What are the chances of breaking your shin when you kick in muay thai and what can cause, and prevent it?

I%26#039;ve seen it happen in four fights and i don%26#039;t want it to happen to me.|||The answer is time.





Many people are in such a rush to %26quot;achieve greatness%26quot; or %26quot;become a true martial artists%26quot;. How many have actually thought of how much time really needs to be dedicated to training?





I am willing to say that the average Muay Thai student spends half their day training, and over the course of many years. I am also willing to say that most people who dream of being glamorized in mma don%26#039;t have the discipline to train an hour a day, or even for the length of on year.





Bone conditioning does not happen overnight. It takes years of constant breakdown and repair for bones to harden. Years.....not months. And in most cases, any athelete will tell you, the training itself is more painful than an injury. Because an injury is usually instant; then you can nurse back to health. But, training is ongoing and tests your spirit and will.





Another important factor to consider is genetics. No matter what we want to think, the bone density and structure our parents gave us are the base to what potential hardness, toughness, pliability, and resilience our bodies have.





Lastly, there is just plain bad breaks in life. Golden Glove boxers break their own hands, Nascar drivers run out of gas, and Pro Bowlers roll gutter balls.





So, what are the chances of breaking your own bones practicing an aggressive art that demands alot of time to train, with little prior experience, and especially if there is no desire to put in a large amounts of time at a strict regimen? Very very high.





I guess the next question could be: Is this an acceptable risk?


Good luck with your training.





Train well. Live well.|||either be quicker than him, or kick more off to the side and not straight onto the knee, or have enough force behind the kick to go through his knee (you would still need to go to the side for this)





Iv seen people who broke their shins, its horrible, getting a leg check to the kick feels bad so you need to either drive through, knees have been broken just as easy. Or maby avoid it at the last second, i actually have a nice bruise on my shins at the moment from getting leg checked





The best way to condition your shin is to hit it everyday like the Mauy Thai fighters do|||Conditioning, skill, proper technique. I%26#039;ve only seen this happen once, and even then not first hand. I%26#039;ve seen many matches and yet to see a broken shin at a live event, although I%26#039;ve seen hyperextended knees, blown out ligaments, bruised bones, and my share of twisted ankles, all from improper conditioning and a lack of technique and skill.|||The more you properly train (condition your shins), the less chances you have of breaking them.





The way to condition your shins is to repeteadily kick the heavy bag, eventually your shins will become harder and more dense, less prone to breaking.





If you don%26#039;t want it to happen to you, then condition your shins as much as you can.





I hope this information was useful





good luck!