Dojo Medicine

 Dojo Medicine on USAdojo.com offers articles for martial arts instructors and others with information on how to avoid and treat sports injuries that can occur when training in the martial arts.

Typical Injuries in Martial Arts

Typical Martial Arts Injuries

A sports injury in the narrow sense of meaning signifies the injury typical of a particular sports activity or a certain sport, according to...

Athlon Rub Thai Oil

Athlon Rub was created from time-tested formulas elite martial artists have been using for generations. We use only naturally derived ingredients including 100% natural...
Dojo Medicine

Dojo Medicine

Dan Harden's Dojo Medicine: Management of Dojo Injuries As martial arts instructors we will all face the occasional student training injury and we should be...
Everywhere is the dojo for Dane Harden

Everywhere is the Dojo If the Mind is Right

Jiki Shin Kore Dojo . . . Everywhere is the Dojo If the Mind is Right! This is the concept that I was asked to evaluate and...
Dane Harden Doctor at the Veteran's Administration

Zazen Meditation Heals an Old Soldier

On a cold day, I sat in traditional Seiza doing zazen meditation to calm my body and mind, along with misogi purification, after washing my entire body. My...
Triage Area

The Triage Process in the Dojo

This installment of Dojo Medicine is a recent true story from our dojo and how we managed the triage process in the dojo. We were...
Dr. Grant Smith

Alleviating Low Back Pain is the Goal

This article is about low back pain. Low back pain is the second most common reason for doctors’ visits outnumbered by a slim margin...
Martial Arts Injuries: Hip Replacement

Martial Arts Injuries: Fighting Father Time

Anyone who doesn’t believe that a professional martial artist is in the same league with other high caliber athletics only has to look at...
Dr. Grant Smith

Low Back Pain Exercises

In my previous article we established that exercises are beneficial for those who suffer from low back pain. Keep in mind that these exercises...
Wrap Martial Arts Injury

Dealing With Injuries

Martial arts training is largely a physical activity. In this, it can be compared to any other high-intensity sport. What that means is that...
It’s Flu Season Again.

It’s Flu Season Again. Self-Defense of a Different Nature?

With concerns about this year’s flu season and H1N1 potential we need to arm ourselves with the knowledge necessary for a safe dojo setting,...
Dojo Medicine: Stress

Dojo Medicine: Stress

In our lives we often have little or no time to ever relax. When was the last time you sat down and simply thought...
Jim Wagner Articles

CPR Training and Treating for Shock

Shock requires IMMEDIATE medical treatment and can get worse very rapidly. So, what are the three steps in treating for shock? Every martial artist...
Punch forces out Mouthguard

Protective Equipment: Mouthguards

Orofacial injuries are very common and are a result of afflictions of many types. Except in traffic accidents, fights, unfortunate incidents, occupational accidents, injuries...

Athlon Rub: A Scientifically New Approach on an Ancient Tradition

Athlon Rub is a scientifically new approach on an ancient tradition. Based on the famed Thai oil that kickboxers around the world use to...
Martial Arts Injuries

Don’t Let Martial Arts Injuries Get the Best of You

If you train in the martial arts long enough, you are going to get busted up a few times while training. Most likely the...