Can My Child or I get Hurt in the Martial Arts?
There can be a risk of injury in any kind of activity. However, Martial Arts training under the supervision of a qualified instructor is far safer than most other activities.
To put things in perspective, let’s look at some statistics. Martial Arts training has had about:
- a third less injuries than volleyball
- a sixth less injuries than baseball
- a seventh less injuries than soccer
- a fourteenth less injuries than football
- a twenty-third less injuries than bicycling
- and a twenty-fourth less injuries than basketball
Source: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Injury Information Clearinghouse