markusan Posted August 6, 2004 Posted August 6, 2004 I'm intrigued by the styles that say they get no hand injuries. I do Tae Kwon Do and have had many finger injuries, a couple of fractures, but plenty of bruised joints. Quite often I don't even notice them till the following day and have no recollection of how they occurred. I have also trained in Shotokan, Shinbukai, Kyukushin and Zendokai Karate and Bujutsu boxed a bit and worked out with Wing Chungers. There was no less threat to my fingers in any of these styles. I use a computer keyboard for a living, and though it's never stopped me, some days my speed has been down, and there's been the odd sharp pain. I can only imagine what that would mean to a professional pianist. And don't be tempted to do any breaking. I have only injured my hand once badly by breaking but that was bad enough. I hit the tiles too hard so that they all broke but I drove through to the floor, and predictably, it didn't break. I mashed a knuckle and had a very swollen hand for a few days. It didn't stop me writing but work was very uncomfortable. Our Association has a great injury record but small finger injuries are rarely reported, most people just see them as an occupational hazard, along with toe injuries.
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