what kind of martial arts would u suggest to a person that had a severe back injury?

Answer 1

Tai chi or wing chun kung fu. Take a look:

Answer 2

Without having more information I would say Tai Chi. Tai Chi is not always readily available will be part of your problem though. Depending on the severity of the injury, your age and your reasons for taking martial arts you may be able to take something more intense like Japanese or Okinawan karate. So if you are serious about taking martial arts after an injury I would look for a school and instructor that is experienced, (older generally), and has had experience with students like yourself that have had ailments or severe injuries in the past.
Also their attitude and approach with students is important. It is unrealistic for an instructor to expect from a 45-50 year old student the same as say a 17-23 year old student that is still in some kind of shape. I modify some aspects at my studio for those students like yourself because you have to or they can hurt themselves.
Many things like kicking, stretching and other aspects of martial arts especially involve the lower back so finding the right instructor and school is key in all this.

Answer 3

My worst taekwondo injury was earned playing taekwondo soccer! I slammed my shin into another player and earned a really, really nice bruise within ten minutes. I earned the bruise on November 6th. This sounds like nothing, and it's really not, but the most interesting thing was the healing process. Although I'm not detailing it all here, I don't speak much Korean, so every step was filled with language things, more than I mention below. Per Kwanjangnim's instructions, I iced it and heated it for about a week. Then we switched to icing it plus putting metholatum cream on it. After nearly two weeks, the bruise had grown. The whole lower part of my shin was bruised and my heel and the inside edge of my foot was purple, black, and blue. So Kwanjangnim told me to have buhang done. Buhang is a form of traditional Chinese medicine (bloodletting) and lucky me! My boss does it! I sat on the floor in my bosses house while she sterilized a needle. She then pricked the needle very quickly all over my bruises. Unlike, say, acupuncture, this HURT! She then attached a glass bell to my bruises and turned on a machine the end of the bell was hooked to. The machine sucked the "bad blood" out. This ALSO hurt. Meanwhile, her children (my students!) took photos for me. I had pinprick bloodspots on my skin for at least a month after that. A week later the color was much, much better, but the main site of the bruise was still very soft and squashy. ("Kwanjangnim, mallangmallanghayyo!") So Kwanjangnim told me to go to the "hospital" to get X-rays. He wrote a note detailing what was going on. The nurse asked if he was my betrothed. Um, no. I got X-rays and then was told that I needed physical therapy. Before I started the therapy, I asked the doctor if I could keep doing gentle taekwondo. He scolded me. Hajima! I was prescribed some topical prescription patches. I have no idea what they're called or what the active ingredient was, because it was all in Korean. The physical therapy consisted of several days of laser therapy (shining a pulsating, radiating laser at the point), heat therapy (putting really hot wraps on the bruise), and some light therapy (shining a green light at the shin). After a few days of this, they added some electric thing, where they put electrical pads on my shin and pulsated it. That didn't hurt, but I couldn't fall asleep like I had been during the heat/laser/light therapy! After a few days of this, the doctor said my physical therapy was done. However, 6 weeks after the injury, it was still bruised, so Kwanjangnim sent me to get a sports massage done. I got more therapy there, including being hooked up to machines that jiggled my body left and right, up and down, forward and backward. I also got a hot therapy bath, and a surprise session of hand accupuncture. Meanwhile, the doctor had said I could go back to class, but I was wearing one shin guard during each soccer game (we play once a week). ^^ Now, nearly 3 months later, the spot is still slightly soft when direct pressure is applied, although it is a normal color.

Answer 4

BJJ - free chiropractics, seriusly though, Tai Chi, but if you think you can handle it do something more active like boxing or something where you can work up a sweat and wont put too much strain on your back, see your doctor about what you can and cant do firt man, and very sorry about you back injury i dont know what i would do if i couldnt go all out

Answer 5

Tai Chi

Answer 6

Tai Chi Chuan.

Answer 7

Tai Chi and Yoga will both strengthen your back. Aikido might be a good style, as it's pretty good for those with physical limitations. Shotokan Karate is excellent also.

Answer 8

Tai chi to start out with, then if your back heals well and gets stronger, perhaps choy lay fut, or wing chun.

PS - Always advise your instructor of your physical limitations, and ask your doctor if training is a good idea.

Answer 9

Yoga and tai chi.

I've met people with back injuries in these classes and they tell me it works very well for them and helps with the injured area. I'd recommend shaolin-do for tai chi classes. you can find more information and a list of locations on shaolin-do.com.

Answer 10

Tai Chi.

The cardinal rule of Tai Chi is to maintain your posture:

Back straight (vertical),
Low center of gravity,
Both feet on the ground underneath you,
Relax your muscles,
Don't extend your joints more than 70%.
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