| "The Bare Essentials Guide For Martial Arts Injury | | | | taping techniques for the ankle, feet, toes, shins, knee, |
| Care and Prevention" by Trish Bare Grounds should | | | | elbow, wrist & hand, and fingers & thumbs. |
| be read by all martial art instructors and coaches, and | | | | Chapter five continues with the things I wanted from |
| is a handy reference to have at hand in any school. I'd | | | | this book with care of injuries. Topics include |
| encourage anyone involved in martial arts to give it a | | | | discussions on sprains, strains, ruptures, types of |
| read, but especially instructors and coaches. The book | | | | fractures, ice & heat, and just all around good advice |
| contains basic knowledge, and many martial artists that | | | | on how to care for a plethora of basic injuries. Like |
| are the level of instructor or coach will be familiar | | | | some of the earlier chapters, additional information was |
| already with some here, but that does not mean it | | | | added to the second edition. |
| shouldn't be reviewed and kept handy for a reference. | | | | Chapter six was about some common conditions that |
| It wont' turn you into a doctor, but will provide the | | | | may affect athletes. It was fairly short and provided |
| fundamentals which should be known by instructors | | | | some basics regarding asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and |
| and coaches. | | | | seizure disorders, and migraine headaches. If you have |
| The first chapter is on injury prevention. It makes | | | | a student with one of these conditions, I'd suggest |
| sense, prevention is always better than treating an | | | | learning more than this book provides, but this does at |
| injury. The bulk of this chapter is on stretching. There | | | | least give you a little knowledge. |
| are some basic guidelines for stretching, and some of | | | | The seventh chapter contains some forms and |
| the most common stretches are illustrated. No where | | | | information for school owners, including what your first |
| near as complete as texts that focus solely on | | | | aid kit should contain. Chapter eight is a few pages |
| stretching, but good information nonetheless. There is | | | | long and provides some information on organizing a |
| also some good advice regarding equipment, workout | | | | sports medicine team for your tournament. And for the |
| surfaces, proper footwear, protective equipment, and | | | | second edition there was a ninth chapter on |
| jewelry in regards to injury prevention. | | | | pregnancy and the martial arts added before the |
| Chapter two focuses on strength and conditioning. The | | | | conclusion. |
| second edition expanded on the first edition that was | | | | I'm a firm believer that instructors and coaches should |
| less than 10 pages. However, much more information | | | | learn about injury care and prevention, and this book |
| on this topic is found in other sources, but it is good to | | | | provides a good start. A couple of the chapters don't |
| be included here because strength training and | | | | provide nearly as much as other resources probably |
| conditioning can help prevent injuries. | | | | already on many martial artists' book shelf, especially |
| The third chapter is on eating to compete. Basics on | | | | on stretching. However, the chapters on taping and |
| eating geared to competition. Some good tips, but | | | | injuries are must reading and not found in that many |
| again very limited compared to resources that focus | | | | other sources. While I think the book could have gone |
| solely on eating and performance nutrition. | | | | a bit more in depth, I still think it is a very good resource |
| Chapter four was injury care, and this is one of the | | | | and recommend it to all martial artists and especially |
| chapters I bought the book for. The chapter contains | | | | those coaching or instructing. |