I roll slowly. I tap early. I give my partners time to tap (even if I risk letting them escape a submission). If my partner doesn’t tap and I think he’ll get injured, *I* will let go. I train BJJ to get some exercise, not hurt other people or hurt myself.
We are related. I do the same. I'm on the older side and I respect the injury world. I try and and gauge who I roll with and will not roll with someone who is looking for blood in every roll.
Watching this in São Paulo, Brazil, just after training! Thank you for your service Sēnores, your content is artistic, educational, full of love and overall incredible.
A knee injury ended my 15 year BJJ career. The discussion did not cover the fact that it dose not matter how good you are, your experience level etc. if you get a bad injury your done. I hate to be negative but I was close to getting my black belt (current brown) and now I'm just happy to be able to walk properly. Nothing matters after that.
@@brewhaha515 Yes, train. Its a great combat sport. It will make you tough and give you skills and confidence to succeed in life. Just be aware, that there is a risk. Its like fire: it can warm you on a cold night, cook your food or burn you. Everyone has a different outlook on life. I felt like it was worth it, but be aware. Sorry maybe this response wasn't the answer you were looking for.
@@rxses2153 Drilling "push sweeps" in class I was in kneeling in front of my partner who had me in full guard. He pushed against my knee, causing my kneecap to pop out. It became an ongoing problem that happened to get worse each time it popped out of place during training. Over the years the injury got worse, until finally the last injury this past November wrecked my knee so bad that walking was my new goal. I had to retire from the sport. It was unfortunate but there was nothing I can do about that. Its an injury you cant really fix via surgery or physio.
My instructor was always telling me to relax and I thought I was. Then I started doing TRE for leg pain and discovered how tight and tense I was. Now I'm enjoying training.
Great timing! I'm currently off the mat with an injury that occurred outside BJJ. Hearing your perspective on dealing with, and more importantly, preventing injuries is most helpful.
Am a 68 yrs old Jiu-Jitsu practitioner here in the Philippines started December 2022 now a 3 stripes white belt and proud of it; really don't care if I lose in some of my rolls with 18-19-25-35 yrs old guys; we can't avoid injuries; it's part of the game
i learned the benefits of chiropractic care before i even started my bjj journey. i suffered from chronic back problems/pain for a long time and one day slipped a disc which rendered me partially immobile with nerve pain for a few weeks. it took some time with chiropractic care to heal from that, but i haven't suffered a single issue with my back since that event. i go once every few weeks for a routine maintenance adjustment and it keeps me in great shape.
Peptides BPC 157 and Tb4 are are a game changer for me. Shoulder injury is 90 Percent better after just 3 weeks. This was a minor rotator cuff tear with tendonitis. Im in the 50 crowd and this is game changing.
As TKD player. I Pulled my hip doing a switch round kick. I'm not as young as used to be. I reverted back to my Wushu training for soft purposes .I feel better than not doing something at all.I know the arts are different but I felt every piece of what y'all was saying.
I am 52 and I started grappling a few months ago. It is really hard and I love it. In my club there are only beginners, except the instructor of course, so my training consists of technique drills and rolling with peer newbs. We train twice per week. I am getting better, but my ability to learn the coordination of new moves is clearly not what it was when I was younger. I am a bit worried that my “old” body will be sensitive to injuries, I have already had some aches in the shoulders and elbows. But even more, I am concerned that I will never become “good” through this training. Especially if I hold back from fear of getting injured. What do you think, is is a dead end? Any suggestions?
Fantastic video - I’m an old 3 stripe purple belt and I’ve been out for a month and a half with a broken cartilage connecting the ribs to the sternum - I’m 57 and the guy I did it with was another 25 year old purple belt - he told me, we knew your top pressure was good, Rich, but good enough to break your own ribs? 😂 I was in top side control when it broke 😂 - I’ve been studying Roy, Rick, and Saolo for a month and a half…
Many years ago as a Blue Belt, I tore my rotator cuff and was able to rehab it several times over the years. The tear finally completed and I had Rotator Cuff surgery 3 weeks ago. The worst part about it is the length of recovery time keeping me off the mat.
I had my rotator cuff surgically repaired a decade ago. Knocked me out of commission for a year and was very painful to recover from. Good luck to you.
Injuries are always the part of the game but many of them could be avoided. I come from judo background, in our dojo we have a lot of restrictions on randori/sparring, such as no randori for white belt, no spine crack etc. We have 5-6 black belts to monitoring randori session and if you do some crazy thing, sensei will stop you. The sad truth about bjj is that people always think it's "safer" so you can do whatever you want but it's actually more dangerous because of submission.
From what I saw many years ago Mr Roy Dean is more like karate-do kata bjj instructor comparing to other instructors who practice real and full contact martial arts.
As I age I become more and more aware of the need for consistent strength training to avoid injury. Everyone has their niche I like kettlebells and kneesovertoesguy. A couple days per week including external strength training is highly recommended for avoiding injury.
I roll slowly. I tap early.
I give my partners time to tap (even if I risk letting them escape a submission).
If my partner doesn’t tap and I think he’ll get injured, *I* will let go.
I train BJJ to get some exercise, not hurt other people or hurt myself.
Unfortunately, you're the one in ten! And I'm the one in the next ten.
We are related. I do the same. I'm on the older side and I respect the injury world. I try and and gauge who I roll with and will not roll with someone who is looking for blood in every roll.
You are the guy I look for at open mat.
Watching this in São Paulo, Brazil, just after training! Thank you for your service Sēnores, your content is artistic, educational, full of love and overall incredible.
Thank you again for more excellent advice...a banged up 66 yr young bjj WB
A knee injury ended my 15 year BJJ career. The discussion did not cover the fact that it dose not matter how good you are, your experience level etc. if you get a bad injury your done. I hate to be negative but I was close to getting my black belt (current brown) and now I'm just happy to be able to walk properly. Nothing matters after that.
This is a dumb question.. but have you ever tried going back? Or is it just entirely off the table
What happened to your knee?
So then do you recommend not learning it at all? Asking for a friend lol.
@@brewhaha515 Yes, train. Its a great combat sport. It will make you tough and give you skills and confidence to succeed in life. Just be aware, that there is a risk. Its like fire: it can warm you on a cold night, cook your food or burn you. Everyone has a different outlook on life. I felt like it was worth it, but be aware. Sorry maybe this response wasn't the answer you were looking for.
@@rxses2153 Drilling "push sweeps" in class I was in kneeling in front of my partner who had me in full guard. He pushed against my knee, causing my kneecap to pop out. It became an ongoing problem that happened to get worse each time it popped out of place during training. Over the years the injury got worse, until finally the last injury this past November wrecked my knee so bad that walking was my new goal. I had to retire from the sport. It was unfortunate but there was nothing I can do about that. Its an injury you cant really fix via surgery or physio.
My instructor was always telling me to relax and I thought I was. Then I started doing TRE for leg pain and discovered how tight and tense I was. Now I'm enjoying training.
Great timing! I'm currently off the mat with an injury that occurred outside BJJ. Hearing your perspective on dealing with, and more importantly, preventing injuries is most helpful.
Always great content on this channel - thank you!
thanks for posting and sharing this thumbs
Am a 68 yrs old Jiu-Jitsu practitioner here in the Philippines started December 2022 now a 3 stripes white belt and proud of it; really don't care if I lose in some of my rolls with 18-19-25-35 yrs old guys; we can't avoid injuries; it's part of the game
Can't wait to meet the both of you in Norway. Greetings from Berlin, Germany.
i learned the benefits of chiropractic care before i even started my bjj journey. i suffered from chronic back problems/pain for a long time and one day slipped a disc which rendered me partially immobile with nerve pain for a few weeks. it took some time with chiropractic care to heal from that, but i haven't suffered a single issue with my back since that event. i go once every few weeks for a routine maintenance adjustment and it keeps me in great shape.
As a 41 yo white belt I am tapping like a black belt. I can’t afford injury especially one that requires a doctor in the USA…..
Peptides BPC 157 and Tb4 are are a game changer for me. Shoulder injury is 90 Percent better after just 3 weeks. This was a minor rotator cuff tear with tendonitis. Im in the 50 crowd and this is game changing.
As TKD player. I Pulled my hip doing a switch round kick. I'm not as young as used to be. I reverted back to my Wushu training for soft purposes .I feel better than not doing something at all.I know the arts are different but I felt every piece of what y'all was saying.
I am 52 and I started grappling a few months ago. It is really hard and I love it. In my club there are only beginners, except the instructor of course, so my training consists of technique drills and rolling with peer newbs. We train twice per week. I am getting better, but my ability to learn the coordination of new moves is clearly not what it was when I was younger. I am a bit worried that my “old” body will be sensitive to injuries, I have already had some aches in the shoulders and elbows. But even more, I am concerned that I will never become “good” through this training. Especially if I hold back from fear of getting injured. What do you think, is is a dead end? Any suggestions?
What a treat!
62 here.. Chiropractor is the shiznick !!
Effenciency usually trumped by effectiveness
Fantastic video - I’m an old 3 stripe purple belt and I’ve been out for a month and a half with a broken cartilage connecting the ribs to the sternum - I’m 57 and the guy I did it with was another 25 year old purple belt - he told me, we knew your top pressure was good, Rich, but good enough to break your own ribs? 😂 I was in top side control when it broke 😂 - I’ve been studying Roy, Rick, and Saolo for a month and a half…
Two of my favorite jiu jitsu players in the world 🌎 top notch here.
Many years ago as a Blue Belt, I tore my rotator cuff and was able to rehab it several times over the years. The tear finally completed and I had Rotator Cuff surgery 3 weeks ago. The worst part about it is the length of recovery time keeping me off the mat.
I had my rotator cuff surgically repaired a decade ago. Knocked me out of commission for a year and was very painful to recover from. Good luck to you.
@@TheArtofSkill I appreciate it! I trained at a few Seminars with Roy.
I'm currently right there with you. 10 days post op.
@theartofskill thank you for sharing this timely video.
@@PaulDEspinoza I feel ya. It sucks but I’m more pissed that I can’t train for awhile.
@@stephenroyalphillips I feel you. This will pass. Keep your head in the game and stay positive. 🤙
Injuries are always the part of the game but many of them could be avoided. I come from judo background, in our dojo we have a lot of restrictions on randori/sparring, such as no randori for white belt, no spine crack etc. We have 5-6 black belts to monitoring randori session and if you do some crazy thing, sensei will stop you. The sad truth about bjj is that people always think it's "safer" so you can do whatever you want but it's actually more dangerous because of submission.
See U in Breda. Oss 👊
Tap early, tap often. 67 years old Judo, Jiu Jitsu player here, let go of your ego
From what I saw many years ago Mr Roy Dean is more like karate-do kata bjj instructor comparing to other instructors who practice real and full contact martial arts.
What you saw is incorrect. He's as legit as they come.
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As I age I become more and more aware of the need for consistent strength training to avoid injury. Everyone has their niche I like kettlebells and kneesovertoesguy. A couple days per week including external strength training is highly recommended for avoiding injury.