Martial Arts Injury Epidemiology: Which Styles Hurt Most, and Why Experience Is a Risk Factor

Sep 4

5 min read

Updated: Sep 8

Ask ten martial artists which style is most dangerous and you will get ten answers shaped by loyalty. The surveillance data give a less flattering and more useful picture: injury risk tracks contact rules, competition and hours far more than it tracks the badge on the gi, and the safest people in any dojo are the beginners.

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