expect to get sore muscles and some bruises though! LOL!
BKJ1216 Posted June 7, 2003 Posted June 7, 2003 Sounds more like a freak accident. I mean it seems this woud only happen in psycial activity, it's not directly related to the karate instruciton itself. White Belt- Shudokan Karate
Kamidake Posted June 7, 2003 Posted June 7, 2003 Looks more like a heart attack to me. He may have had "silent" heart disease, that presents no symptoms until it kills you. There was a famous runner (so famous that now I can't remember his name) who died similarly a few years ago, while running. If it makes you feel any better: one night we were working on what my teacher called "arm blocks," but that, in my opinion, ought more correctly to be called "arm breaks," because that's what they'd do. My teacher told me to put more force into it. I told him I was a little concerned that in my cluelessness I would accidentally injure someone, and he explained I shouldn't worry; that by the time I had built up enough strength to be capable of seriously injuring someone, I'd no longer be clueless.
SaiFightsMS Posted June 7, 2003 Posted June 7, 2003 There are recorded instances in youth sports of kids getting hit in the chest and dying. It usually happens in baseball though. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/333/6/337 http://www.nocsae.org/nocsae/RESEARCH/ProgRep/Link_00.htm http://web1.tch.harvard.edu/views/april03/sudden_death.html http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/ysi/SpotlightSum96/sudden.html http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/childinjury/topic/recreation/baseball.htm Here are some links to articles on the topic.
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