Student breaks arm during judo class

Student breaks arm during judo class
Truth Esguerra
Issue date: 9/20/07

On Sept. 13, SJSU's University Police Department reported that a student broke his arm during David Williams' beginning judo class, at approximately 2:20 pm.The student was rushed to Valley Medical Center and received medical treatment, said Sgt. John Laws, UPD public information officer.According to the police report, the student broke the bone between his elbow and his shoulder of either his left or right arm.Johnson Nguyen, a junior kinesiology major and a member of Williams' judo class, witnessed the event."He was just lying there," Nguyen said. "He couldn't move."According to Nguyen, the incident occurred during the end of the class. Nguyen said that it happened during the one-minute duels that take place toward the end of the lesson.According to Nguyen, the whole class was practicing pin moves. "We were trying to pin each other with the moves that we learned," he said.Following the practice, Nguyen stated that after everyone stood up, he noticed the student was the only one lying on the floor.Nguyen said Williams, the judo coordinator, called the ambulance immediately after the incident.Nguyen said Williams tried talking to the student, trying to get him to feel comfortable until the paramedics arrived.Xarn Manzon, a sophomore art major, took Williams' class last spring semester.According to Manzon, judo class includes a lot of grappling and throwing.Manzon said that Williams taught the students how to fall correctly, so they could prevent themselves from getting injured."If you don't know how to fall properly you can get hurt," Manzon said.Shirley Reekie, chair of the kinesiology department, said that all the staff in the kinesiology department are highly qualified and knowledgeable of the university's emergency procedures.Reekie said Williams has been teaching for 11 years and she said he has "excellent" teaching skills."He is a good teacher," Nguyen said. "He brings a lot of funny jokes to the class."According to Reekie, accidents that include broken appendages are rare.Williams said he checked with the student who reported that he was fine and is currently back at his room in the SJSU residence halls."He won't be doing judo for a while," Williams said.

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