Ok welll i been in hapkido for some time now and i was kinda wonrdering how safe it is because about 2 weeks ago my friend broke his ankle while sparring off with one of the other students can some1 please fill me in on how the enviorment should be in order to be concidered safe...Id appreciate it thanks in advance
I didn't even know that you spar in Hapkido? I know you have to throw people around and everything for practicing, but I didn't actually know your suppose to spar.
Was it when they went to the ground and someone did an ankle lock too hard or someone was being macho and didn't tap? I can see it happening that way . Another way could be it was a kick defense and the receiver didn't use caution or the kicker just had bad technique and didn't have his foot in the right position. There are lots of possibilites to how this type of injury could happen. Sparring can be done with certain techniques but not all. Small digit techniques for example couldn't be done in a sparring situation without common injuries. But since hapkido is comprised of strikes/kicks as well as other types of locks quite a few of those can be used in a sparring context with a certain degree of safety.
A couple of months ago one of the guys at our dojang dislocated his elbow when doing a routine technique. He went one way, the other guy went the other way and the elbow went a third way. Over time I think that injuries in MA are unavoidable. The nature of what we practice means that there will be a certain degree uncertainty when it comes to safe practices. Having said that, there still have to be rules in place to make the dojang as safe as it can be. Things like the rate at which techniques or sparring are done (which will obviously change with experience), proper equipment (bags, matting) being used and probably most important is to exercise common sense.
Also another point is that sparring can effectively be used to better timing and distance with out too much emphasis placed on locks. Maybe almose inn a TKD kind of way. Works quite well.
Greetings, We always trained safely but hard at times. I have several permenant injuries and have seen many accidents only one on purpose. But all these things did actually happen to me or people in my school over the past 26years Broken fingers and toes Broken Ankles Tendon damage Knocked out tooth Joint hyper-extensions Dislocations cracked ribs sprains Groin pulls Testicle contusions
Thanks everyone Ok in my hapkido class we spar but no contact but this was when we all sat down along the side of the dojang floor mats and my master picked two guys to spar as in grappling and throw techniques and they were both same belt they were both about 59 275 pounds and the one guy grabbed the others arms to start off the grapple and he put his foot behind the other guys foot to try and sweep him and the other guy reversed and it went the opposite way thus fracturing the ankle
Accidents can happen in Hapkido with not a dought But it is up to the instructor and the students to know when a technique is to hard that some one can get hurt. In my Dojang I’m always demanding safety first. I will stop any student that is doing to hard techniques or even if he is trying to fight the technique to test how effective it can be. But it is up to me to train everyone and let them know to who they can play with that has the proper training to avoid any injuries.
that is an excellent answer will u .. have a look at one of my posts about starting your own dojang thank you in advance
a second dan at my dojang was telling me about how when he started back in the day- when he was a white belt, two people broke there necks! crazy- now my dojang is way safer, and very structured. while ive been training people have broken noses, a broken elbow, broken fingers/toes, broken feet/ankles, and ribs. I havnt really had any bad injuries yet. one of out tenets is accidents come out of idleness and i really belive that.
To Hapkido fighter That is very true hapkido fighter thanks for your input on this topic I really appreciate it. Thats one thing I was a little worried about was breaking my neck and being paralized because of a accident. What are the chance of that happening?
