Here’s an infographic related to my previous post: Concussions R Bad.

Created by MastersInHealthcare.com, it is sourced from the following:

Concussion Infographic

Special thanks to Allison Morris of Masters In Healthcare for offering this graphic. Here’s where it originally appeared: http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com/blog/2012/concussed/

Safety in Training and Reality

In class, we avoid striking the head, even when wearing protective gear. To be a good partner, we either move slowly, change the target (do a full speed strike beside the head), or practice those hard strikes against a safe target like the heavy bag or focus pads.

And when it comes to real self-defense, being knocked out may turn out to be the start of your troubles. We want to avoid taking punches, kicks or other impacts to the head though awareness, avoidance and appropriate actions.

Workshops

We have an upcoming Umbrella self-defence workshop on Sunday, 9 December, as well as a Fight Like Sherlock Holmes (Introduction to Bartitsu) workshop the following weekend Saturday, 15 December. For either of these, contact Academie Duello or call 604-568-9907.