Hello,
i (quite foolishly) particpated in some random helmetless kendo (japanese sword fighting with swords made of bamboo slats) in a park. It was all quite improvised and I made a good showing, however I took a rather unpleasant shot to the left side of my head during my last bout. I had no armor on. Yes, I know this was stupid, but it sort of just came up and happened. My skull is rather bruised around the area of impact from the top left middle bit of my head to my temple. It feels as if there is an indentation (there is an indentation) around the area where the impact occurred. The pain within the indentation is actually not as great is it is around it, but I am -very- worried. Is it possible that a skull fracture occurred? The shot did not knock me down, knock me out, cause any changes in sight, etc. I was just daved from the immediate impact and the adrenaline for a few seconds, but I basically stood upright and retook a normal fighting stance before halting it to check out the hit. A line-like raised thing seems to lead to the dent. The dent is about the size of a quarter. Are there any symptoms that I need to look for? This occurred at around 1pm today. (6 hrs ago)
thank you very much,
justin