Have you ever played contact sports without using proper protection?

[t-8900]

I'm currently laid up in a hospital bed for my back, which I put through hell numerous times.

[DonkeyDan]

At school we played rugby, you don't use any protection in rugby at all, never got badly hurt even though its seriously full contact and pretty violent at times. Since I hurt my back in a car accident at 19 I've not played any sport like that.

[Xtendable]

Sorry to hear that.

As for the question, yes. We play Australian rules football over here. No protective gear:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_KbaQRF79SI

[Xtendable]

Thankyou!

[Tiptoetamm]

Oh no. Hope you feel better soon! Not really for me

[Exterminatore]

Yeah. We used to play tackle football when I was a kid all the time without one stitch of protective gear.

[Andres77]

Sword fighting. Full armor. Full speed. Full contact. Unchoreographed.
Oh yeah...

[Andres77]

In my first fight I used someone else's armor so I wasn't familiar with the vulnerable points.
Stabbed right through my sword arm.
Those are the first stitches I'd ever received.
Two on the entry wound and two on the exit wound.
I've bled a few more times after but I did it for 11:years.
Pure fun.
Pull off the armor at the end of the day and count the bruises and limp for a week... but we raised thousands of dollars for charity so it was worth every grunt and bruise and grimace and drop of blood.

[Andres77]

@Tiptoetamm
If you want I'll send you the YouTube page so you can see the fights.

[Tiptoetamm]

Sure id watch it why not

[Tiptoetamm]

What are they called I know exactly what your talking about my friend did that with the face mask that looks like a bugs eye lol it's quick is that what you talking about

[OneNineZero]

I got into lot of street fights without any protection

[TonyMetal___86]

Get well bro and take care

[t-8900]

Thanks browski

[TonyMetal___86]

You're welcome

[OlderAndWiser]

No, I am not an athlete.

[msc545]

No, I won't risk that.