Rolling List Of Injuries

Left Elbow bursa burst due to incorrect break falls; 2010
Neck twisted/tendon damage and vertebrae compression during rolling in ne waza; 2010
2nd toe right foot stomped on and malformed at second joint; 2012
Plantar Fascitis and Achiles heel over-use injuries due to bare foot training, mainly right foot. Ongoing; 2015
Supra Spinatus right shoulder torn during 2nd dan technique. 3 year re-hab; 2016
Ligament torn long finger right hand due to gripping too hard; 2018
Operation on left elbow to remove bone growth due to break falls; 2018
Left shoulder supra spinatus damaged due to O Soto Gari throws; 2018
Mea geri on bone to the right of my groin, lead to hemorraging in scrotum, and longer term damage to blood circulation in the area; 2018
Trigger thumb left hand, gripping too hard. A1 pulley cut away in operation--worst decision ever. Later found out that Peter V had similar op. but they didn't cut the A1 fully, just expanded it. I now have min. 30% loss in grip strength and permenant instability in the whole thumb where it sometimes locks in position; 2019
Neck compression, torn neck ligament, ambulance and hospital visit, CT scan, due to sumi gaeshi. Lead to reduced swallowing reflex, and other permenant soft tissue injuries; 2019
Right knee miniscus damaged due to over-zealeous hiza osae; 2022
Right knee joint damage (several ligaments/tendons) due to being thrown on ground during MMA lesson; 2022
4th toe dislocation, torn ligament due to Uke stumbling over foot in ko uchi gari. Permenant reduction in foot control due to detached ligament. Always get cramp in Seiza now; 2023
2nd toe right foot sprained, again; April 2023
Left elbow multiple tendon/ligament failures, unsure of cause, ongoing clinical assessment at physio, but Uke's O Soto Gari where he dropped me in free fall and I landed on my elbow are prime suspects; Apr 2023
Left ear blunt force trauma, separation gash on upper area due to a Tori throwing his Uke on my head with Sumi Gaeshi. Had to go to Emergency dept. to get it glued back on; Dec 2023
Bicep long tendon tear or stretch in combination with brachio radialis & bicipital aponeurosis tears whilst I was performing ko soto gari on Uke... He abnormally crooked his arm to dampen his fall and my little tendons couldn't take the strain in that position. This came 1 week after using me as a landing pad during yoko guruma where he displaced my thoracic vertebrae and rib cage causing my right scapula to shift position. This could have contributed to the bicep injury a week later. Suffice to say, I've lost enthusiasm for both this Uke and training in general at this stage. Jan 2024
New neck injury as a continuation of the old one... Doing floor exercises at home and managed to pull,tear 'something' on the left side of my neck by putting legs over head whilst on my back. This was Not Good. Since then have major issues with ear pressure and not hearing my own voice internally and a very weak neck and pulsating in my carotid sheath. GPT has a lot to say on the subject. Cannot train whatsoever, so even squats stresses my neck. Nov 2025.

That phrase by Murtagh in Lethal Weapon keeps coming back to me: "I'm getting too old for this shit". But seriously, not only do permanent injuries put a downer on training and hinder upcoming gradings, they also have long term effects on your body. With age and injury, I've learnt that I want my body to still be functional when i'm retired.These days, my wife waits with trepidation every time I go training to see if I call and say i'm going to the emergency department. It's now been three occasions where I've called to say i'm going to the emergency department and she's not impressed.