Monday night at karate class, I punched Chudan (stomach punch) and Jeff, who's very tall, blocked Soto Uke. (outside forearm block), except his elbow connected with my punch instead of his wrist which would normally roll to his forearm, causing hardly any sensation at all - but a nice soft deflection. Instead it connected bone to bone at full intensity.
My hand started swelling immediately. Today there's a semi circle bruise starting at my pinky knuckle going to my wrist that's slightly greenish yellow. With darker green near the knuckle.
At class last night, I was practicing Tekki Nidan and when I stepped to the side, I landed on my left toe - well slightly off. It cramped up immediately.
It felt like it needed a good crack. Last night, I moved in bed and my toe was cramped again.
How do you know if you fractured your toe, dislocated it or just sprained the joint? This morning in the shower I tried stepping on it and stretching it forward and backwards. There's a point where I get a shooting pain, but otherwise it feels not too bad.
I realize this could affect my snowboarding. Fff it the season is too short. I'm going to tape it and hit the hill tomorrow anyways.
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