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We finns do icebathing from the day we are like 10 😂 In icy lakes or the ocean. Its called avanto

I'm always the last one being picked, BJJ or something else, doesn't matter. Don't know why. Had always felt left out since I was a child, so it's not a foreign feeling to me, yet it gives me anxiety. The only time I was first one picked was another girl who thought I was a push over and could teach me stuff. But well, turns out I crushed her by accident, so then she never chose me lol.

What about private lessons? Can you gain functional self-defense skills by just rolling with an experienced instructor in private? Say 2 or 3 times per week? I see the value in rolling with a lot of people of different ages and skill levels in group classes but the risk vs reward profile of doing that is different for me at 46 years old. It would expose me to a lot of injury risk but for how much extra reward over private lessons? Injuries seem to be caused by 1. rolling with someone who doesn't know what they are doing, 2. rolling with someone who is an overaggressive 20-year-old. Can both of these problems be overcome through private lessons?

I was just out for 3 weeks, my knee popped out : ). I used to go through those emotions but I've learned to accept it and it allows me to rest. When hurt, I still show up to my academy to watch the drills, it definitely maintains the discipline of time commitment and I get to learn the technique of the day, always learning something or small detail I had missed before. Great message and great vid as always!! Your edits are amazing professor, do you do the editing part or delegate it? Thx.

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Love it who need pills or leser beauty clinic,😀if you can have cold bath good for everything 💪🥋❤

Love all you guys and love Jiu-Jitsu but I'm NOT doing the ice 😂. ENJOY ❤

Looks fun ! Def not my experience when we get there ! Sometimes it’s better not to meet your hero’s !! Looks like a fun day though !!

Man, I've been doing jiujitsu for four months, and took the opposite approach. I went against the best people, those who nobody else wanted to roll against. I feel like I've gotten way better than I would have, if I only trained with white belts. For the past two months, I've been able to beat all the white belts, and a lot of the blue belts. I've even, in the last two months, scaled back my intensity, to use less strength, and more technique. I easily beat white belts that have been doing this for a year, and they even go hard on me.

Pick a position. Identify all techniques you know from here and start drilling. Add transition opportunities. Gradually increase resistance.

This is pretty cool 🆒

Very good podcasts 😊 cool topic. Im More sigma

I did my comeback in February. I started my BJJ journey in 2017 November, and I am still a blue belt. I skipped almost two years due to a knee surgery, after the recovery after I felt that it’s simply not worth it at my age… However I do miss the grappling. Now I m over 40 but I attend at least 3 classes per week, however I still afraid to go back to no-gi (where I got my knee wrecked thanks for a wannabe MMA fighter ). It was realy hard to start again. Guys who just started at that time when I got injured now tapped me… well I won’t gonna sugarcoat it: I even got tapped by some talented white belt. It’s an interesting how hard I am trying to defeat my own ego.

Thank you for all you do. Please keep it up.

46 2 stripe white belt. I come from Karate, JKD, Silat (80's and 90's)and even Keysi ( 2000's). Did BJJ for two years and want to do Judo, Catch Can and Sambo. Only one I'd stick with at this age is BJJ. To fall is part of getting old. To learn to break fall and fight from the ground is so empowering!

As with everything in life, it depends. Depends on how you train. Do you train stand up? Do you train punch defense and clinching? Do you even spar? Never training against potential strikes can reinforce dangerous techniques (in a street fight).

Get those mental reps. Stay on schedule

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

Am 68 yrs old started Jiu-Jitsu December 2022 2hrs 5 days a week now a 3 stripes white belt and proud of it; starting Rickson Gracie's breathing exercises for a while and I think it's working

I believe you Prof Rick Ellis

How much more evidence do BJJ guys need on this? Most do this as a hobby, you might lose your job because of injuries , house etc. It hasn't been around that long, but I bet in years to come it's players will all end up as cripples. It can't change as you have to power against joint manipulation, that's why I gave it up.

Couldn’t hurt.

Serious question- I’m 53 and got thrown the other night (Judo guest). A day later my back felt compressed and has now went down into my testicles. back, testicles and left leg a numb. Anyone had an injury like this and a possible remedy?

No the other side... Proceeds to spin more than 180'

Your page is one of my favorites on fitness/BJJ. No bullshit, extra fluff, and kooky accents. Just personal experience, practical application, and realistic expectations. Subscribing.

Wow! Thank you for such a wise and deep teaching. This is your ministry for sure.

Jason got married? Congratulations!

Can you please do a follow-up on your wolverine stack video? Even if it's a short. I've had a chronic lower abdominal injury and have been waiting to pull the trigger on peptides. Thanks for all you do for the BJJ community.

Bro why are there so many ads queued up in this video?

You are absolutely right about trying to keep anyone remotely athletic off the field so they can heal. Other than bumps and bruises I had more injuries playing team sports and powerlifting. 4 knee surgeries, shoulder impingement, tendonitis several times all before 35. About the only real injury (and I'm using the word loosely) were my ribs about 3 months into juijtsu. They took forever to heal because the rib cage gets squished a lot when you first start. I spent most of my time under people when I first started.

Look at that goatee! Bruh! But that thing off

Talk about hitting the nail on the head. I’m a 47yr brown belt who idiotically kept sparring with a torn rotary cuff. Paying the price from the sidelines. Thank you for your content, professor. Greetings from Norway. 🇳🇴

BJJ is not only hard when it comes to injuries, but it’s even harder when you are 50 years old and have an autoimmune disease that is always attacking your joints to one extent or another. Because of this, I don’t roll hard anymore. Most of my rolls are just “flow rolls” and I pick my partners *very* carefully. It’s either that, or just don’t do BJJ.

Professor Rick, this came at the perfect time. I’m staying in the game 4 mounts out from my demo.

I just watched class and rolls yesterday. Pulled a muscle two weeks ago and it's still real sore. I wish I would have participated, though. A technique was covered that I could have done as it didn't involve much use of my injured part. However, I made several notes and learned a few new-to-me details, so I'm really glad I went vs. just staying home. It's also good to see the group. Recently I spent over a month on the sideline with an injury I sustained away from my gym. It's tough missing, but I watched every day that I normally train and learned a lot. Also, as mentioned in this video, my coach sat with me several times and I enjoyed one on one chats that I would not have had otherwise. I agree 100% with the advice to watch class if you can't train.

Jeremiah from Loveland co here, trained in Laramie and Cheyenne with you. So glad for all you contribute to the community. And to me personally, all the time you gave and technical solutions you offered me. Hope to see you on the mat in the future, wherever that may be. 🙏 Sayounara

Brown belt 55….Pace yourself for sure. Try to distinguish between real injury and hurt and just aches and pains. Common sense . I’ve had all the injuries but I just keep going. Mentally pushing through when possible. I eliminate other things as well like the gym if necessary. Just focus purely on technique and Jujitsu. Mental side is everything. Keep showing up Perfect video

Great video grazie

Thanks Rick. Love the content and personal philosophy. Wholesome my friend. Hope to meet you someday.

I have to fly out for a vacation to Europe in a week, I took it as light as possible, almost did nothing. Now I have had agonizing tendonitis pain in my right foot for the past three days, if this thing doesn't get better in a week, I'm completely screwed. It happens everytime I have closed guard and they get up and I hold the guard. I'm super annoyed, I'm seriously debating quitting BJJ. Blue belt here.

I am 51, gone thru spinal fusion with 2 implants (2022) and cycle reaching 90% heartbeat (competitive), not so flexible as before 5’6” at 150lbs. I smoke and drink (moderate). It all comes down to my goals in BJJ, not sure what I want from it. Any advise?

Great video Rick, I have had a range of serious injuries the past couple of years. I agree with keeping your mind in the game and study class rolls. Visualisation is the 🥇☝🏽 In April I took training in my own hands, before going back to class. I would just drill with a friend who wanted to get back to Jiu Jitsu, once or twice a week. I taught him all of my A-Game and what I was developing for my B and C. I also got to develop a great rear triangle and sneaky arm bar setups over this time. Now I have started to coach kids 2 times a week and back on the mats❤️🙏🏽👊🏽

great material as always:) I see you have been enjoying sun:P

that sweep is sick.

The age and weight divisions in competitions are there for a reason. If you are a white belt, just learning to walk the path of BJJ, stay away from young, enthusiastic white belts, especially those that are heavier than you. In BJJ, consistency pays off better than effort. It’s more productive to roll at 50% power every day instead of 100% on and off, taking recovery time in between.

46 in few days got my blue belt today after two and a half years only time I was so proud was my son s birth

Great video. I injured my shoulder 3 weeks ago and I've only trained once. I went to an urgent appointment to get muscle relaxers. I'm going again to get x-rays, MRI and a CT exam to make sure that I didn't tear my rotator cuff. I've learned that as a 55 year old 1 stripe white belt that you can't go 100% without the proper techniques to match. I'm stretching also. Great video.

65 yo here…lots of overlap but need a pencil for great tactility when writing, doodling, etc

I don't care what anyone says, but I don't roll hard. I just don't. I don't care if I get to blackbelt. I've been training bjj for about 5 years. I refuse to get injuries these days. I've had a couple of popped ribs, a broken thumb, and some neck stuff. It's been at least a couple of years since I've had any injuries, and I've decided to keep it that way. If there's an explosive, young, strong white belt, I just play defense and try to survive. I work on my judo takedowns, but I don't crazy with them. I'm in my 40s, and there's no reason to get injuries at this stage. I don't want hip replacements, disc replacements, or any of that stuff. I want to remain healthy and strong, and if that means going a bit lighter in my rolls from here on out, so be it.

couple weeks ago I was passing guard on another white belt. ( I'm 52, he's 20 something) i rolled a floating rib under another one,,,ouch. went back to Krav class w my chest protector on, sat and watched the jiu-jitsu class. figured doing visualization while watching....after a couple weeks off.