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One Tip To Decrease Knee Injuries In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
If you’re getting up in years (like I am) then you’re going to start noticing that body parts which never hurt before...
Don’t Fall Prey To The Injury Bug: Mental Factors (Part 2)
Part 1 of this series emphasized physical factors that contribute to injury. Black belt and physical therapist Mike P...
“If I Do Jiu-Jitsu, Will I Get Hurt?”
Just about any time I try to get people to give jiu-jitsu a try, the first question I get is “Will I get hurt?” Ther...
BJJ Injuries: 3 Risky Situations
A common topic of conversation on the mats before BJJ class starts is training injuries. If you aren’t the one curren...
Don’t Fall Prey To The Injury Bug: BJJ Prehab (Part 1)
In this two-part article about injury prevention in BJJ, I will discuss the physical and psychological factors that c...
How to turn injury and pain into boosts for your BJJ, with Roberto Satoshi
A Brazilian black-belt raised in Japan, Roberto Satoshi moved his fans in June during the BJJ Worlds when he lost his...
Are You Overdoing It?
This is Part 4 of our interview series with trainer and grappler, Dharma Shay. “When I have more time, I’m going to ...
Two Ways To Deal With Sore Fingers
Sore fingers are going to be a problem if you’re rolling in the gi. Whether it’s lasso guard or just grabbing on to y...
Dealing With Small Injuries By Olympic Judo Silver Medalist Travis Stevens
Small injuries occur in all grappling sports. It’s an expected part of being an athlete. Luckily, there are better wa...
Always Protect Yourself!
Recently the Jiu-Jitsu Times recently posted a story about a BJJ competitor who suffered a neck injury after attempti...
Injury Is Not An Excuse To Stop Practicing BJJ, Here’s Why
If you do any sport long enough, you are almost certainly going to get hurt. This rule goes for BJJ as well. Granted,...
Doing BJJ Competitions After Back-To-Back Injuries
In this video, second-degree black belt Nick “Chewy” Albin addresses a question from blue belt who was injured for tw...