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Are You Providing a Safe Kick Boxing Class?
By Christina | September 12, 2007
The following are the most common types of injuries/ poor form issues related to kickboxing.
- Hyper-extension of the elbows and knees.
- Ballistic or jerky movement, high power punches and kicks.
- Duck and jab moves that over extend and torque the knee.
- Too much high impact for too long of a period. There should be intervals throughout the class.
- Insufficient warm-up period and stretching; leg stretches should be done every 15 to 20 minutes during class.
- Side kicks without rotating the hip forward causes lateral pressure on the knee due to gravity.
- Side kicks while rotating the toes down only, torque the knee. For proper form, the hip needs to be rotated forward which naturally points the toes down and takes the lateral pressure off the knee.
- Not unloading the knee when turning causes torqueing and strains the ACL ligaments.
These are just a few of the possible injuries that are attributed to kickboxing. Be aware while teaching or practicing this class format that there are people who will throw themselves into a move and possibly overdo it causing an injury they will ultimately blame on your class.
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Topics: General, Kickboxing |