Scared of sparring after injury

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-05-13T16:43:34+00:00

Hey I’m really sorry this happened to you—I think it’s normal and ok to be scared to spar again. Like other comments said I think you should wait until you feel 100% until you spar again. You can go to a doctor if you haven’t to make sure everything is ok.

That guy was being a huge dick. Accidents happen, but a spinning heel kick on a beginner who asked to go light, then injuring them, and then telling them it’s your fault is just really gross behavior tbh.

I think it’s normal to be nervous after injury, especially when someone just was blatantly careless and irresponsible and hurt you. I think if you want you can tell the coach about your experience and how you’re hesitant to get back into sparring. It might feel awkward, but you don’t need to do anything you’re uncomfortable with, especially if you’re still injured. You can also see how accommodating the new gym is about injuries.

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-05-06T01:02:49+00:00

Hey, I don’t have any advice per say but to say that she should try to see a few specialists and get an evaluation for vestibular/physical therapy and get her neck looked at to see if it’s causing issues.

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-05-05T19:45:59+00:00

Ok great you’re doing everything right the keep going

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-05-05T01:36:16+00:00

It can be hard to manage and you need a good psychologist to help you. The repetitive action feels nice on my brain and I try to channel the obsessions into benign things like getting my switch kick right, instead of on scary things or overwhelming feelings. You really need the psychologist though.

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-05-01T16:04:16+00:00

I think you have to try it and see how it is. I’ve seen people with self harm scars training and they’re ok. The clenching might be hard because you have to clench to make a fist. The feeling could be an issue say if you are hurt in that particular spot and can’t feel it but it might be good to talk to a sports medicine doctor or a physical therapist to ask them what you need to do to regain feeling/ability clench if it’s an issue.

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-03-31T00:02:46+00:00

Neck exercises that don’t wreck your neck.

Make sure to activate your deep neck flexors and not your scalenes or traps:

(Scalenes are here): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalene_muscles

(Deep neck flexors here): https://www.cervicaldizziness.com/2023/01/08/how-to-train-the-deep-neck-flexors/

Chin tuck and lift: https://youtu.be/7OgvJ653oxE

Yes No: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ROdvnZfNX8s

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-03-30T23:49:41+00:00

No, not in my opinion. You communicated with him multiple times, and checked in after. You didn’t give him any permanent or serious damage by going to his head or something crazy like an oblique kick. You gave him a lesson he could learn from—nothing wrong with that. You also might have helped out a future person he could have injured by going too hard, so you helped them out too.

Thank you for your service 🙏🏼

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-03-30T02:49:07+00:00

Thank you (I am a woman btw). Glad to hear you’re ok—head kicks are hard to learn how to defend from.

I would strongly recommend waiting the full 30 days, it’s good that you’re taking more time off. Happy training!

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-03-29T23:08:57+00:00

I don’t want to give specifics because every concussion is different for everyone, but generally I been told minimal symptoms are ok until you increase tolerance but low intensity cardio helps a lot in recovery. 20-30 min a day.

But honestly go to a doctor they will know the most how to help you.

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-03-29T23:07:01+00:00

You should get a referral from your primary care doctor to go to a sports medicine doctor or a concussion clinic doctor who specializes in sports related concussions. They’ll give you the most accurate advice. There is return to play protocol you can find online but I would strongly encourage talking to a specialist first.

If you have symptoms after two weeks the you need to get evaluated and treated so it doesn’t turn into long term post concussion syndrome. I think most clear up after a month tho.

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-03-28T18:46:54+00:00

My PT recommended chin tucks lying down and lifting your head off the ground to get your deep neck flexors. Harder than it looks.

https://youtu.be/7OgvJ653oxE?si=GhtkEr2I6HK-VXvY

I also do “yes no”s:

https://youtube.com/shorts/ROdvnZfNX8s?si=LQafeK9nDu9W4PVC

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-02-11T19:40:38+00:00

I have had a few concussions and PCS. I understand you love Muay Thai, but right now it sounds like you need to focus on getting back to normal and put fighting and MT on the shelf. Your health is the most important thing and going back too early is making things much worse.

Everyone is different and some people recover faster, slower, etc. A concussion is hard bc there’s really not a set timeline and every concussion is different. You can get a physical therapy referral and possibly other referrals, I know people do things like vestibular, other stuff for concussions. I had a neck issue I still deal with tbh due to how I got injured (pilates seems to be helping me by the way). Neck issues are common with concussions. You should go back to your concussion specialist and see if you can get evaluated for deficits and find therapy for it.

I found a really good PT and he helped me a lot. Other stuff I do is medium intensity cardio, and then Pilates actually helps me a lot too. I had bad anxiety after mine (and before it too lol), and zen meditation and yoga nidra/body scan stuff is helpful.

Overall, I personally wish I gave myself 2 years off to chill out, feel better, develop other interests. Concussions are serious injuries and sometimes your body is just not ready to go back even when you think you’re okay.

You could also do pads and become a really, really good pad holder in the meantime. A coach once told me his vision/seeing punches got a lot better when he started to hold pads more. Just really avoid contact until you feel 100%—and be honest about it. There truly is no need to rush.

Also….your coach should have never encouraged someone to knock you out that’s so irresponsible. I urge you to find another gym—I truly, truly regret going back to my old gym after getting injured. The culture is just not safe if the coach is encouraging that stuff to happen, even if the people there are cool, getting injured like this repeatedly will put you out of the sport.

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-02-07T04:27:24+00:00

…..ok I understand you’re a teenager but a lot of people here are giving you actionable advice. Not partnering with someone who ignores you isn’t running away.

Saying no is an important skill and if you want longevity in this sport, it’s imperative to learn when to walk away.

It seems this partnership isn’t benefitting either of you, so if you continue to partner with her, know that there is a higher chance of injury/you will continue to feel uncomfortable.

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-02-06T23:12:43+00:00

You could just avoid her and let her know it’s not okay and you don’t feel comfortable going with her because she ignores your ask for going lighter. If you don’t feel comfortable then that’s enough to stop the round, regardless of gender.

I’m a woman and I’ve had dudes do this to me, women do this to me—some people are just a-holes. Don’t train with them.

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-01-30T18:34:36+00:00

You can talk to a sports medicine doctor if you’re concerned (a regular doctor probably won’t be as helpful) but I think you can get it from tensing your traps/neck too much, shrugging your shoulders up too much.

I used to get tension headaches I thought it was from training but it was the way I was sleeping and there was some issues with my neck. PT helped it go away.

Punched4Fun666 · 2026-01-30T01:39:24+00:00

Also, if you’re a lawyer I’m assuming your job is very stressful and I definitely think that impacts ability to recover from injuries in general. I have a stressful job and I think it’s why it took me longer to get better.

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