Improvement Plan for the SAFETY Management System of the KOREAN Martial Arts

This study intends to suggest ways to improve the safety management measures and the safety management system following the safety accidents and complex risk factors that may arise in the field of martial arts. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, the following research questions have been set. First, what are the status and causes of the safety accidents in the martial arts? Second, what are the ways to improve the safety management system of the martial arts? In order to achieve the purpose of this study, we have reviewed articles, papers, and books related to the safety domestic and foreign as of 2017 in order to identify the current status and causes of the safety accidents in the martial arts and to suggest ways to improve the safety management system of the martial arts where a literature survey method was used, and the collected data were divided into the status of safety accidents, cause analysis and improvement measures, respectively. Based on the above research method and the data analysis method, the following research conclusions were acquired. First of all, the status and causes of safety accidents in the martial sports are analyzed as follows. First, 55.9% of the martial artist population, which is more than half of the total, experienced a safety accident sustaining severe to minor injuries and experienced an average of 2.6 injuries per year. Second, the most common injuries were pain (54.8%) and sprains (51.8%) while they were concentrated on the head and the upper body. Third, the causes of safety accidents in martial arts activities were technical factors such as the lack of motor functionality and skills, psychological factors such as excessive exercise, lack of tension, and conceitedness, among others. In addition, physical causes such as the failure to repair the facility, such as collision with the opponent and falling, were among the main causes. The improvement measures for the safety management system of the martial arts are as follows. First, it is necessary to continuously improve the curriculum of the martial arts instructor certificate. Second, the safety management system should be constructed through the placement of professional medical personnel related to the safety accidents along with the institutionalization of the emergency care system. Third, it is necessary to strengthen the gymnasium establishment law and leader placement standards, and man-datory safety education for instructors should be provided to provide safety environment for trainees by enhanc-ing the ability of martial arts leaders to deal with safety accidents. Finally, the association of each martial art should systematize the mandatory safety training so that leader and trainee can improve the problems of environment and develop new program and safety education so that they can practice and compete in safe environments.