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I was sparring with someone from my gym who was a lot bigger than me.  A guy who was 6 inches taller than me, and 50 pounds heavier. We weren’t sparring all that hard, we were exchanging punches back and forth, dancing around the mat. All of a sudden, I remember slipping inside for a jab and then getting rocked. I vaguely remember what happened next, my feet gave out and I just saw the mat racing closer to my face as I fell. I knew I was hurt, I tried getting up then sort of blacked out and fell down again. This was the first time I was close to being knocked out. I guess it was a flash knock out? I’m not sure.

The video above does a great job explaining what happens during a knockout and the kinetics of a punch. I felt that it was great video to share to those who may be knocked out or may be doing the KO’ing.

Post Knockout Care

I would suggest getting checked out after any type of knock out. There is a very good chance of suffering from a concussion or some sort of head trauma. Concussions are caused by blunt force trauma to the head. Blunt force referring to someone punching or kicking you in the head really hard, right?

Concussion Symptoms

• Nausea or vomiting
• Loss of consciousness
• Confusion
• Headache
• Blurry Vision
• Loss of short term memory

I would suggest seeking medical attention if you have any of these symptoms especially if you lose consciousness.

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An injury eventually creeps up on everyone. Whether it be a major one or just a sprain. The most common ones however are the minor injuries which are usually acute soft tissue injuries.

Acute Soft Tissue Injuries

• Sprains
• Bruises
• Springs
• Tares

If one of these come up during training, just think RICE.

Rest – Don’t use it
Ice – It’s cold, ice or a bag of frozen vegetables
Compression – Wrap it up, bandages or wraps
Elevation – reduces swelling

Though the order of the RICE method isn’t correct, it’ll help you remember how to treat these minor MMA injuries. You want to first stop whatever you’re doing, then compress the injured area, then ice and lastly elevate. Now if the pain is oddly around for too long, please be smart enough to see your doctor.

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