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hey, i just started some beginning ground ju jitsu judo thing at my university martial art club, and ****! my knee s hurt like hell. does anybody have the ame experience when they first started? right now i can't bend my knees, i'm walking like the roach guy from Men In Black.
i've been definitely humiliated too, i tapped out every 30 seconds :(
keep at it and it'll all get betterQuote:
Originally Posted by bawang
And keep at it long enough and it will get much worse! Have fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodhitree
Wait until you start getting blisters on the tops of your feet and toes.
Invest in Wrestling Knee pads. That's what I did.
Take your time to get healed up before going back.Quote:
Originally Posted by bawang
See what happens. I believe eventually your body will adapt to your new skills.
As a Registered Acupuncturist, you may have to go for some treatments. Because of the nature of putting the needles BEHIND the patella, acupuncture has the advantage to heal you quicker and increase the blood flow back there better than (IMHO) anything else!
All the best,
Kenton Sefcik
Thanks for the encouragement. i am so motivated i am foaming out of my mouth right now.
I got a long way to go, the club only happens once a week so it'll be a long time before i get good, but good thing is i'm working on my striking everyday. Gonna ask them how to sprawl this week.
thanks for the advice, my knee feel better already. i rubeed them a bunch of times and put a hot towel over it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKI1nBkNE6AQuote:
Originally Posted by bawang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KviIkLyHTQ&NR=1
Some people sprawl with thier -$$ out .. don't know why. I don't think its as effective. Maybe someone like Coach Ross can give more info. I watched a Liddel video were he was doing that.. again I don't think its as effective to stick your -$$ out.
learn how to do a proper take-down.
it started the first day :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterKiller
why doesn't anyone use wrestling shoes in BJJ no gi? would i look dumb if I started wearing them?
good advice, for these few months ill focus on simple takedown, defence, and the pump.
the pump??Quote:
Originally Posted by bawang
To inflate his, um, delicacies. There's a lot of, um, delicacy-rubbing in groundfighting.:D:p
i forgot what it's called, when you pump up your hips to get them off balance when they got you on the bottom to get out of mount. is it called bridge?Quote:
Originally Posted by monji112000
man that's sick wookie, leave your dreams about Fedor, you, 5 gallons of dit da jow and that donkey out of this.
Yeah, I know. Some CMA dude had to make that joke. You know how most of 'em are about seeing ****sexuality in groundfighting, LOL. Better me than someone who actually believes it.
After all, this is a thread about being down on your knees.:p
Shoes make ankle locks and heel hooks easier.Quote:
Originally Posted by monji112000
ok I can see that. thanks. I may choose to wear them in the long run though, maybe after I get better at dealing ankle locks/heel hooks.I have seen some people tape their toes.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterKiller
MasterKiller, what about wrestling ear guards? I don't see anyone wearing them in class.. the only thing I could guess is they look stupid and you probably can't hear much with them on. But my ears are starting to hurt.. LOL I am such a *****.
They also make passing half guard more difficult and decrease the 'stickiness' of your feet in open guard IME.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterKiller
But wear them if you have a foot injury that needs to heal.
I recommend you take another 3 weeks for it to completely recover before you go back to trainingQuote:
Originally Posted by bawang
i'd call a 'pump' a 'bridge' by your description of what you're doing but my terminology is mostly based on wrestling...took me a while to figure out what a bjj guy meant by 'sweep' :p
and, good lord, 3 weeks? did I miss it or was a specific injury stated? if the knees are just sore w/ no sharp pain or weakness then get some knee pads, soak em in epsom salts or maybe even some jao and take a day or two off.
I don't know how old you are but age is a factor in healing too, of course.
me, I'm trying to find an exoskeleton to wear....
hahah... yeah... sucks, don't it? My first 4 or 5 wrestling classes I ended up smashing my knees up and bending my toes at all sorts of weird angles. With classes once a week you shouldn't have any trouble healing up between classes... at least I didn't.
Keep at it... I only smash up my knees once in a while now... once your technique improves you'll figure ways of shooting on someone without smashing up your knees :)
As for the comments about sprawls, I can't imagine why you'd want to do it with your butt out. My wrestling coach referred to the technique as "pee in his ear". In the cage you'd be wearing a metal cup, so when he shoots on you, the idea is to ram that cup as hard as you can into the side of his head. Talk about iron crotch technique! ;)