umm when it turns purplish its just a fractured joint if thats what ur talkign about it makes that joint stay relaxed for the rest of the match

Originally Posted by Odlov

Yes, too much stress on a joint may make it fracture or break, depending on the mod settings.

That's basically what a strike is - applying a lot of pressure on a point really fast.

Avoiding it will come with experience, as you get a better idea of game mechanics. For now you may relax some joints to alleviate the stress applied.

Originally Posted by 1337Player

hmm, so relaxing a joint, lessens the chance of a break/fracture? well, the mod setting were wushufixed.tbm and I happened to have strained my leg (extended it in a quick motion into the ground) and my knee snapped. at first, I was like what the hell... then I realized, that it was pretty much normal physics.

Originally Posted by Odlov

Indeed. Just like in real life, kicking anything hard with all your strength is probably not a very good idea.

Relaxed joints absorb stress - held joints channel stress. Each serves their purpose. I think this wushu guide may help you, as it has a section on hold/relax: http://forum.toribash.com/showthread.php?t=86039

Originally Posted by 1337Player

hmm, so relaxing a joint, lessens the chance of a break/fracture? well, the mod setting were wushufixed.tbm and I happened to have strained my leg (extended it in a quick motion into the ground) and my knee snapped. at first, I was like what the hell... then I realized, that it was pretty much normal physics.