Falling on Ice Kilted

**BoldHighlander** · 18th January 11, 02:00 AM

I'm glad your okay & on the mend Ron!

Originally Posted by CMcG

In all my years of practicing martial arts (25+), the most useful self-defence move I have ever learned is the "break-fall." It's what allows people in grappling arts like judo and aikido to be thrown on the ground and get right back up.

I've used break-falls in several incidents involving ice on the ground and managed to avoid cuts or bruises!

Something like that came into play many moons ago when I was studying aikijitsu, and I slipped on some ice covered steps in front of my roshi & landed as he had instructed me without injury. He was very proud

Another time, on a green broke horse, I was thrown clear of the saddle over his head. The ground was frozen rock solid, and, coming down head first, a very bad & nasty wreck was in the off'ing!
In that split second I thought of actor Christopher Reeves horse related spinal injury (I kid you not!) and my friend said I tucked and rolled, landing on my shoulders instead of the top of the head or the neck (I was still badly beaten up, but walked away).

Muscle memory I guess

(I wish it had helped when I severely tore my calf muscle two winters ago! )

**cessna152towser** · 18th January 11, 03:01 AM

Hope your wound heals quickly soon Ron.
I got a knee wound due to ice as well last week, didn't fall though. Car door next to where the de-icer spray is kept was frozen solid so I reached in from the other side to grab the can of de-icer. Leaned across the back seat and put my full weight on my knee which just happened to be resting on top of a seat belt attachment. Ouch!

**McNulty** · 18th January 11, 05:22 AM

Ron
Put some ICE on it! That'll keep the swelling down.
Bummer
McNulty

**budd4766** · 18th January 11, 06:48 AM

Ouch! I had that happen to me last week as well. Just happened to land on the leg I broke in '08...man, did that hurt!

But, I was wearing pants, which ripped when I fell. At least you don't get wounded AND lose a garment at the same time when kilted!

Ya gotta look on the bright side sometimes..

**Taygrd** · 18th January 11, 08:44 PM

Hope you heal quick Ron. I see the sgian faired well

Martial arts training taught me how to fall and as I got older I seemed to fall more and more in training

**rtc872** · 19th January 11, 03:57 AM

Hopefully Jock doesn't see. We all know how he feels about being matchy. hehe

I slipped the other day wearing trousers and it didn't help a bit. I still bled and what was worse is the fabric kept rubbing the sore stopping it from clotting. Should have worn my kilt.

**Riverkilt** · 19th January 11, 06:58 AM

Thanks for that - had been wondering if pantz would have helped....guess not. So the recommendation for walking on ice is to wear a red kilt and red kilt hose - just in case....

**piperdbh** · 19th January 11, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Thanks for that - had been wondering if pantz would have helped....guess not. So the recommendation for walking on ice is to wear a red kilt and red kilt hose - just in case....

...and red cleats.

**Lallans** · 19th January 11, 02:56 PM

It's bad when you can post dramatic photos. But it's worse when you can post dramatic xrays.

**rtc872** · 19th January 11, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Thanks for that - had been wondering if pantz would have helped....guess not. So the recommendation for walking on ice is to wear a red kilt and red kilt hose - just in case....

Or spikes