Bavaria is one of God's special places on this earth. Good times!
The first day I arrived, Bruce had me do a one-on-one workout with his two star students. So I'm doing dan kumite with this fellow while suffering from jet lag. He does a roundhouse kick, and I receive it with my "cross block." Mind you that some of the Germans are BIG boys, and can hit hard. It's normally not a bid deal, except for that day.
Believe it or not, he sprained my elbow. It was quite the freakish accident.
I spent the entire trip in pain. I made it through fine, but the trip was something less than what it could have been had I not been hurting. I went sleepless for two nights, which didn't help.
Bruce told me that other Uechi instructors had visited, and similarly injured themselves while there. They were all freakish injuries.
So I read this article today, and it got me wondering. Do we need to be careful when traveling across time zones and demanding a lot from our bodies?
Food for thought.
- Bill
- SI.comRed Sox catcher Martinez breaks left thumb on foul tips
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez has a broken left thumb, the latest injury for banged-up Boston.
Martinez left Sunday's 5-1 win at San Francisco and was replaced by Jason Varitek in the bottom of the fourth. Martinez took two foul tips off his thumb, which swelled up so much he couldn't stay in the game. An X-ray revealed the fracture.
The Red Sox did not know whether Martinez will need to go on the disabled list -- Martinez didn't think so. He will be re-evaluated on Monday's off-day.
"It's not a given that he'll go on the DL but it's not a given that he'll be OK, either," manager Terry Francona said. "We'll get him examined tomorrow and we'll see where we go from there."
Boston is already missing star second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who recently broke his left foot. Clay Buchholz, a 10-game winner, left his start Saturday after one inning because of a hyperextended left knee that he hurt running the bases.
That made for three injuries in three days against the Giants.
"We definitely want to get out of here," Martinez said.
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