CTE is scary . Could head shots be avoided?

HuskySamoan said:
They can still kick and knee to the head in Kyokushin

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Damn. Is that the same guy getting ko,d all three timeS? By the same guy?
 
TS, have you taken headshots recently?
 
Could headshots be avoided? No.


But you can avoid watching MMA.


Now kindly exit our sport and go watch some home decoration Chanel.



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I like the idea of no gloves. It would make KOs via punches rare; it would stop people throwing wildly as you would break your hands very easily. Also it would make grappling better as it is a lot easier to sink in chokes with no gloves
 
Headshots can definitely be avoided. Just take Edmonds head movement masterclass and he can show you the way.
 
As of yet there is no test while a person is alive to know if they have CTE. Only after an autopsy can this be proven. People may know, but nothing can be confirmed, i am learning this as i am affected rather badly myself, many of the specialists agree that I am likely to have CTE, not one of them will say yes.

I watch little MMA anymore, some fights i still do, but knowing my brain has been ruined by a head injury and the lack of knowledge by the medical team that were supposed to care for me has left me a shell. I think the fights are fine, but the people running these shows and the Doctors must know a lot more about head injuries and how to properly deal with them, as of now they are jsut killing people.
 
Old Timer said:
As of yet there is no test while a person is alive to know if they have CTE. Only after an autopsy can this be proven. People may know, but nothing can be confirmed, i am learning this as i am affected rather badly myself, many of the specialists agree that I am likely to have CTE, not one of them will say yes.

I watch little MMA anymore, some fights i still do, but knowing my brain has been ruined by a head injury and the lack of knowledge by the medical team that were supposed to care for me has left me a shell. I think the fights are fine, but the people running these shows and the Doctors must know a lot more about head injuries and how to properly deal with them, as of now they are jsut killing people.
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for how long did you boxed \ kickboxed
 
You have to imagine that guys like Diego Sanchez already have full blown CTE. lack of judgment is a main symptom. Why is this guy not retired?
I guess his coaches have a lot of answer for to
 
Ever heard of the term occupational hazard?

They are adults and making voluntary transactions in the market. They have at least a moderate understanding of the tradeoffs involved and have voluntarily chosen this path.

Stop infantilizing them because *you* don't have the stomach for it and want to ease *your* suffering.
 
accolyte1022 said:
These people are adults.

The end.
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Well, you're correct...BUT Chris Beniot kids weren't...get what I'm saying. When these people go off the rails from CTE, others are affected, sadly. Ask Dave Mirra's wife and kids if they got affected by Dave's CTE. I'm not sure what the solution is, but just leaving it up to the individual hasn't proved to be the best plan of attack.
 
HelloJapan said:
Well, you're correct...BUT Chris Beniot kids weren't...get what I'm saying. When these people go off the rails from CTE, others are affected, sadly. Ask Dave Mirra's wife and kids if they got affected by Dave's CTE. I'm not sure what the solution is, but just leaving it up to the individual hasn't proved to be the best plan of attack.
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You can't protect people (or their families) from their own choices. This has and will be a problem for eternity.

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Fighters know what they are signing up to.

You are not forced into becoming a fighter.

Most of these guys love fighting, understand the consequences (especially nowadays with all the information available about head trauma) and choose to do this for a living.
 
Kaiserjuan said:
At this moment the head shot is really the best and most entertaining shot you can get in striking based combat sports such as boxing and MMA.
Seeing a knowckout is always spectacular especially if it's against someone whe don't like.
Now this would be all great and funny if there were no consequences to it, but there are and they are quite sad to watch.

As a fan of the sport i partially feel responsible for what might very well happen to these young MMA fighters in 10-15 years time. Imagine all your idols whoever these may be (Shogun, Wanderlei, Rampage, McGregor, Lawler etc) become punch-drunk in 10 years time. Now if I had not interest in the sport I could selfishly say: well they knew what they were doing and they knew the risks, so tough on them. But as a fan i feel I am part of the sport or at least of this "system" which allows these people to get chronic, severe brain damage.

For this reason, especially after watching some footage and reaging scientific articles, I ask my self if it is morally acceptable for us fans to let this go on or if we should think of a solution to drastically lower the risk of these fighters turning their brain in a non completely functional one.

Of course completely avoiding headstrikes would be a great albeit drastic solution and maybe it would ruin the sport and the interest it generates. But what if, for example, fighters wore headhear during fights? It could be a good start and the change wouldn't be so drastic. Of course we would have less knockouts and all but at least your brain does get some sort of protection.

Idk, it just baffles me sometimes how I just sit here as a bystander to what is happening and will continue to happen in the sport, especially considering I am a doctor and should be telling people to prevent damage, in particular brain damage which is irreparable as of today.

Now I'm sure some of you will start saying that I'm a pussy and should go watch some other sport, but my issue is not the violence and the gore but rather the longtime consequences that it generates. I don't mind at all seeing a face getting kneed and elbowed or a jaw breaking, or a bone breaking in half. Of course if it happens I feel sorry for the guy but I know that the problem can be solved and that at worse the fighter might have to stop fighting because of a bad leg or a bad shoulder. But CTE, which completely changes your thinking and speaking abilities together with your personality, is really something different and not to be looked upon.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure right Doc. The use of cannabis as a neural protectant is what all contact sports should be endorsing behind the scene. Publicly supporting cannabis would probably encourage youths to use which may retard brain development. But for a combatant, this could be the ounce of protection they need. Just one minor problem. The government owns the patent.
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