Is It Normal For A Grown Man To Cry After Being Hit In The Balls?

Here’s the whole question:

I'm a woman and I need to know something about a guy's testicles. Is it normal for a grown man to cry after being hit in the balls? -- Please don't judge me too harshly for this but I ask because of this scenario:

I ask because, I was recently attending a play nearby and after the play a man was running after me, I wasn't paying attention and I thought he was talking to someone else and I was also kind of zoned out.

He tapped me on the shoulder and came up beside me but being that I'm trained in martial arts, I went into battle mode and kicked him square in the nuts. It turns out he was trying to return some money that I had dropped, I found out but as he gasped it out he started crying (Not ugly crying) but still crying.

I have a lot of training and have hit guys in the nuts before and while they always go down they've never cried. I apologized but under his breath he was cursing and clearly mad. I tried to ask if I could help but he didn't answer so I nervously went away.

Is this normal? I just fear I might have caused him permanent damage but I don't know who he is so I can't confirm it personally? --- I also don't know if my response was natural since I've heard of women being hurt by men, not saying he deserved it but I was surprised.

The short answer is yes, being hit in the balls can cause a man to cry.

It can also cause him to feel pain in the stomach. He might also feel nausea and actually vomit.

For many men, the pain usually goes away in less than hour. Unless it’s a severe injury.

You may have caused testicular trauma. That can lead to swelling and bruising. There can also be blood in the urine.

It’s possible that a blow to the balls could lead to several serious conditions. One is when one, or both, of the testicles rupture. This often needs surgery to repair. If surgery can’t fix the testicle then it will need to be removed.

A blow to the testicles can also cause testicular torsion. What happens with this is the spermatic cord twists, and the blood supply to the testicle is cut off. This is considered an emergency. If this happens, a person should get treatment within 4-6 hours for the best chance of saving the testicle.

As a general rule of thumb for anyone reading this, if you’ve been hit in the testicles and you see blood, either coming from your balls or in your urine, go get it checked out by a health care professional. If it’s been more than an hour and the pain hasn’t gone away go get it checked out. Same if any other symptoms you had, like nausea, haven’t gotten better over an hour.

Now, to the second part about this being your response. For this I had to reach out to some friends of mine who are involved with martial arts.

One of the things they talked about was the importance of context. As a woman being approached and touched by a stranger, combined with your training, they thought your response was appropriate.

Some mentioned the importance of creating space to allow you some time to judge the situation. In that case, striking the groin may not have been your first move. But again, they all came back to the context in which this happened.

One person suggested having a conversation with your teacher about what happened, especially if you have doubts about how you responded. It could be that they help you to develop a response where a groin strike isn’t the initial response.

I asked them why the men you train with might not cry when being hit in the nuts. Many of them pointed out that your goal when sparring is not to injure your partner. What happened with this guy was not sparring, and given the adrenaline, you were probably using more force than you normally do in training.

As someone not in martial arts, I have to admit I feel pretty bad for the guy. I know his heart was in the right place. But I also think that people aren’t always aware of how threatening it can be for a woman when a stranger touches them, especially if they’re alone.

Thanks to my friends who were willing to talk to me and give me some insight on the martial arts aspect of this.

 Until next time, be safe and have fun!

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