This little piggy.

Got crushed!

On Monday I dislocated the forth digit on my right hand (ring finger). Not the kind of dislocation where you separate the joint or your finger bends sideways, I actually jammed the top part of my finger past the knuckle so that it was beside the bottom part. More like a relocation than a dislocation.

After two doctors yanked my finger back in place I had a splint put on it and told to hang with it for 3-4 weeks.

This makes life a little more awkward but it could be worse. I'm not worried about my training so much with the thing on, I can still do a million things to improve - especially forms wise and hang back from the hands on stuff. I'm more concerned about when the splint comes off and my dumb hand is going to cause me grief when I start getting rough and tumble again. How long before I can make a decent fist with it and hit something solid? How long before I can hold a gi grip without wincing? How long before I can play classical gas again?

It's a good thing that I wasn't wearing a ring at the time, my finger swelled up big time - the ring would have had to be cut off - don't train with jewelry on!! There's lots of reasons why.

One things for sure - this will slow me down for a bit. I suppose it's an opportunity for me to approach things differently for a little while.