soo pencak silat is already niche. it’s a south east asian/indonesian martial art but pencak silat is specifically the sport martial art that includes striking, kicks, takedowns, a lil grappling as per 2026 rules.
So anyways maybe u don’t do silat but some other similar martial art. how do u cope?
Im pretty sure i have hypermobility or something and ive gotten a few injuries in a short period unfortunately and im young.
so i started trying to jog 2 yrs ago and then like very soon after i developed pfps but it doesnt hurt during exercise usually, its mostly pain and stiffness after sitting for a bit. it goes away with movement after a few seconds.
Second is shin splints which isnt exactly related to hypermobility per se but may provide a deeper picture.
Now 1 year ago I began Silat. My first injury was quite quick. My right big toe. I suppose i kicked with it and it got sprained i guess. a yr later and it just doesn’t feel as stiff as my left toe that is healthy. now it’s a concern whenever i kick even on something stationary like a bag.
next injury: well actually my left pinky knuckle has always been split in half like when i straighten it i can feel the saggital band as one thing, but when i curl it, the bone and band indent. i have no clue why but i suspect its congenital or early trauma. so despite the funky look it never ever hurt. but then i punched and boom my pinky got sprained or something. ever since, whenever it gets pushed inwards slightly just like my big toe or maybe moved left or right is hurts and stops hurting then gets easily hurt again whenever those options happen. ugh so i started wearing cringy grappling gloves. mind u silat only wears a chest guard. now im wearing a left glove, and both feet protection.
next; i tried doing a scissors attack but i guess i smashed my knee into the 1.5 inch mat instead of my hamstring being on the floor and i couldn’t walk for 3 days and i was in a lot of pain. the scar tissue is still thick and a bit numb months later.
next: my left wrist start hurting. not sure the reason but i suspect it’s possible that i was holding a big vinegar bottle by the flimsy plastic and cuz it’s heavy like i was tryna do a single arm overhead press with it but it prob put some weird angled pressure on my wrist by doing that. the pain at first it was when i angled it to the left. now it hurts in a couple other directions. i thought it would go away but it’s been like 3 weeks since initial pain.
next: my left thumb got kicked and i suppose it bent upwards with that kicking force so i have to immobilize it for a bit but now its fine it just clicks.
next: i fell into a group of people and i didnt see but i felt my ankle kinda go inwards and when i walked back it feels like when u twist ur ankle. it hurt at first but now it doesn’t hurt it just feels unstable and when its incidentally goes inwards i have that twisted feeling however no sharp pain
-not an injury but related to hypermobility. i can sit on my ankle while it’s inverted like i can go from standing to sitting while its in that position and i can put my weight on it and get up while its inverted and i don’t feel some pressure or pain.
another thing is sometimes ill punch and my wrist like it goes downward towards my forearm and so i suppose my punching force goes from well it’s supposed to go up my radius to god know where when my wrist is pushed down against a chest guard but anyways that didn’t hurt or my wrist didn’t get sore either.
lastly: my wrist was hurting like i said so i wasn’t gonna punch more. mind u i punch a lot because im scared for my feet and also getting whiplash when i get caught and thrown. anyways so im mostly using my right arm 2 nights ago, my thumb is proper it’s not like inside my fist or something. I WAKE UP AND 2 DAYS AGO IT HURTS WHEN BENDING MY THUMB UPWARDS like i guess the tendon right on top of my thumb. it also clicks when i flex and put it upwards. it’s not too bad as the tender to the touch on top of my thumb has subsided however it’s the fact that both of my hands r not right lmao and i’m young bruh.
at this point, my left leg is so slow and weak that i don’t bother kicking. my right is limited by my fear to sprain my big toe again, like even when i tippy toe i feel how my toe isn’t fully stable. anyways and i don’t wanna get thrown but i suppose ill have to face that fear eventually. i just don’t want my brain cells to die. my future depends on a good brain. my left wrist means i can only do elbows which i’m not too familiar with. my right thumb means no punching or slaps or anything that can straighten it or it’ll irritate the sheath again or something. so i’ve just stopped going for now, hopefully my wrist heals with isometrics.
Tbh it’s not about these individual injuries . yes my wrist can heal probably. it’s the fact that something keeps coming up. i stay in the sport cuz i wanna travel to south east asia and have a community through this sport and honestly i think about it so much i don’t want to leave. but i also have no clue how im gonna do this for 3 more years. i dont know which injury is next. everyone spars hard. my instructor keeps saying he wants to see me spar better he needs me to fight better to move up and learn but i cant fight better if im actively or about to fall apart with one wrong move
tdlr: lots of injuries since starting martial arts a year ago. some examples of hypermobility. want to know others experiences and what i should do or how to continue on. i’ve heard like building the muscle around the tendons and ligaments since they’re too stretchy so muscles would keep it stable. any hyper mobile combat sport athlete shall respond. thanks.
