injuries over the past year

Wow... I've had nothing more serious than (admittedly fairly constant) minor aches and pains in around three years of doing BJJ.

johil d'o said:
With so many injuries, many of you guys are training too hard and not training smart. Several instructors at Rickson's school have cautioned guys against training too hard all the time. In the long run, it's better to train moderately for much of the time, and then ramping it up for competition. Training balls out all the time will result in injuries too often, and you will either miss out on training sessions or quit altogether. Go a little easier with more focus on technique and not just seeking to sub the other guy with as much brute force as you can muster. In the long run, you'll wind up training more, with better focus.
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I agree.
 
johil d'o said:
With so many injuries, many of you guys are training too hard and not training smart.
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I wish I'd realised I was doing that earlier on. Nearly all my injuries from BJJ occurred in the first year and a half. And now I'm stuck with little annoying weaknesses.
 
Wow, so many injuries.
Lately, I was thinking about starting grappling. Maybe I should reconsider.

I dont think i can handle getting injured so many times. Not that i'm scared, but usually more I got injured more i want to workout and I always find myself trying a move while injured or poking the injured area to see if it's ok yet. That always make it worse.
 
johil d'o said:
With so many injuries, many of you guys are training too hard and not training smart. Several instructors at Rickson's school have cautioned guys against training too hard all the time. In the long run, it's better to train moderately for much of the time, and then ramping it up for competition. Training balls out all the time will result in injuries too often, and you will either miss out on training sessions or quit altogether. Go a little easier with more focus on technique and not just seeking to sub the other guy with as much brute force as you can muster. In the long run, you'll wind up training more, with better focus.
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True dat!
 
As of last friday, I suffered a type 2 ankle sprain...fucker is still swollen. :(
 
seperated shoulder...concussion....cracked tooth (someone tried a choke and ended up crossfacing me)..high ankle sprain..sprain wrist..fingers..
 
Broken Rib - hyper extended arm (which keeps popping when I get americanad sometimes now, dunno WTF that is about), Wrenched my knee a bit too.

Oh and of course the wonder of Caulies.
 
Injuries i received I got armbarred once and fought it until i got out, ended up hurting my elbow and couldn't train for like a month and a half. About 3 months ago wrestled with my younger cousin, after i tapped him out i was getting up and he grabbed my foot trying to heel hook me. Instead of pulling my foot out i decided to try leg lock him as soon as i fell back for a heel hook of my own, he cranked on my ankel with all his might. lol I had no choice but to tap or face permanent injury. My ankle felt pretty tender the following weeks. Other than that i stay pretty healthy.

Injuries i caused was at a wrestling camp, during a sparring match i got a double leg slam and we ended up landing on the guys shoulder and head. I injured his shoulder and also knocked him out. I armbarred a couple guys who wouldn't tap, heard a few pops and cracks i let go and ended up injuring their elbows. I got this one guy into a toe hold, i cranked too hard also heard some pops, and the next day his ankle was swollen to the max, he couldn't walk to good for a couple weeks.
 
rolled my ankle pretty bad (still stiff)..fucked up my neck pretty bad to once..my neck was like going into spasms
 
From muay thai, surgery on my shin to suck out microscope pieces of bone that infected some tissue. From weight lifting, shoulder tendonitis(?) requiring a layoff of shoulder and chest based exercises. From jiu jitsu tournament, broken left big toe. From slipping on a Maxim magazine on the floor, sore back. Does the last one count?
 
thecas said:
Once again, did the toe heal by itself?
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If you were referring to me, the answer is yes and no. I went to the ER immediately after the event and was told that the tendons ripped off the upper and lower supporting section of the toe and there was nothing they could do but to let it heal on its own.

Well, I let it heal "on its own" but went to a specialist from Kaiser Hospital. He said, "There is nothing we can do. It has good range of motion but will never be 100%."

I just tape it to death with white athletic tape and then use coban brown wrapping tape to give it more support and some stickyness for the underneath of my toes. I just had a tournament in gi and no gi and it worked fine like that.

So did it heal on its own. Yes. Is it 100% back to normal, for walking yes, for rolling or muay thai sparring, sadly no.
 
You're in for it my friend, but it's worh it :)
Broken toe, fractured nose X2 (unlucky), overextended arm, neck still fucked after 7 months, multiple bruises, dislocated finger, overextended leg in kneebar
 
johil d'o said:
With so many injuries, many of you guys are training too hard and not training smart.
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Sad to realize, but that's a true statement
 
rory_44 said:
cauliflower ear, disloacted shoulder, ruptured bursa in my elbow, dislocated finger, broken knuckle, two torn meniscus in my knees, a torn LCL in my left knee, and a partcial ACL tear in my right. various black eyes, chipped teeth, re-broke my nose once. lol, I'm not winning any beauty contests.
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You must be a wrestler!
 
This year; partially torn rotator cuff, in BOTH fucken shoulders at the same time.
 
jjmuaythaiguy said:
If you were referring to me, the answer is yes and no. I went to the ER immediately after the event and was told that the tendons ripped off the upper and lower supporting section of the toe and there was nothing they could do but to let it heal on its own.

Well, I let it heal "on its own" but went to a specialist from Kaiser Hospital. He said, "There is nothing we can do. It has good range of motion but will never be 100%."

I just tape it to death with white athletic tape and then use coban brown wrapping tape to give it more support and some stickyness for the underneath of my toes. I just had a tournament in gi and no gi and it worked fine like that.

So did it heal on its own. Yes. Is it 100% back to normal, for walking yes, for rolling or muay thai sparring, sadly no.
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So when it healed does it mean the tendons attached back to the bone itself? Wonder how do docs know tendons r detached anyways, since X-rays will just skip all these soft tissues.

For me it was bent backwards by a lot. Hurted till 1 mth later[pain plus a very sickening ache, at the base joint.] But I could move my toe juz days after injury so didn't c a doc
 
thecas said:
So when it healed does it mean the tendons attached back to the bone itself? Wonder how do docs know tendons r detached anyways, since X-rays will just skip all these soft tissues.

For me it was bent backwards by a lot. Hurted till 1 mth later[pain plus a very sickening ache, at the base joint.] But I could move my toe juz days after injury so didn't c a doc
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Sounds like the same thing that happened to me by bending all the way back but as far as how they know, that my friend is a mystery. After it "healed" I had two "specialists" check range of motion, pain and strength. I just competed with it wrapped and it handled well under pressure.
 
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