Injury Prevention and Recovery in Judo and BJJ with Shintaro Higashi

[@benjaminjack867]

Staying around the sport even when you can't fully participate has been so important for me; makes that transition back to training much less rocky. Great advice here professor

[@af4396]

For me personally, I also roll very defensively with big guys. I might pull guard to get to the ground on my watch, and I'll be very cautious of quick shifts of weight. I also won't shy away from stopping the match if something is caught in their Gi. I make sure anytime I'm on top, that my hands and ankles aren't in a compromising position if they should sweep or reverse me. Other than that, it's tap early, tap often, and if they're wild I try to use slow/control style of BJJ on them, instead of scrambling with them like a mad lad. Also, people shouldn't be too scared of injuries if they're practicing responsibly. We're doing a martial art/sport, and injuries happen to people doing physical activity. Whether you're at the gym, at a physical work-site, hiking or doing BJJ, if you do it a lot you're going to get some minor injuries here and there and you'll hurt here and there. The human body needs to move, needs to train and needs to stay fit. It has healing mechanisms for this purpose. If you DONT do anything, you'll also suffer injuries, but you'll pay a higher price because you won't heal as fast, you'll get more injuries because you're weak, and you're probably looking a slew of other chronic or just tough health situations. Worst of all, you'll have nothing for it. Get out there and do your thing, be responsible to your partner and to yourself, but don't worry so much about things that aren't in your control. As long as you're not taking unnecessary risks, tapping out, and not putting on moves that have high rates of injury to yourself or partner (flying armbar, scissor take down etc.), you'll be fine unless there's a freak accident. And, btw, you could also get shot or stabbed or hit by a bus, or get a novel flu that takes you out because you don't have a good immune system. So don't worry about a freak accident either.

[@eigelgregossweisse9563]

I just got a fractured finger, ure right. we need to be very careful. Don't rush, don't be stiff, do what u know and correct hand placement and grip. Placed my hand in the back belt, be careful. My partner tried a tomoe mane and I was going for a throw but he landed on his back... So tada, crap.

[@MrFireheadGuy]

Fantastic video 🗿🍷 Making the injured area visible to others is a good idea (gets forgotten easily during spars), and making modifications rather than taking the whole day off is something I need to always remind myself of.

[@SpodyOdy]

😎👍 very important subject

[@LouisStephans]

I do bjj and judo and got more issues in bjj, shoulders and ribs pains.

[@bzglick]

you’re probably in the minority 🫡

[@PeacefulBreathing]

I just got a meniscectomy. I used to do judo when I was young and now at 45, I wanted to pick it up again but with the injury, am not sure if it’s safe.

[@Orsohobo]

In bjj I usually get minor but painful injuries at finger tendons (both at hands and feet) that cost me weeks of training. Is there any effective way to prevent them? Are they more common in judo or bjj

[@monkoko6441]

Train grip strength

[@santiagocanavati]

Do you have any tips for the knee bursitis ?

[@bzglick]

Talk to a doctor. You may need to get it drained. Then wear a sleeve or kneepad to help prevent it from returning 👍🏼

[@mider9996]

I have lower back arthritis, is BJJ or judo still possible if I did PT, was careful, etc

[@bzglick]

jiu-jitsu is a little more forgiving :)

[@mider9996]

Thank you@@bzglick

[@letsgetit90]

@@mider9996Judo will mess you up. I’m in my second week of judo and have been dropped incorrectly, but I'm lucky I was not injured. I invested in body, shoulder, elbow, and knee pads.

[@vincentciraulo9334]

Yes for sure

[@mattburnz]

The only way to avoid injury: don't do bjj/ judo. Short of that: pick your partners carefully and don't treat every roll like its the world championships.

[@NoRockinMansLand]

Most people wanna minimize injury so I don't know why the premise is around completely avoiding injury.