New Zealand Grappler Seriously Injured During BJJ Competition
by Chris Nelson on Dec 15, 2009 7:17 PM EST
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This was just passed along to me by ICNZ promoter Neil Swailes:
In the last few seconds of the last round on the Saturday 12th December, Haydn Clasby from Submission Martial Arts (NZ) suffered a serious injury to his neck. This injury was sustained in a controlled BJJ environment and was a freak accident.
Haydn broke one of his vertebrae in his neck and damaged his C5, C6, C7, he is paralysed from the shoulders down at present. At the end of this week they will operate and put a plate into his neck.
At the moment the Doctors are providing worst-case scenario information to us, but due to the complexity of the injury it is going to be a wait and see. So as we all sit here with all our fingers and toes crossed, the initiative has been taken and an account has been opened in Haydn's name at Kiwi Bank.
The aim of this account is to provide funds towards the costs of Haydn's recovery and to help his partner Gen and family as they take extensive time off work to support Haydn during his recovery.
Any contribution no matter how small would be greatly appreciated.
Geoff Grant of GSW Martial Arts has set up a Haydn Clasby Recovery Fund page where anyone can donate any amount they wish via PayPal. Bank account details for direct deposits are also available there for any of Haydn's fellow Kiwis looking to help out.
That URL again: http://www.gsw.co.nz/haydn.html
I'm sure I speak for everyone on the BE staff when I say godspeed to Haydn as he sets out on his road to recovery, and best wishes to his family during this ordeal.
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Man..
Are there no details on how this occurred? Poor guy..
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
According to the thread on the UG
it happened when his opponent in Clasby’s guard, stood up and stacked Clasby, thereby putting significant pressure on his spine and neck. This position is often seen when a fighter is defending an armbar, but it very rarely causes injury.
Another way to help...
If you’re in Australia or just in the market for some gear, SinisterStore.com.au has pledged to donate $10 to the fund for every online order made between now and the end of January.
Scary, Hope Clasby recovers, but it doesn't seem optimistic.
And if you’re more concerned about how this looks for the sport than Clasby himself, then that’s just sad (And you know there may be a few posts of the sort).
Damn…donation on the way
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Dec 15, 2009 8:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Damn, I wish they can fix his neck. Blessings to the man and his family.
Kudos to the reporter (or whoever it was who wrote the original news item) for pointing out that it was an anomaly, a freak accident and not something that happens every day. The proponents of “no rules, no holds barred human cockfighting” have enough ammunition as is.
by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Dec 16, 2009 3:02 AM EST reply actions
Hope he makes a quick recovery, best wishes to him and his family
"The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look." - Revolver
by flyingkneetoface on Dec 16, 2009 7:10 AM EST reply actions
NZ dollar
The Paypal is set up for NZ dollars, which equal roughly 75 cents each for the US folks too lazy to look up the conversion…
Positive vibes for a recovery sent (along with some $)!
Video?
Was this the video that I saw on the interwebs a few days ago? That made me sick to my stomach. I think it was on entensity.
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