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Ep 63 -Q&A: Polaris 10 recap and is head gear in Combat sports beneficial?

Combat Chat Podcast

English - May 28, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 31.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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(Time stamps and case study references below) This Episode the Fellas recap England's premier Submission grappling event Polaris and  do some question answering, in particular is Headgear doing the job it's meant for in Combat sports in NSW Amateur scene? As the situation is now in NSW since 2-3 years ago an introduction of a government appointed Combat Sports board (CSA) has legislated the wearing of headgear for amateur Muaythai/kickboxing/boxing Athletes on approved fight shows. We go into depth with published medical studies and anecdotal evidence on what head gear is actually doing and what is really isn't doing in terms of protecting the Athlete. Is it beneficial to fighters safety? or is it making more problems?

Time stamps:
(30s-23min) - Brief Talk on commenting Yokkao 39 & 40 and Polaris 10 recap
(23min-1hr.9min) - Discuss on Headgear being using for Amateur fighting and Safe sparring practises

Case studies on Head gear use in Amateur boxing:
Combat Sports Authority NSW study click HERE
Use of Head gears in AIBA tournaments Click HERE
Use of head gear performance in punch machine test Click HERE



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