Snapped Cruciate....can I start learning BJJ?!? Help!

[superp]

Hello guys, ignore the title , have a read and I appreciate anyones thoughts

I am a 34 year old guy who has been wanting to dive into BJJ for years now but either injury or just life in general has stopped this. Used to box and compete so I'm a fairly fit guy so just wanted to see what BJJ was all about and hopefully find something which I was just as passionate about to train into.

Problem is I tore my cruciate ligament in my left knee last August when I was just about to start. Due to the first doctor not being the best it was not diagnosed till about 4 months late after they did keyhole surgery to find out why i still had pain. Anyway because my knee was still fairly stable and strong he didn't think I'd need surgery at all and I continued doing the rehab and trying to do what I could. It never fully healed for things such as running so I finally went to another doc where I am now booked in for October the 3rd to have surgery to replaced the snapped ligament. I can't have it earlier due to work commitments and a bad sickness record.

Now I'm boxing and swimming good and just wanted peoples thoughts on if it was possible to try and get started even just for the first 4 months to start training on? The leg is strong and fairly stable and I was planning to train twice a week in a class and then once a week privately to get a head start and learn how to work round the knee.

Am i being mental? Or is this possible?

I am desperate to get started!!!!!

 

[ironwolf]

I wouldn't. You could damage the meniscus (if you havnt already, you didn't say). Get it fixed and rehab it and then do bjj.

 

[Sano]

It's the ACL, right?

It's not wise to grapple if you have a complete tear, as Ironwolf said, if you put force and pressure on the wrong place and your knee gives(which it will at the right angle), there is a risk of damaging the miniscus and/or collateral ligaments. Best bet is doing strenght training and pre-emptive rehab before surgery(work those hamstrings). Then, after surgery, follow the rehab to a t, and get your strenght, control and feeling back. 9-12 months before you can think about grappling again I'm afraid. It's a tough road, but it's one worth doing right.

I tore my ACL 5 years ago, got surgery 1½ year ago, started grappling 3 months ago.

 

[Maxtheripper13]

Hello guys, ignore the title , have a read and I appreciate anyones thoughts

I am a 34 year old guy who has been wanting to dive into BJJ for years now but either injury or just life in general has stopped this. Used to box and compete so I'm a fairly fit guy so just wanted to see what BJJ was all about and hopefully find something which I was just as passionate about to train into.

Problem is I tore my cruciate ligament in my left knee last August when I was just about to start. Due to the first doctor not being the best it was not diagnosed till about 4 months late after they did keyhole surgery to find out why i still had pain. Anyway because my knee was still fairly stable and strong he didn't think I'd need surgery at all and I continued doing the rehab and trying to do what I could. It never fully healed for things such as running so I finally went to another doc where I am now booked in for October the 3rd to have surgery to replaced the snapped ligament. I can't have it earlier due to work commitments and a bad sickness record.

Now I'm boxing and swimming good and just wanted peoples thoughts on if it was possible to try and get started even just for the first 4 months to start training on? The leg is strong and fairly stable and I was planning to train twice a week in a class and then once a week privately to get a head start and learn how to work round the knee.

Am i being mental? Or is this possible?

I am desperate to get started!!!!!

I would recommend getting your legs as strong as possible to prepare for the surgery. I did the same and was able to get back to things reasonably quick. Lots of strength work that you can handle.

If you are desperate to do bjj, you could contact your possible instructor and have a chat. You may be able to just drill the techniques and not roll to play it safe.