Quote Originally Posted by bikersk
Thanks hitmandonny cc back. Well as a kid I loved boxing and started training around 14 or 15 i guess. Trained a lot but never did much though and only did that karate thing and some other MMA stuff i guess but not like it is now. I mostly did boxing training but a kick boxer trained me and my brother for a while. He helps train a guy here called the "Preacher" now who has or had Aus title had in Muay Thai i think. Have pretty much trained on and off, i'm 37 now and just got back into it this year (oops last year it's 08 now DOH). Im satisfied with training and sparring unless there is someone else around here as old and silly as me wants to.....
Um wasn't this thread about nose guards?
Cool! I certainly hope that I remain as enthralled and enthusiastic about the sport for as long a time as you have! And you've obviously taken care of yourself and trained sensibly If you're still able to giev it socks in sparring! Well done mate!

Chris:
I too have been hit in the ear (and had unsightly bruising swell it up on occasion!) It's a horrible blow, but it can actually be incredibly bad for balance. The underwater feeling is a resultant of fluid in the ears inner canals traveling much faster than it should and balance being affected. (Thats the general theory, it's been a long time since I did Biology.)

I alos agree that headgear can be a liability. When the headgear is strapped to the head, I question it's shock absorption as the head and guard will move as one. However I do feel it benefits itself in forming a barrier around softer tissue at the ears rear of the head and upper neck. I don't know if I explained it well....Getting hit in the back of the head/ear/neck still hurts and the shock remains the same but since the guard is in the way the softer tissue is prevented from trauma and bruising...Does that make any sense at all?