how many of you have been hit in the testicles? and when u were....

[absolute hardgainer]

As a self-defense instructor I teach my students the fastes way to drop an assailant. That is to kick him in the nuts, works better and is more reliable on average than a strike to the throat or an eye gouge or an elbow to the head.

In my early days I stupidly taught a class without wearing a groin guard. An 11 year old 70lb girl dropped me cold with a simple light snap kick to the groin. My inner thighs contracted, I fell and could not get up for at least 30 seconds. It would have been an effective self-defense technique had she needed to fend off an actual attacker.

I don't know of any man who can sustain a kick in the actual testicles - if you see some kung fu demonstration where guys kick each other in the groin, trust me - it's a trick.

hardgainer (balls are balls, protected only by skin tissue, balls of steel are a myth)

 

[plifter]

Damn, I was pitching once and the batter hit a line drive right at my balls. I had a cup thank god, but it still hurt like a bitch. The cup had shifted a bit in my jock and was on top of one of my nuts. This caused the cup to squish my nut upon impact. Ouchhhh!

 

[danielson]

well....i can still london my broil

it doesnt hur but when i err grip too tight it twinges, making me think basically somehwere on my left side soethings a little sensitive to stretching and squashing....ill give it 2 more days, then go see a doc (the appointment will take like a week ) bruise sounds likely i think

cheers for the responses. the fact it didnt turn black and blue, and that the pain was unoitcable when i went to have a drink afterwards must be a good sign. all these accidents make me feel queasy!

 

[L.A.X]

Yeah...same thing happened to me. I was playing in a lacrosse game and caught a 95mph shot off the ground. This thing was ruthless, as it bounced straight up and hit all nuts. The doctor put me on perkiset(sp?) and 800mg motrin. There was a lot of twinges, for a good 2 weeks. Everytime I sat dowm, and my sack hit the chair, I would go through the roof..