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When The Doctor Tells You ‘You Can’t’: Sparring Injury Update

October 12, 2012 By Laura Dal Farra 1 Comment

 

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San Kamphaeng, Thailand, 2007

 

Part 6

 

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

 

I’m off to a specialist in the morning about my knee. Almost three weeks off from training and I’m not alright. Doctor said I have to verify it’s not a torn ligament (translation – surgery). Fingers crossed. I don’t think it’s that serious, but for those of you that know me well and what gets thrown in my direction….ack….all I can say for the rest of you is this, I must have been one evil motherfucker in a past life…I hope it was fun…

 

Anyhow, this whole situation is ridiculous. I’ve got friends out here who have been training and fighting for years and are fine. No serious injuries ever. I watch my ass, take supplements, stretch every day, eat right, sleep as much as I can….then one day I get an email from a friend telling me a friend of his will be in Chiang Mai and could use a contact. Cool. I meet up with the kid, he’s cool as hell, and convince him to come train as he’s been in the sport for five years. A week later, he shows up and within two hours, tops lays me out. I’ve been saving for this trip for something like three years…He only came back once, and is now safe back in Toronto….next time I’m within a six foot radius of that kid, I’m wearing a helmet.

 

…Just got off the phone with a monk. He’s going to pray and do a ritual for my knee tonight…

 

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A friend’s prayer beads. San Kamphaeng, Thailand, 2007

 

If the news is bad and I’m out for awhile, there’s a good chance I’m splitting north to a temple in the mountains by the Burmese border to live with the monks.

 

If I can’t train my body, I’m going to use this as an opportunity to strengthen my mind.

 

I’ll keep you posted.

 

Part 7 next week.

 

Previously:

Part 1: Ailments, Injuries And Dreams.

Part 2: Impressions And Settling In.

Part3: Muay Thai Training And The Healing Begins.

Part 4: Muay Thai Training Video.

Part 5: New Injury

 

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From Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2007

Filed Under: Muay Thai Tagged With: Injury, San Kamphaeng

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About Laura Dal Farra

After a six month adventure training Muay Thai in Thailand in 2007, Laura Dal Farra returned to her native Canada, sold most of what she owned, and boarded a plane set for Bangkok alone. She spent the next 3.5 years training in traditional Muay Thai gyms, pushing her limits, and embracing the unknown. Realizing little was being written on the subject, she began to blog about it. Laura Dal Farra is the founder of Milk.Blitz.Street.Bomb.

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  1. Dan says

    October 12, 2012 at 12:56

    First massage, then a little bit of that spiritual healing with the monk. As harsh as Muay Thai can get, it seems that the powers of healing can be provided in Thailand as well.

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