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We all have them, we all get them. What is the list of injuries you have accrued in doing Martial art's?

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I'm 34, been doing martial arts of some kind for about 23 years and my list is:

Piriformis syndrome ,
6 concussions (2 knocked me out),
1 partly broken shin,
1 dislocated toe,
4 sprained ankles,
A sprained wrist,
A hairline broken finger,
A broken knuckle,
A separated rib,
4 partially dislocated ribs,
One temp damaged shoulder nerve & tendon,
Torn rotator cuff,
And lots of bruises, welts and contusions.
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Re: Whats your list of Injuries via the Art's Martial?
« Reply #1 on: 2013-03-11, 03:54:11 »
Lots of bruises from a year of SCA heavy (most seemed to be loaner gear / armor bite fitment related),
No injuries from 2 years of Karate (white > yellow > blue belt) - except a broken heart (from not meeting & dating an asian martial artist ;)),
A couple bruises from restrictive clothing at WMA practice**,
A pretty wicked bruise from what I'll call WMA (harnessfechten @ longsword demo), and
A few bruises from intimacy with rivets in plate armor**

** I posted some of the pics on my site a while back (http://james-anderson-iii.com/medieval-miscellany/pages/bumps-n-bruises) but not sure what I did with the pic of the bruise on the back of my leg. Sir Nathan caught me in the back of the leg with the crossguard. I was in a full harness, and we were using wooden wasters, which made the bruise all the more impressive - getting right around the armor! :D

I've had 2 concussions, one from a fight in high school (not martial arts related), and one from a car wreck. Martial arts has been one of the safer activities of my life. :D
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Re: Whats your list of Injuries via the Art's Martial?
« Reply #2 on: 2013-03-11, 07:31:49 »
We all have them, we all get them. What is the list of injuries you have accrued in doing Martial art's?

No need to be shy. Remember: scars are like tattoo's but they tell better stories.

I'm 34, been doing martial arts of some kind for about 23 years and my list is:

Piriformis syndrome ,
6 concussions (2 knocked me out),
1 partly broken shin,
1 dislocated toe,
4 sprained ankles,
A sprained wrist,
A hairline broken finger,
A broken knuckle,
A separated rib,
4 partially dislocated ribs,
One temp damaged shoulder nerve & tendon,
Torn rotator cuff,
And lots of bruises, welts and contusions.

And a partridge in a pear tree..... :)
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Re: Whats your list of Injuries via the Art's Martial?
« Reply #3 on: 2013-03-11, 15:06:26 »

I've either been really fortunate, really careful, or just not active enough. :)

I've really only been doing sword combat for about 6 or 7 years, with a variety of simulators, including using steel at speed. And yet, no broken bones, sprains, or concussions. What I have gotten are lots of bruises, including some joint-strikes that stayed stiff and swollen for months. I've had some occasional over-extensions in some joints that hurt for a while. I've lost a couple of fingernails. So far that's about it.
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Re: Whats your list of Injuries via the Art's Martial?
« Reply #4 on: 2013-03-12, 15:00:06 »
Oh boy...well, a host of cuts, scrapes and bruises early on, a few sprains but nothing permanent, although I did take a wicked shot to the fingers that resulted in limited use of that hand for a couple of months but nothing more serious than that.  As of yet.
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Re: Whats your list of Injuries via the Art's Martial?
« Reply #5 on: 2013-03-12, 15:27:55 »
Ok here is my injury list and I consider myself blessed not have have endured any serious debilitating  injuries.  Here it goes.

Eastern Martial Arts Training.

One concussion to the right temple (via three section staff training)

two slaps to the "nether region" also by the three section staff

one head cut from a sword spin gone wrong

couple of  bruises though cannot recall where or when.


HEMA Training.

one bruised thumb

couple of bruises can't recall most of them

NHSC

bleeding scratches on right arm

bruised elbow joint

bruised bicep (from the Das Greublen training)

sore back

fractured thumb bone

two bruises on both shoulders

one large bruises on the back (from bouting Mr. Norwood)

shin bruise

bruise on left abdomen side

That is it. 
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Re: Whats your list of Injuries via the Art's Martial?
« Reply #6 on: 2013-03-12, 21:36:59 »
1 broken rib,
1 broken finger tip
a couple of bruised fingers,
   (I must stop parrying with my fists  :o )
1 fractured elbow,
1 Split bottom lip,
Cut eyebrow,
Numerous unexplainable bruises to legs and arms,
1 eye nearly gouged out.

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Re: Whats your list of Injuries via the Art's Martial?
« Reply #7 on: 2013-04-16, 23:30:32 »
3 cracked ribs
fractured right tibia
2 concussions
broken right hand
hairline fractures in shins.
fractured clavicle
several broken or sprained fingers
torn lip
broken toe
fractured occipital bone

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Re: Whats your list of Injuries via the Art's Martial?
« Reply #8 on: 2013-05-11, 21:05:44 »
SCA
dislocated knee
broken hand
many other cuts and bruises and sprains

sport fencing
busted foil blade in the upper leg.
a few sprained ankles.



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Re: Whats your list of Injuries via the Art's Martial?
« Reply #9 on: 2013-05-13, 14:31:17 »
SCA combat mostly

Concussion
Torn ACL
Broken thumb
many bruises


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Re: Whats your list of Injuries via the Art's Martial?
« Reply #10 on: 2013-05-13, 15:25:09 »
If I must share, beyond the numerous right thumbnails – why is it always the right one? I also have two broken fingers which both are my pinky fingers and they each have a jaunty little crook to them so at least they are a matched set and convenient whenever I want to do a bad Doctor Evil impersonation.  ;)
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