[Ngwkgczx]

Duct tape, electrical tape !?

Priority 1 - Fix your footwork and manage the infection risk in the short term.

Richard

[AmfitNom]

I think I tried too hard today. Its been quite sometime since Remember, it's always a bad idea to do that. Start slow and work up. Of course, I've never been able to follow that advice myself. But it is still good advice.

Sup and Jschmidt,

Taping in kendo has never worked for me. It always comes off during practice.

Consider using (the original, non-toxic) superglue on the big stuff. It sounds gross but it works great. In granite big wall climbing we run into lacerations, big chunks of flesh getting ripped off your fingertips and popped blisters all the time. Superglue repairs them well and can also be used to buildup fake calluses. Superglue was actually invented for a similar purpose as a replacement for sutures inside the body during sugery (to obviate the need to take the stitches out later). That's why it sticks your fingers together so well. It is non-toxic and ultimately dissolves away. Instead of ripping the skin/blister cover off, glue it solidly back down and you will create a callus.

Personally, I'd stay away from the duct tape, especially on an open (bleeding) wound, unless it was the only choice. As a chemical engineer, I know that there is some really nasty stuff in the adhesive on duct tape. It shouldn't kill you (no promises), but it is guaranteed not to do you any good.

[bestcigsnick]

Damn cklin, that's a mummy fighting kendo

[nAKMzyBN]

What's your favourite method of dealing with them?. (apart from correction your footwork ).
For minor/not so deep ones, I remove the skin and if necesarry use one of those blister-bandaids for a day or 2.
For deeper ones, I'll puncture them with a needle if necesarry and leave them.
I only use tabi/sole-protectors if it's too painful to practice otherwise. (I've never found a method of taping it up, without tearing the tape of during practice.)


Jakob

[posimoka]

Funny you said that s takenaka, because my toenail is just being born again.

I struck the right toenail two times in my kendo life. Once in the kashira of a bokuto badly placed in the dojo floor. That time the nail broke but kept there.

The second time I struck it against a comrades' something (leg, foot, don't know really) and it immediately grew dark blue and hurted. It kept hurting for a while and now, after a month or so it has fallen of my toe during bath, and a new one is replacing it.

now that I'm a nailless man, I don't think it'll bother me much in training. I'll find out saturday.

[panholio]

Originally posted by Kendoka
Duct tape, electrical tape !?

Priority 1 - Fix your footwork and manage the infection risk in the short term.

Richard *l* nah... it's just that my feet get dry and the skin is thick... so it cracks on fumikomi. I very rarely get blisters on my feet... actually I don't think I've ever had blisters on my feet.... ^_^

[Mmzmptvk]

"non-toxic superglue" stuff? Is that really necessary? Trust me - try burning the tape beforehand. Just enough to partially melt the adhesive. It works great.

Duck-tape is certainly a no-no. Not even for re-attaching severed appendages.

[celddiskend]

I only got the one blister from kendo and it ripped off during practice and never got another one but still loads of time
But I got loads in the army so the sole’s of my feet are quite tuff now, but what I used to do was leave the small one’s they normally went away or burst after a day, but deep one’s I would cut them out with my khukui then put some antiseptic cream on then a plaster or black n’ nasty

[D6b2v1HA]

Duct tape? Now I have heard everything...

What I usually do is use athletic tape but there are other methods.. The superglue method is ok but my left foot always slips on takeoff..

Blisters normally occur when either your foot is moist or when you practice on a sticky floor. Make sure, at least, that your feet are dry when you start keiko..

You can also use blisters to gage what you are doing wrong... If your blisters are occuring towards the center/balls of you feet, then you are launching correctly. If your blisters are on your toes or on the left edge of your left foot, then that means that your foot is askew when you launch..

Tim

[extessarere]

Duck-tape is certainly a no-no. Not even for re-attaching severed appendages. Hmmm.... I guess now duct tape can't be used for two things: taping ducts (the adhesive qualities of duct tape degrade at low temperature) and for surgery.

Using duct tape is a bad idea. The residue may get on the floor and it is a pain to clean if you don't have any solvents around.