How to train yourself for taking the hits to the shins?

[Dijita]

Hi, I'm new to Kyokushin Karate, but I really enjoy it so far. I am currently testing for my 10th kyu. It's tournement season and I was really looking forward to participating in some knockdown tournements.

 

I had a question though. I find that my shin bones are reall sensitive, and I can only imagine this will be a big weakness if I hit shin on shin or block a kick with my shin.

 

Does anyone have any ways that they "desensitize" their shin bones in order to take the hits with less pain?

 

I hope this doesn't sound like an odd question.

[equaninimus]

Kotekite. Lots and lots'o'kotekite.

[Natural]

Hi, my club does not train for 10th kyu, in are club 10ths kyu is when you begin, we test for 9th kyu.

 

But to be honest I don't know how but, just kept trainning.

[Tal]

Once you get some adrenaline running around you, you won't even feel your shins

 

I don't know about 'desensitising' your shins. If you are blocking someone's foot with your shin, it shouldn't hurt too much.

[soul fighter]

Hmm...

 

Just take kicks to the shins. They'll condition

[CloudDragon]

You might want to advance in your training a bit before taking on that kind of tournament. I use an escrima stick with gentle to hard hits to condition my shins and forearms.

[italian_guy]

Once you get some adrenaline running around you, you won't even feel your shins

 

I don't know about 'desensitising' your shins. If you are blocking someone's foot with your shin, it shouldn't hurt too much.

 

Yes but in kickboxing you block the opponent's shin with your shin and this hurts a lot if you are not conditioned.

 

The thing we do is bag work (you his as hard as you can an heavy bag) and conditioning (alternatively hit and parry shin-to-shin with a partner).

[Dijita]

You might want to advance in your training a bit before taking on that kind of tournament. I use an escrima stick with gentle to hard hits to condition my shins and forearms.

 

I don't really mind that I am only a white belt. I think if I start in the tournements early that I will learn very quickly. I used to be in a different style of martial arts before so I have good kicks and strikes, I just need to learn to make the comboing more inate.

 

Thank you for all of your advice though. My boyfriends roomate told me about using a rolling pin on your shins, that is what she does and she competes in Muay Thai.

[equaninimus]

I don't know that my shins have become "desensitized" as much as I have learned to ignore that it hurts. On the other hand, the surface of my tibias seem to have these little raised lumps of calcium on them, it isn't visible to the naked eye, but if one runs ones finger down them they feel serrated. So, who knows.

[Davison]

use a dough pin on your shins.a little bit in the morning and a little at night,eventually your nerves wont be that sensative.i agree with equaninimus,after long peroids of time you will get calcium deposits built up,ive had the samething happen to me.they have never went away either.hope that helps.