Time to quit the kickboxing, methinks

[davywavy]

Hairline fracture on the face and a damaged nerve. Ouch

I ought to stop fighting the 23 year-olds, I think. They're too quick for me.

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[tzel.livejournal.com]

Ouch!

[flywingedmonkey.livejournal.com]

Time to break out the semi-legal moves, says I.
JmC
And by semi I mean Il

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

The problem is, it's not so much that I mind the getting hit bit...it's the fact that he's 15 years younger than me and moves like a piece of coiled steel spring. I've never landed a serious punch on him. I just plain can't hit him. He's too damn fast. Legality of moves is neither here nor there!

[flywingedmonkey.livejournal.com]

Nail 'im in the clinch. Nasty side-knee or elbow should sort that nonsense.

JmC
Butt to the head!

[(Anonymous)]

Ouch! You going to be okay?

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Erm, that was me. That would also explain why I suddenly started seeing adverts...

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

I'm fine - my pride is more bruised than my face, but I seem to have lost sensation in one side of my nose. Hopefully it'll come back.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, no more rooting for truffles for you!

[caseytalk.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. Those kids can be FAST.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

It doesn't help that I know I can hit harder than him, because I can't hit the little bastard at all.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

See, that's why I stay with no-contact Tai Chi.

Hope your face will mend soon.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

I have discovered that Tai Chi and kickboxing are mutually anathema; Tai Chi gets you into lousy fighting habits (like long stances, for example) that just result in you taking a pasting on a regular basis.

[riksowden.livejournal.com]

Yes and no...when you start off sure, but 7 or 8 years down the line when suddenly you start actually learning some combat moves...

Of course i gave it up when i realised i couldn't actually walk in Tai Chi - i did a load of Judo, which is all on the balls of the feet, and switching to heal-toe just didn't work!

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Try doing Tai Chi on someone when you're wearing boxing gloves.
Doesn't work.

[riksowden.livejournal.com]

Well, no, i suspect not - but then i only did a few lessons!

[tooth-fairy.livejournal.com]

Ouch

[song-of-copper.livejournal.com]

Oh no! :-( Sorry you are injured. Heal up soon.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Not as sorry as I am, I expect :)

[janewilliams20.livejournal.com]

Come and try backswording (and related sports). Steve Williams, current holder of four championships, and now champion shin-kicker, is 45.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Where/when do you train? I can't see any details on the website.

[janewilliams20.livejournal.com]

We're in the process of moving to a new hall, but the idea of "every Tuesday night" is staying constant. It used to be Arlesey, it's now Clifton.
Samuel Whitbread Community College
Shefford Road
Clifton
Shefford
Bedfordshire
SG17 5QS

7:30, I'm told. Contact Pete, he'll have more details and will want to know about a beginner starting at this stage.

I've been skipping it due to injury/being knackered for far too long, myself.

[neuraltrash.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Feel better soon.

[ddraiggwyrdd.livejournal.com]

You think thats bad? I used to get thrashed by ten year olds in Fencing.

[gnommi.livejournal.com]

Aie! Dude, that's YOUR FACE! YOUR FACE!!!!!!!!
Aren't you supposed to scream stuff about not being kicked in it as soon as you see feet leaving the floor?

Maybe that's just me?

Get well soon!

Pwned!

[(Anonymous)]

Har har.

[riksowden.livejournal.com]

Ow? Sorry to hear it!