Injury stories thread

[Duff Man]

if you're not bleeding, you're not training.   OLD SCHOOL!   

[Master Lucien Kane]

if you're not bleeding, you're not training.   OLD SCHOOL!   

That has been my philosophy for some time as well.

[Kham-Ryn Kurios]

if you're not bleeding, you're not training.   OLD SCHOOL!  

M.J. split my lip open.

It wasn't her fault actually, I wasn't holding my defense sturdy enough so when she hit, my saber whipped back and split my lip.

She was very upset and kept saying sorry, I said "If you're going to play "Combat" be prepared to get hit."

Minor wound and now I've learned a lesson, the hard way, but it's learned; I think most people learnt hat way.

[Darth Atonsis]

I've incurred hits to the hands, knuckles, wrists, knees. I was dueling with my friend, and I slashed at him, and when he blocked it, the tip flew off, hit a tree, bounced back and nailed him in the head. We couldn't stop laughing for about 10 minutes.

[Darth Fury]

I am the co-founder and leader of currently the biggest saber group in the kentucky/ohio/west virginia tri-state area.  During our full swing summer months we regularly have 20 vs 20 and even 30 vs 30 games in our local park.  Ill give you my thoughts on this from my experience starting with 5 people and ending up with the 60+ members we have now.

1. Waiver - Excellent idea. When we were just a group of friends, it was not needed. However when you have strangers showing up to play and train, you can't blindly put your faith in people even if they are a part of our wonderful community. Secondly, freak accidents happen. It sucks, but they do.  We had one of our 9 year old members get the bottom half of his incisor teeth chipped off. Wasn't his fault, or really anyone elses.  It was slick out (rained the day before) and during a big group fight he slipped and skidded right as an enemy was pushing forward and they kinda fell into each other. When hilt meets mouth, the metal hilt wins every time.

2. Using the Park - We also play in our local City Park. There will be 2 groups of people that could potentially give you a hard time. The local police officers, and the park employee's.  The single best piece of advice i could give you would be to TALK TO THEM.  When our members started increasing the first thing me and my cofounder did was go to the local park office and sit down and have a talk with them.  We explained who we were, what we were doing, and why we were doing it.  Turns out when they realized we were trying to give kids (and adults) a place to go have fun as opposed to other more troublesome activites they could be doing..... they were more than happy to let us use the park.  Now during the summer time we have extended usage hours. Park closes at 11, but we have permission to stay until 1am ish as long as we dont park our cars inside the gated area they have to lock up.  Secondly, the police. Make friends with them. They can be your greatest asset if you let them.  We also talked to the police as they regularly patrol the park and told them about our meeting with the park officials.  Not only are they supper supportive, but have gotten us out of sticky situations, and the evening/night shift guys regularly take lunch in the park and watch us play. For instance, we had a group of homeless guys hanging around near us, and i did NOT want them near the 20 kids 14 and under i was responsible for. They were drunk and saying inappropriate things, and really causing problems.  I gave the station a call, and 1 minute and 45 seconds later the officers showed up and handled the situation.

It is probably one of the most rewarding things i have ever done in my life. I hope you enjoy your group!  Remember, having fun is always #1 priority

[SILVERBACK]

i gave my two year old my initiate i got as a grab bag. as i was standing there putting my jacket on getting ready to leave , he picks it up and he does a over the head chop straight to my chest. it hurt like hell and my wife said i deserved it because i gave him the saber to play with and i wasnt paying attention. you wouldnt think a two year old could swing asaber so hard and so fast.

[Luna]

i gave my two year old my initiate i got as a grab bag. as i was standing there putting my jacket on getting ready to leave , he picks it up and he does a over the head chop straight to my chest. it hurt like hell and my wife said i deserved it because i gave him the saber to play with and i wasnt paying attention. you wouldnt think a two year old could swing asaber so hard and so fast.

Omz Hercules! This reminded me of the old animated movie I could swing a tennis racquet like nobody's business at age 2.... oh wait.... I didn't start playing until I was 4 I think.... anyways, I had an almost-injury earlier: I tripped over my saber and almost did a faceplant. But I caught myself. I fail at having epic fails.....

[SILVERBACK]

i hope he can swing a golfclub as hard as he swung(is that even a word?) that saber, he'll be able to outdrive me by the time he's 4. he's more like a mix between a young hercules and bam-bam from the flintstones, the kid is a brute.

[Vrakul]

Start him with the Dark War Glaive now, he'll be Qui-John Daly 

[SILVERBACK]

Start him with the Dark War Glaive now, he'll be Qui-John Daly 

ahh-haaa! i like it, point for you my friend

[Goldleader]

sometime last year i was dueling and my friend as i was blocking his attack with my staff, as i brought my staff up vertically top my right side, he slammed the invincible heavy grade blade about two inches from the emitter and knocked the metal emitter part hard into my eye, i was holding the saber far out to my side so the fact that it came all the way back and hit me in the eye tells me he may have been trying to get me back for hitting him and bruising his calvesXD but after running in circles away from the pain, i said ok lets go again im good now! so he pulled that same attack again. and for some strange reason, i dont know how it happend but this time he caught my staff in spinn, like jamming a rod into system of turning gears and the metal saber rang out as it hit me in the same place exactly again. it took twice to realize i needed a new approach but accidents do happen! just be sure you lay down the "its not a golf club" rule before your opponent starts screaming fore!
we kept dueling throughout the night without issue but it was funny!

[jmPlagueis]

Me and the GF spank each other sometimes.

[Chuckiton]

hahahaa plagueis. so brutal. point for the delivery of that.

[jmPlagueis]

 

hahahaa plagueis. so brutal. point for the delivery of that.

 

[Luna]

Nice one, Plagueis. You get a point from me too