Hawkeye4Life
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I truly understand using strength, especially when you have it to use. It's easy to say to not use it, but hard to do.
I guess my real point was to analyze the actual reasons for each injury to determine if there was something that you were doing that could be the cause.
I know, from first hand experience, that BJJ can be a very safe and enjoyable form of exercise.....and it can also be very dangerous, just like any other combat sport.
Boxing can lead to concussions, cuts and other potential issues. Akido requires a lot of falling, which can lead to injury, as does judo. I don't say this to dissuade you from either, because I love them all.
I would just think carefully about the basis for injury, because if you're actions may have contributed....they'll contribute again in anything you do.
P.S. I'm also a 37 year old father of 2 with a desk job, so I really do understand your concerns. I also know that I'd not be in the condition I am in now (in good health) if it had not been for BJJ.
I am trying to make a difficult decision and am looking for some responses to help. I started BJJ about 9 months ago. I really like it and got into it basically to keep in shape, learn something cool, and potentially compete someday (a distant third). I have competed in bodybuilding and was involved in sports a lot growing up.
Now the problem. Four weeks in I tore my pec - not tendon from bone, but a muscle tear, and was out four weeks. Five months in I ruptured my bicep, and have been out 16 weeks. I had to have surgery to have it re-attached, but now have been cleared to go back to normal activities. So, in 9 months, I have trained for 5 months. I really like BJJ, but am wondering if I should switch to something else.
Anyway, I know this is a grappling forum, but would appreciate any thoughts as I am not a quitter, and want to stay active, but am not sure what to do. Others with similar experiences when you started? Recommendations on what else to try? Boxing, no-gi, aikido are all thoughts that I have had. BTW - I am a 37 year old parent with a deskjob and insurance (although it is pretty shitty as the bicep cost me a $5K deductible. Thanks in advance.
I only went to a couple of bjj classes.
I didn't get badly injured, only small things that heal in a couple of days.
however I definitely saw the potential for bigger injuries.
that's the number 1 reason why I stopped going.
I mean if I ever get injured doing anything it's ok, I'll live with it.
but doing something I know gives me a high chance of getting injured only to later find out I got injured is nonsense in my mind.
but that's just me, many people practice bjj and enjoy it a lot...
I only went to a couple of bjj classes.
I didn't get badly injured, only small things that heal in a couple of days.
however I definitely saw the potential for bigger injuries.
that's the number 1 reason why I stopped going.
I mean if I ever get injured doing anything it's ok, I'll live with it.
but doing something I know gives me a high chance of getting injured only to later find out I got injured is nonsense in my mind.
but that's just me, many people practice bjj and enjoy it a lot...
I played Rugby League and broke my foot, broke 3 toes, chipped a toe which now has arthritis (I'm 16...), cracked a rib, have had injuries all over that I never got properly checked out.
In BJJ I've had nothing actually happen to me while training (maybe a sore neck and shoulder from drilling D'arce chokes hahaha) and i've been training for about 8 and a half months now.
It's the luck of the draw man, if you wanna stick with it take it easy and try to figure out what you can do differently to maybe avoid going near that bicep. If it still is really sore under pressure tell your partners so you don't have some dickhead trying to bicep slice your arm while rolling....