Well, the last couple injuries were not from guys in my school. One (a badly jammed finger...nothing debilitating, but still annoying) was a kung fu teacher from another school who stopped by for a friendly exchange...he was much more experienced and much better than me. I have no idea how/when I hurt my finger, I was too busy getting punched in the face to notice when it happened.
The latest (the ribs) was at this very cool open sparring exchange that's been organized in my area. Guy who got me (roundhouse kick to the ribs) was an MMA type. Probably ten years younger and thirty pounds heavier than me...
The sparring exchange is a little dangerous, we're all taking a chance sparring with people we don't really know...but how can I pass up an opportunity to spar with a dozen different people from a half dozen styles in one afternoon? The simple solution would be to avoid the young men as they have too much to prove...but if I can't hang with them, then what's the point?
Anyway, there was nothing psycho about either of these guys. They were just larger and more aggressive than I am. I have a light frame with small bones, which is problematic for hand to hand combat (probably good for sword fighting though
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