Prevent the 7 Most Common Injuries Experienced in Jiu Jitsu
An Ounce of Prevention There is a much-quoted phrase: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In terms of our schools, this can be translated to: the …
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Doctor James Liu: bjj training, injuries and treatment.
Dr. James Liu is an emergency room physician and has been training in brazilian jiu-jitsu for about a year. Gracie Barra took a few minutes after training to ask Dr. Liu …
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Safety on the mats: How to be safe and minimize training injuries!
It is a reality of combat sports that training injuries are a risk. It happens to the best blackbelts in the world, and it can happen to you also. Also, …
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Safety in Sparring
Let’s start this article with a simple update from yours truly: I am injured. I busted my knee during a sparring session. It was by someone I may have mistaken …
5 Obstacles to Overcome in Your BJJ Training
In a perfect BJJ world, every training session would see new breakthroughs, energetic rolls where you submit every opponent and leave the mat without a scratch, already eager for the …
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BJJ After Taking A Break
Taking a break a from something you love is essential. Think of it as a breather. Yes. We all need it. And then, we go back to it. And somehow, …
Info for Newbies on Keeping Training Sessions Safe for Your Training Partner
It is better to be safe than sorry. And we can all be certain that accidents do happen in bjj, but there are ways of preventing injuries and keeping our …
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BJJ Lifestyle: Spar and Learn
Sparring is going against a teammate in a fight, where enough rules are set to avoid injuries. Often sparring is a good way to gauge someone’s skills, especially in BJJ. Now …
BJJ Lifestyle: Dealing With Injuries
The more you advance in the sport, the more you can possibly become prone to injuries. It is one of the realities of the art. Any contact sport runs the …