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Old 05-08-2009, 02:48 PM   #3
Chris Covington
 
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Re: annoyed

Dear Mary et al,

When I was about 16 I broke four of my metatarpal in my left foot in seven different places. I was doing some randori with a 12 year old who was 6'+ 220lbs (yeah huge for a kid). I was about 5'7" 150 lbs. I went to throw with a left tai otoshi and my foot wasn't planted correctly. He fell on top of my foot and broke it. The first X-ray in the ER only looked like I had 3 breaks and the Dr. said in a month I'd be back on it. When I went to a specialist he saw seven breaks and said 2 months or more before I'd be able to train again.

It was in the summer and very hot. I had the caste on for three days. The power went down for a night and there was no AC. I cut the caste off and just kept it wrapped until it healed. The caste was only there to keep stuff from falling on it breaking it further.

I took the first Dr. advise and got back on the mat after a month. Regular judo training was a little heavy for the foot so I took an aikido seminar since it was easier on the body. I was back to fighting form in about 3 months total.

During the month I didn't do any training I watched class, and read budo books.

Good luck with the wrist. After it heals I'm sure you'll notice when it is going to rain. Maybe practice one hand aikiage sort of stuff, katate jodan aikiken, etc?

Best regards,

Chris Covington
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