NeilT

I do Karate and seemed to be plagued with either badly bruised or broken ribs.

After a competition I suffered a busted rib on my right hand side, which took just aover 6 months to heal, and picked up another yesterday on the other side! Its the 3rd I've had in 2 yrs

Anyone suffer similar or got any ideas for treatment?

Neil

r32

Time................


And pack in karate.

SiPie

As above, time is the only thing, nothing else you can do.



Oh.....and work on your blocks

scoobian

1. move quicker...AWAY from the attacks
2. stop using your ribs to stop kicks
3. retire

Matteeboy

Don't breathe, laugh or cough and you'll be fine!

Just take ibuprofen to ease any pain and swelling and sit it out.
Should take about three weeks before it's okay.

Cracked mine surfing and kickboxing and it's not a lot of fun.

Oh and tuck your elbows in more when you're blocking - Sounds like kicks are getting under your block!

DCI Gene Hunt

Surf Ninjas

NeilT

the problem with 1&2 is like expecting a boxer to avoid getting hit in the face, you can avoid so much but not all, and as the torso is a large target area

Problem with 3 is that I enjoy it so dont want to give it up (just yet)

Off to a Sports Injury clinic tomorrow to see if they can help.

Neil

cw42

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SiPie

Give it up then and take up Lau Gar Kung Fu

Much better discipline than your rigid Karate

PS Please lets not open this 'my martial art's better than yours' can of worms again.........only havin a laugh

Wurzel

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suit of armour without the legs and arms should do the trick, or like Mardy McFly in Back to the Future 3 the door off an old pott bellied stove

NeilT

Lau Gar - that old wooly style LOL - actually tried it some years back, but moved area and was too far to travel to continue with it

Taking my black belt next year, so dont want to give up!

Matteeboy

DCI - A very dangerous bunch us surf ninjas...

They complement each other quite well - Kickboxing keeps you fit and flexible for surfing and if anyone gives you hassle in the sea, you **** them!


SiPie - I trained with the Bristol Lau Gar club - Any connection?

DCI Gene Hunt

The facial expression is optional

New_scooby_04

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Painkillers and rest! That's all you can do.

As for preventative treatment:

STOP LETTING PEOPLE HIT YOU IN THE RIBS!!!!!

Matteeboy

DCI - How about the mullet?

DCI Gene Hunt

That's essential, in a Steve Seagal kind of way... "I'm just the cook.."

SiPie

Wouldn't have thought so, trained in and around Edinburhg/Borders, unless through the people that I met at one of the summer courses (Llandudno) around 1997-1999.

Trained under Steve Newby from Birmingham (who was 4th degree at the time). Was an honour to meet Master Yau too, he cracked me up when I told him I was scottish and he asked how I was still alive as he heard that we all ate deep fried mars bars up in Scotland.....

Still like to keep my hand in just for exercise sake

Matteeboy

Si - No connection then!
Bristol Lau Gar is quite well regarded and we did well (I'm in Cornwall now) in comps all the time.

I trained under Sean Viera, who pretty well known and has been UK, European and World champion on a number of occasions.

Only a smallish bloke but f3ck is he fast!

SiPie

Always heard their name mentioned re the competition scene, was there not some guy Nathan ??? who was very good competiton wise?

Matteeboy

Nathan is very good indeed and a total nutter!

Cipher

It's refreshing to see someone posting here who claims to be a fighter that I actually believe.

Gutmann pug

Get a gun

mark engers

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