[Ansteorra] Very interesting story on concussions

[Clint Gallon]

I got hit by  a great sword swung by Sir Louis once way back when i started
fighting. Thats probably about as hard as ive been hit in any one shot. i
kinda greyed out ... had to sit down.

-- Cathal

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Jean Paul de Sens <
jeanpauldesens at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't know Liam... there's several times I've been hit in the head hard
> enough that I got an instant headache.  Conventional wisdom is that those
> are mini-concussions.  And I do remember times following those kinds of
> hits
> where I was not mentally at 100%.  I worry about the mass of my helmet
> being
> insufficient (mine is only about 7 lbs), and have thought about going to a
> heavier helmet just to protect my noggin better.
>
> Granted, I agree we don't need any rule changes, but as experienced
> fighters, we need to watch out for all of our friends, old and new, when
> they get a new helm, and make sure it has sufficient mass to keep them from
> harm.
>
> JP
>
> Qui mieux fait, mieux vault.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Liam Gordon <cenliamgordon2005 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I agree that head injuries are serious business.  TBI (Traumatic Brain
> > Injury) is not fun to deal with, whether you have it or you have a loved
> > one
> > or a friend with it.  Those in the military have more than likely been
> > exposed.
> >
> > Personally, I do not believe that what we do in this game will cause TBI
> to
> > our heavy fighters.  Yes, we get hit in the head, a lot.  Yes sometimes
> > those shots are pretty hard, but between the mass of the helm, the
> padding
> > and the fact that we're not running then, bam, we all of sudden stop like
> > we
> > just got tackled vie a vie a linebacker...
> >
> > Well, ok, there is a Fiacha out there but he's a teddy bear, unless
> you're
> > a
> > skinny bean pole like Ioannes Dalassenos... Just ask Ioannes the next
> time
> > you see him, he'll tell ya the story... Hehehe)
> >
> > Do our armor rules need to change? No.  We just have to be more cognizant
> > of
> > our selves and our bodies.  And if we feel that our own armour isn't good
> > enough, then change it.  Make sure that you feel safe in your own
> armor...
> > That's the key.
> >
> > Liam
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:17 PM, <deddy2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I heard this on NPR the other day. Interesting and scary.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/133053436/brain-injuries-haunt-football-players-years-later
> > >
> > > I know I'll look more closely at my helmet padding.
> > >
> > > Grace and Peace,
> > >
> > > Jovian
> > >
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