NYBA takes issue with study finding no neuropsychological risk in MMA
When a new study found no neuropsychological risk in MMA, Phil Baroni came on The UnderGround with an unexpected message – “Yeeeeeeeaaaaahh Rrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiggghht.”
A recent study found no neuropsychological risk in MMA. While good news, the study was limited, with a small sample size, and no tracking over time.
Phil Baroni saw the title and took issue with it.
Study finds no neuropsychological risk in MMA BS
From: PhilBaroni
Member Since: 1/1/01
Posts: 1866
Yeeeeeeeaaaaahh Rrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiggghht
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2007/6/20/11322/8858
Baroni’s message is startling and powerful.
It is one thing to point at someone else as an example of the danger to the brain in mixed martial arts. It is another, and very nearly unprecedented, to point to yourself.
Further, the articles Baroni links to are old. The BR piece is from 2013, relating to a 2009 in which Baroni’s speech was hard for author Jeremy Botter to transcribed. And the BE piece refers to alleged anomalies in his CAT scan in 2007.
When a male grandmother like Speaker of the New York State Assembly Sheldon Silver fulminates about the evils of the sport it is a sad joke. When “The New York Bad Ass” says we have a problem, we have a problem.
The solution lies in among other things years and decades of further study, and minimizing the amount of head trauma in training. The days of sparring hard as the primary means of getting in shape, and hard sparring several times per week are over. Any coach today who advocates sparring hard several times per week, needs to get his head examined.