LA Police Officer Dies After Suffering A “Catastrophic Injury” During Grappling Training
May 31, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
According to the ABC7 Eyewitness News report, a Los Angeles police officer has tragically passed away after suffering serious injuries during grappling training. The incident took place at the...
John Danaher: “Gym Culture Is The #2 Source Of Injury In BJJ”
May 17, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The gym culture of the place you train BJJ in isn’t just important because it has a big impact on your love for the martial art. Rather, it’s incredibly important for your training...
Lachlan Giles’ Advice for Injury Prevention: “Keep Your Training Load Consistent”
Apr 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Injuries are a frequent occurrence in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. And there’s a pretty high likelihood that you’ll experience some tweaks here and there… But, nevertheless, this...
New Study: Jiu-Jitsu Competitors Have the Lowest Injury Rate Among Combat Athletes
Apr 04, 2022BJJEE
Injuries are always going to happen if you train in Jiu-Jitsu. It’s part of the journey. How does BJJ stack up with other martial arts in terms of rate of injury? It has often been said...
Realistic Ways for Staying Injury-Free in Jiu-Jitsu
Apr 04, 2022BJJEE
Guest post by Will Safford C.S.C.S a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach who trains under Andre Galvao at Atos Jiu Jitsu. He received is purple belt in December of 2013 and competes...
Stay Injury-Free In BJJ With These Prehab & Injury Prevention Exercises
Feb 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Staying injury-free in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu isn’t an easy task. More likely than not, you’ll hear a “pop” here and there – but the goal is to reduce the number of these...
When Can You Get Back To Training After An Injury? According to UFC Analysis
Oct 20, 2021BJJEE
To get injured is something one should never wish to any opponent on the mats, since we know how hard it is. We are in a sport where there is so much manipulation of the body and often it is...
Can You Still Train BJJ With A Knee Injury?
Oct 02, 2021grappler z
Injuries will definitely take a toll on your body in any sport, but they can be debilitating in high-impact Jiu-Jitsu. For this reason, it’s important to differentiate what is considered high-risk...
How to Determine If You Have a Serious Knee Injury or Problem
Oct 02, 2021BJJEE
Injuries will definitely take a toll on your body in any sport, but they can be debilitating in high-impact Jiu-Jitsu. For this reason, it’s important to differentiate what is considered high-risk...
Most Common BJJ Warmup: A Big Risk For Knee Injury
Sep 30, 2021BJJEE
In most Jiu-Jitsu schools, one of the traditional warm-ups involves sitting down and pulling the foot in circles to ‘loosen’ up the ankle, followed by knee circles. (Knee circles are...
How To Return to BJJ Training After A Serious Injury
Aug 18, 2021BJJEE
Injuries are always going to happen if you train in Jiu-Jitsu. It’s part of the journey. BJJ black belt Stephen Kesting of the excellent website Grapplearts.com answers a fan’s question about how...
Graphic: MMA Fighter Suffers Brutal Arm Injury During Fight
Jul 30, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Injuries are just a part of the whole ordeal when you train a martial art or two. Especially when you’re into mixed martial arts; if you’re not (hopefully) on the receiving end,...
Joe Rogan Explains Why He Interviewed Conor McGregor Immediately After UFC 264 Injury
Jul 28, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Many MMA fans are wondering why Joe Rogan decided to interview Conor McGregor immediately after his UFC 264 bout with Dustin Poirier; despite the broken leg injury. Rogan clarified his decision in...
Nicky Ryan Releases Statement After Knee Injury: “It’ll Definitely Require Surgery”
Jul 24, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Nicky Ryan is a beast. At “The Road to ADCC“, which took place on July 17, he displayed a dominant game of wrestling and BJJ to gain a win against Dante Leon. However, what makes his...
Keenan Cornelius Opens Up: “Deadlift Injury Forced Me To Withdraw From WNO”
Jun 26, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Keenan Cornelius was supposed to return to competition on June 19, matching up against Haisam Rida at Who’s Number One (WNO). However, he had to withdraw from the match due to a back injury. On...
This is the Blueprint To Get You Back to BJJ in Top Shape After Injury
Feb 10, 2021BJJEE
Unfortunately, for athletes, injuries are inevitabilities and this is true also for people training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. When a major injury like an Achilles Tendon Rupture strikes, it may mean...
Braulio Estima Recounts The Time He Won IBJJF Europeans Despite a Severe Neck Injury
Feb 03, 2021BJJEE
BJJ world and ADCC champion Braulio Estima recounted on his instgram how ten years ago,he competed and won the IBJJF European championship just 2 days before his neck surgery. This was a very...
Faked Injury Turns Into An Adorable Jiu-Jitsu Proposal On The Mats
Jan 05, 2021BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu builds very deep friendships & sometimes teammates even fall in love. This is what happened when BJJ purple belt Luke Morton proposed to his blue belt and MMA fighter...
How To Avoid Knee Reap Injury When Training Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 13, 2020BJJEE
Leg/knee reaping when doing a foot lock is a very controversial topic in BJJ today. Some say that the act of reaping the leg is dangerous and can injure the knee, whilst others such as Ryan Hall say...
3 Ways to Injury Proof Your Shoulders for Grappling
Sep 06, 2020BJJEE
Written by Mark Kislich, an Olympic Performance Coach and Judoka. What’s versatile is fragile. And the glenohumeral joint or shoulder is very versatile. Small wonder that many grapplers have...
When To Return To BJJ after an Injury Explained by BJJ Black Belt/Doctor
Aug 21, 2020BJJEE
To get injured is something one should never wish to any opponent on the mats, since we know how hard it is. We are in a sport where there is so much manipulation of the body and often it is...
How to Successfully Return From an Injury
Jul 29, 2020BJJEE
To get injured is something one should never wish to any opponent on the mats, since we know how hard it is. We are in a sport where there is so much manipulation of the body and often it is...
The Complete Guide To Injury Prevention For Grapplers
Jun 27, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Ben Whybrow Bsc (Physiotherapy), MCSP, ACPSEM. Ben is a Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapist living and working in Cambridgeshire, graduating from the University of...
The Straight Achilles Lock: Just Pain or Serious Risk of Injury?
May 25, 2020BJJEE
Photo: Gentle Art Media. Guest post by Dr Kickass, Mike Piekarski, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Former MMA Fighter, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brown belt. Follow him on instagram. Bas Rutten often said...
