Of all the injuries I’ve had, I think the last has had the biggest psychological affect on me. You’re probably sick of hearing or reading about my broken nose so I promise this is the last you’ll hear of it. So why such a big affect? I’ve been trying to figure that out for [...]
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Do fighters have to be tough guys?
Posted: January 30, 2011 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, photoTags: broken nose, fear, georges st pierre, jackie chan, tough guy, vanity, weakness
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Getting my nose straightened
Posted: January 25, 2011 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, News, photoTags: anesthetic, boxing, broken nose, ENT, hospital, Little Shop of Horrors, Munster Scrum, South Infirmary, Steve Martin
Today I visited the ENT ward at the South Infirmary Hospital in Cork to have my nose put back to where it was before boxing sparring last Tuesday evening. I still don’t know what it is about this injury but the thought of someone pulling my face around until it cracks just doesn’t sit well [...]
Sitting in A&E with a broken nose!
Posted: January 25, 2011 in In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, News, videoTags: A&E, boxing, broken nose, crazy doctor, hospital, sparring
It wasn’t my first time sitting in the Emergency room of a hospital and most likely won’t be my last. However, I think this was the most self conscious I had felt in a long while. Fresh from a boxing sparring session at the gym, my nose was giving preferential treatment to one side of [...]
Ice Bath – Primitive Pain Relief!
Posted: July 1, 2010 in Injury Woes, videoTags: Aodan Enright, benjami, Benjamin Martin, Bob McCarthy, Edward Carey, Frank Hannigan, Greg Canty, John Dennehy, John Prendergast, Julie Silfverberg, Mandy Hutchinson, marcella dynan, margaret smith, Michael Kane, Paul Allen, Paul O'Mahony, Roger Overall, Rudy de Grott, Smarter Egg, Stewart Dollery
;This is the video of my very first Ice Bath. I spoke a lot of crap as the cold took hold of me but I mentioned a lot of people in the process. Here are the links to all of their websites. Look forward to your comments… I think! Aodan Enright – Smarter Egg – Break [...]
Injuries and their affects on us
Posted: June 14, 2010 in In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, Recommended LinksTags: Benjamin Martin, Chiropractor, depression, injury,, Mandy Hutchinson, martial arts, massage, mental health, neck injury, Wakanda, warm up
Every sportsperson – whether a hobbyist or a serious athlete – has to deal with the dreaded injury. The very nature of sport includes a real element of danger, which inevitably leads at some point to a strain, a sprain, a tear, a break or a twinge. Very few train at 100% at any one [...]
My Master-Plan for this Blog!
Posted: April 26, 2010 in Action Movie Projects, Event Reviews, In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, Kicker's Kronicles, Miscellaneous, Recommended LinksIn as little as one week ago, I would have rubbished the idea of even considering becoming a blogger. This week however, I’m pretty excited as I’m compiling a list of future blog entries and podcast ideas. As I’ve learned over the last number of days, a blog is not going to be followed unless [...]
