Is it safe to wear contacts at taekwondo, or any martial arts?

Question

my mom says i cant, but i dont see the difference between wearing contacts to tennis(which ive been doing), and tkd. please tell me why it is , or isnt safe.

Answer 1

I prefer to wear my contacts in my karate classes.  It's better than wearing glasses (which may get damaged) or training "blind".

Contacts are safer.  Glasses can break and going without corrective lenses can result in an injury to you or your partner.

Answer 2

i think it is especialy if its se jong tae kwon do which i am in and is no contact

Answer 3

Dude I go full contact sparring and bjj grappling and I'm fine, just close your eyes if someones arm is rubbing against them. After all you can feel your opponent you can afford to not see them for a second, if one goes lose it'll distract you so protect them a little bit. Mine have never bothered me though not once.

Answer 4

Not wearing them would probably be more dangerous. It's gonna be pretty hard to fight if you can't see. There is absolutely no reason you can't wear contacts during TKD. It's not like they're going to be practicing eye gouges on you.

Answer 5

Five years of TKD and I wore contacts almost every day. If you take a shot to the face they can roll back under your eyelid, or maybe get blinked out if you sweat a lot. Between the two scenarios, there have been four instances.

I did have one get torn by a guys toenail when he kicked me in the face, but that was a very odd occurence when we were goofing around.

Best of luck to you.

Answer 6

I have worn my contacts through PE classes, workout sessions and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and I have been fine. The only time the contact has ever come out is when it wasn't properly inserted in the first place( you can feel it irrating you etc...)

You should be fine. If you're worried then bring solution in a backpack. Besides it would be a lot more trouble for you to wear glasses while you're doing fighting moves.