Loss of Confidence

[Leonidas]

I think it was just the case that i thought my toe wasn't too important. I was working on my low kicks anyway, kicking with my shi, but if i gt my distance wrong, or my opponent steps back in time i end up snapping it sideways. Whereas normally this would be no problem, because it was broken and not fully healed it hurts like hell. It's happened so often that i think psyologically i am getting sick of it and pulling out of kicks. I get the hint though. Take a break from sparring. I love sparring and it was the highlight of my week, and i think for tha reason i was always adverse to, but long term i think i have to. And with no injuries and hopefully time spent on bettering my technique the confidence will come flooding back.

[wahinewienie]

i'm new at the martial arts side of things, but have had a very similar situation in surfing....almost died, but still went out straight afterwards...big mistake. screwed me up for almost a year. take a break, get your strength and start off slow, not as you were before your injury. build yourself up again, promise you'll get there.

[Little Apple]

I don't want to side track the forum here, but I have to ask: How did you almost die of a broken toe? Statements like that need explaining. Like for example, I can't just tell you my brother got nearly 3rd degree burns from icecream and leave it at that.

[bigred389]

When you go back into sparring, don't aggravate the injury. I'm nursing a right foot inury back to health myself. I don't throw hard right leg kicks with it anymore. Teeps most of the time, a midsection roundhouse if I feel confident it'll sneak right through.

A recovering injury is a great opportunity to try something NEW. Usually you injure your tool of choice, meaning you've been neglecting the others. So work on those in the meantime.

[wahinewienie]

i didn't almost die of a broken toe, i almost died by drowning! i was more refering to the psychological head f!?k that happens when you get injured. sorry if i was unclear.