Originally Posted by
MolliesMaster
(Crude/witty joke about oral sex here) Ok, lets move on.
I'm sure a few of you have tried or are involved with this martial art? Anyone start later in life? Seems like you can't find anyone who does it without also finding out about their most recent injury? Are the two synonymous or can you participate and stay healthy?
Much like CrossFit, people's competitive nature gets the better of them, and they try to operate above their skill level or below their age. If you can control that, you can drastically reduce the chance of injury.
Secondly, you're only as old as you are flexible, or inflexible, so mobility/flexibility work is paramount to injury prevention. GMB Fitness is a cool program created by someone who does BJJ. https://gmb.io/ .
Strengthen your neck. Iron neck is a good option.
Supplement BJJ with traditional JJ to learn how to fall safely. This is taught minimally in BJJ, but its the core of traditional (Judo). Otherwise, when rolling, try to start from the ground as much as possible.
Tap early and often.
I'm familiar with a guy locally who started in his 40s, is now a BB in his 50s and is legit.
Last edited by everlast; 11-29-2023 at 04:49 PM.
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