Although I was wearing almost full protection kneepads, wrist guards, and elbow pads, I was still able to scratch up my face pretty bad. I learned that what is also needed for success is knowledge and experience. Even though I felt I was experienced in blades, I only had them for four months. If I had been more experienced, my reaction to the fall might have been quicker. This could have saved a lot of pain, or possibly prevented the fall altogether.
Life is a series of ups and downs.
This fall was definitely a down. In the overall record, one down has been used and one up has been learned. Hopefully, what I have learned can help me avoid my next fall.