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Safety design in combat hobby practice: Recommendations for designing safety training guidelines
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Combat has been practised throughout human history and in the modern day is practiced as a hobby by millions of people around the world. With so many people taking part in potentially very dangerous activities originally developed to hurt others, the question is raised as to how safety is ensured for participants. The ways in which training is arranged, how rules are implemented, how equipment is utilised and the overall safety design of practice all contribute to the wellbeing of participants, but has not been deeply researched. Understanding current practices can help instructors make better informed safety design decisions and identify areas of future research.
A literature review was carried out to gain insight into existing research into safety in combat derived activities which highlighted a research gap in holistic safety research. Existing research focuses primarily on physical safety and the utilisation of protective equipment to mitigate injury. The review also showed a lack of research for combat derived activities in particular hobby level practice, most research looking at professional and competition level. Nine interviews were conducted with instructors from a wide range of combat hobby groups to better understand existing safety interventions being utilised in combat hobbies, the key aspects the instructors consider in developing safety interventions and the main barriers they face in creating safe environments.
With the information collected from the existing literature and interviews, a list of recommendations for instructors in the design or improvement of their group’s safety rules, procedures and protocols was developed.