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Martial Arts training is not dangerous when compared to many other contact activities. That doesn’t mean you aren’t going to get sore or occasionally bruised. Most schools that teach striking arts (karate, tae kwon do, kung-fu) teach students to stop their techniques short of contact or they only allow light to moderate contact. Most grappling systems (judo, aikido, jiu jitsu) conduct their training on matted floors, making their training no more dangerous than high school wrestling. Grappling arts implement a system of “tapping out” to signal to a training partner when a technique has been properly applied and subsequently when to release it.

Inquire about what lengths the school goes to ensure the safety of its classes and participants? Ask the instructor what the most serious injury has been in class. What preventative measures are taken to keep injuries to a minimum? Find out what procedures are followed when dealing with an injury. If you are overly concerned about the possibility of injury, you should make sure to observe all areas of instruction in a school before you enroll. Make sure safety equipment is employed when sparring.

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