Staying around the sport even when you can't fully participate has been so important for me; makes that transition back to training much less rocky. Great advice here professor

For me personally, I also roll very defensively with big guys. I might pull guard to get to the ground on my watch, and I'll be very cautious of quick shifts of weight. I also won't shy away from stopping the match if something is caught in their Gi. I make sure anytime I'm on top, that my hands and ankles aren't in a compromising position if they should sweep or reverse me. Other than that, it's tap early, tap often, and if they're wild I try to use slow/control style of BJJ on them, instead of scrambling with them like a mad lad. Also, people shouldn't be too scared of injuries if they're practicing responsibly. We're doing a martial art/sport, and injuries happen to people doing physical activity. Whether you're at the gym, at a physical work-site, hiking or doing BJJ, if you do it a lot you're going to get some minor injuries here and there and you'll hurt here and there. The human body needs to move, needs to train and needs to stay fit. It has healing mechanisms for this purpose. If you DONT do anything, you'll also suffer injuries, but you'll pay a higher price because you won't heal as fast, you'll get more injuries because you're weak, and you're probably looking a slew of other chronic or just tough health situations. Worst of all, you'll have nothing for it. Get out there and do your thing, be responsible to your partner and to yourself, but don't worry so much about things that aren't in your control. As long as you're not taking unnecessary risks, tapping out, and not putting on moves that have high rates of injury to yourself or partner (flying armbar, scissor take down etc.), you'll be fine unless there's a freak accident. And, btw, you could also get shot or stabbed or hit by a bus, or get a novel flu that takes you out because you don't have a good immune system. So don't worry about a freak accident either.

Fantastic video 🗿🍷 Making the injured area visible to others is a good idea (gets forgotten easily during spars), and making modifications rather than taking the whole day off is something I need to always remind myself of.

😎👍 very important subject

I just got a meniscectomy. I used to do judo when I was young and now at 45, I wanted to pick it up again but with the injury, am not sure if it’s safe.

I do bjj and judo and got more issues in bjj, shoulders and ribs pains.

Do you have any tips for the knee bursitis ?

I have lower back arthritis, is BJJ or judo still possible if I did PT, was careful, etc

The only way to avoid injury: don't do bjj/ judo. Short of that: pick your partners carefully and don't treat every roll like its the world championships.