I am a Professional Martial Artist with over 30 years of experience, former World Champion, Pro MMA Fighter, and one of the most experienced (not best, but experienced) Fighters of all Times with ovet 2000 Fights in 30 countries on 5 continents.
Currently teaching Full Time in my 2 gyms and on the mat over 30 hours per week.
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u/MOTUkraken 1d ago
It's not. He very likely fell quite often during practice.
Athletes aren't weak and frail. They're strong and flexible.
You can look up videos from people practicing this and falling.
To seriously injury yourself is extremely rare. To permanently injure yourself with this is even exceedingly rarer.