Yup, there're risks. But learn how to flow with the attack, and start slow. As long as your partner trains properly and isn't a jerk (your sensei should be able to spot), you'll be fine.
It's also important to learn proper body posture, my knee went cus of the improper ways of doing the horse stance when I was younger and less experienced (I hyper-extended the knee way too much). I also think it was caused by way too much snapping of the knee via roundhouse kicks.
The injuries were good in a way, since they forced me to learn moves that didn't require excess strength and needed to be done with good posture.
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