so I won a trophy last weekend. what I didn’t mention was that I got kicked with full strength to my chest, still hurting a lot six days after (nothing broken, but maybe a bruise). Since the pain was getting endurable I decided to visit sparring on Friday again.
big mistake.
VERY big mistake.
my opponent/partner was super aggressive, hitting me with a series of super fast fist strokes exactly on this spot and due to the massive pain I wasn’t able to block fully. as our trainer noticed I could barely move, my face a landscape of pain, I got extra 
protection gear for my chest but it was too late. I was moving like a robot, each move extremely painful, my sight almost gone because a lot of sweat was running in my eyes and I was unable to lift my arms to clean them. at the end of the training I couldn’t take it anymore, just standing at the side, trying not to puke of pain. After the training it took me ages to change and to get home during bad weather. REALLY bad weather. heavy ice rain and temperatures around the freezing point (and on the day before was sunshine and 16 degrees Celsius PLUS. crazy crazy weather. the picture has been taken before around 18:00).
when I finally arrived home I seriously questioned if its really worth all this effort, if I shouldn’t just quit since it took me two hours of just laying on the bed before I could finally breath again without pain.
conclusion: don’t go to sparring when you are not really fit. seriously.