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Bruce Calavera

Bruce Calavera

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...on your face. The other day I recieved cross face after crossface from what seemed like gis coated in a layer of broken glass. Face is a bit tore up. It looked like I had a skin disorder due to the precise splotches scattered around.

A few months ago I had a nasty gi burn right across the bridge of my nose (a little blood was spilled) and I had to make up a story about dropping a barbell on my face because I don't tell people at work I train. I don't want to be THAT guy. Boss totally bought it and that's fine but I now have a new bridge burn and I don't think that excuse could possibly work twice lol.

Anyway, I'm not looking for advice, just curious if anyone else has any fun face burn excuse stories.
 
Seems like the harder we train the more I get Gi burn across my forehead of all places lol. Sometime I get super aggressive =/

I always get it on the forehead. I just keep my head down at work when I get it. People think they're just old man spots haha.
 
Bruce Calavera said:
...on your face. The other day I recieved cross face after crossface from what seemed like gis coated in a layer of broken glass. Face is a bit tore up. It looked like I had a skin disorder due to the precise splotches scattered around.

A few months ago I had a nasty gi burn right across the bridge of my nose (a little blood was spilled) and I had to make up a story about dropping a barbell on my face because I don't tell people at work I train. I don't want to be THAT guy. Boss totally bought it and that's fine but I now have a new bridge burn and I don't think that excuse could possibly work twice lol.

Anyway, I'm not looking for advice, just curious if anyone else has any fun face burn excuse stories.
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Before I started bjj, my skin was free of acne and scars. I used to do muay thai back then and didnt spar much. Just focused on techniques and pads work since I didnt want to get hit on the face lol

After I started bjj, I get acne here and there as well as my gi burn. If I take few days off, I can tell my skin heals up. I usually put lotion before roll. Even during the summer. Call me a girl but I'd like to have as much mat time as possible and hate to miss a class because I have a gi burn that hurts like shit.

I had a gi burn around my mouth. I got caught in a choke but my opponent didnt know he had a choke over my mouth. He started to apply pressure and I started to feel the BURN. I tapped because it was hurting so much lol

I look at myself in the mirror and looked like I got punched in the mouth. I used to work at a cell phone store back then. Next day, I showed up work with bruised & swollen mouth. Boss thought I got mugged lol
 
Most of the time people won't ask, they'll just assume you have some kind of fucked up face disorder (I believe that is the medical term). I usually blame it on the weather. If it's hot, I say my skin dried out. If it's cold, I say it's the cold, etc.

If you live in a utopian climate, I don't know what to tell you.

As for the actual injuries themselves, they're badges of honor, so wear 'em with pride boys!
 
I get this real bad alot. I get corstisone creme from a drug store. It dosnt make it go away totally but defenitly helps reduce how red my face gets from gi burn.
 
I get it kinda on the sides of my eyes all the time.
 
Carter86 said:
After I started bjj, I get acne here and there as well as my gi burn.
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I get the worst acne on the back of my neck from training. It's because my gi collar gets soaked in sweat and it's always covering the back of my neck. Drives me nuts but there isn't much i can do about it.
 
Bruce Calavera said:
...on your face. The other day I recieved cross face after crossface from what seemed like gis coated in a layer of broken glass. Face is a bit tore up. It looked like I had a skin disorder due to the precise splotches scattered around.

A few months ago I had a nasty gi burn right across the bridge of my nose (a little blood was spilled) and I had to make up a story about dropping a barbell on my face because I don't tell people at work I train. I don't want to be THAT guy. Boss totally bought it and that's fine but I now have a new bridge burn and I don't think that excuse could possibly work twice lol.

Anyway, I'm not looking for advice, just curious if anyone else has any fun face burn excuse stories.
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stop getting dominated, put some gi burns on your competition
 
Bruce Calavera said:
...on your face. The other day I recieved cross face after crossface from what seemed like gis coated in a layer of broken glass. Face is a bit tore up. It looked like I had a skin disorder due to the precise splotches scattered around.

A few months ago I had a nasty gi burn right across the bridge of my nose (a little blood was spilled) and I had to make up a story about dropping a barbell on my face because I don't tell people at work I train. I don't want to be THAT guy. Boss totally bought it and that's fine but I now have a new bridge burn and I don't think that excuse could possibly work twice lol.

Anyway, I'm not looking for advice, just curious if anyone else has any fun face burn excuse stories.
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Just pull the Ed Norton scene from Fight Club when you have to deal with your boss.
 
That's strange, since I've been training BJJ my acne has actually gotten slightly better. Also, I've never really experienced gi burn, though admittedly I don't usually roll with a gi on. Now mat burn, that's a different story...
 
I'm getting one of my female friends to take me for a facial at a spa because my gi burn is causing calouses on my face, haha.

If she's lucky, I'll return the favor.
 
Everyone knows I train so the occasional gi burn, black eye, bust lip, et cetera is not even questioned.

johnkreese said:
I'm getting one of my female friends to take me for a facial at a spa because my gi burn is causing calouses on my face, haha.

If she's lucky, I'll return the favor.
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She wants you to give her a facial? Is she Japanese? :icon_chee
 
I bleed easily, so the point of my chin and neck are pretty nasty when I train in gi regularly. They look like I fell down on asphalt chin first sometimes.
 
I know how you feel. Some of these gis are like sandpaper before they get broken in. Not much you can do except go about business as usual. I have heard that vitamin E oil is very good for skin repair maybe try that.
 
skin gets thicker and you dont get them anymore.
 
I'm thankful the tops of my feet got tougher, that mat burn was horrible.
 
bjjaz said:
I'm thankful the tops of my feet got tougher, that mat burn was horrible.
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No kidding. It's a lot better now for me as well but every once and a while I'll still get a really nasty one. I hate mat burn.
 
karma2burn said:
No kidding. It's a lot better now for me as well but every once and a while I'll still get a really nasty one. I hate mat burn.
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Haha yeah. And you know right when it happens and the damn thing burns all day, everyday until it heals...
 
Do you guys moisturise daily?

I find it makes thing much worse if I don't.
Oh and don't put it on within an hour or two of training as you sweat it out a bit and thereby blind yourself.


I also use Vitamin E cream as it helps heal things quicker.
I figuredif I can basically stub a ciggie out on my face, right next to my eye (Drunken shenanigans) and not get a scar because I used Vitamin E Cream that shit is the goods.
 
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