To rolling pin or not to rolling pin?
Hey fellow Kyokushin people! So about 2 or 3 weeks ago in class we were doing some conditioning in class by partnering up and taking it in turns to hit each other with some gedan geris. I partnered up with an 18 year old senpai and I may as well have been kicking a tree. Man his thighs were SOLID! 😂 So since then my shins have been quite bruised and very sore if I kick anyone with them or the hard bag which I did a few times last night in the dojo. But then last night we were meant to do a similar conditioning exercise but this time increasing intensity until your partner could not take anymore and asks you to stop. Because of how painful my shins were/are/have been since that first incident I was unable to kick my partner hard enough to do the exercise properly. I asked a Senpai advice last night on how to get over this and they suggested using a rolling pin. When I Google it I keep getting told by AI this isn't the way to go and to just kick a heavy bag to build up conditioning and resistance. Kicking anything is causing me so much pain though I just don't think I can get over it that way. I guess really I should rest my shins to let them recover but I train 3 times a week and kicking is a big part of it. So does anyone have any advice as to how I can overcome this shin pain or what I could do to condition my shins more? What's worked for you guys in the past? Osu!