[Ansteorra] Very interesting story on concussions

[Alianorra MacAiodh]

Normally I dont get in the middle of these. However I really feel I must add my two cents. 
 
Getting hit in the head by some of the fighters we have can often be compared to an automobile accident. You have a driving force hitting another driving force and then a sudden stop when both moving forces meet. Basics of physics. 
 
So Im going to remind you heavy fighters of one very crucial part that most people forget when it comes to automobile accidents. There are three collisions going on in an auto accident, the vehicle hitting whatever, the person hitting the seatbelt and possible airbag, and the internal organs hitting the interior of the body.
 
In relation to heavy fighting it goes thus. Your helmet being hit by a weapon, your head ringing that padding, and your brain moving to hit the interior of the skull. Three collisions. And it sometimes doesn't matter how much padding you have inside that helm your brain matter is still gonna move inside your head. And a concussion can happen. 
 
I believe fighters should watch out for each other and keep in mind even if they trip over their shoelaces and hit the ground hard everything in the body moves and can cause trouble later in life. Am I saying that armoring standards should change? No, but concussions do build on each other and the more you have the more likely you will have serious damage later in life. 
 
Stepping off soapbox. 
 
Alia
 


--- On Thu, 1/27/11, Owen ap Aeddan <owenapaeddan at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Owen ap Aeddan <owenapaeddan at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Very interesting story on concussions
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 2:18 PM


Bore da,

Because I do have some thoughts on this I would just like to add the
following:

You should check the padding in your helmet often. Foam eventually breaks
down. If it is covered with tape it is harder to tell if it still has give.
Make sure when you squeeze the foam it compresses and then goes back to the
shape it was before you squeezed it. If you don't think is has enough
compression fix it.

I will also add to Comte Jean Paul and Centurion Liams words Everyone who
fights chivalric combat needs to look out for themselves and each other. If
the helmet is not safe let them know. I prefer to say "Hey I am not telling
you that you can't wear that you signed a waiver but as your friend I am
telling you I don't think that will give you the protection that you need it
to." As there are plenty of legal helmets that will allow you to look at the
pretty stars if the right weapon connects from the right opponent.

Iarll Owen ap Aeddan
Marchog of Ansteorra

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Liam Gordon <cenliamgordon2005 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Jean Paul,
>
> Fair enough...  If I remember correctly, my helms have all been fairly
> stout.  The only time I've had an issue was the padding in one of my first
> helms had failed.
>
> In regards to mass weapons, I was taught early on by Earl John Peregrine
> and Baron Guy LeStrange that we don't need to hit as hard with a mass or
> great weapon due to the sizes and mass of the weapons.  But yet, I know
> that
> there are folks that will go and completely blast each other...
>
> There really isn't a right or wrong here, though.  I know the padding in my
> helm surpases the standard written out in our rules and will continue doing
> so.  And like you said, JP, as the experienced fighters we need to watch
> out
> for our friends, whether they be experienced fighters or new.
>
> Thanks for y'alls input.
>
> Liam
>
> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Hal Siegel <therion at therionarms.com
> >wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 27 Jan 2011, deddy2 at austin.rr.com wrote:
> >
> >
> >>
> http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/133053436/brain-injuries-haunt-football-players-years-later
> >>
> >> I know I'll look more closely at my helmet padding.
> >>
> >
> > "Do you think you've suffered brain damage?"
> >
> > "I don't see any."
> >
> >
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