The Injury Cycle
I was talking to my business partner, training partner and good friend Dewey Nielsen the day after he injured his hip (training with me) and I remember thinking about the times I’ve been injured over the last 11 years.
As practitioners of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu we are all familiar with injuries, “physical setbacks”. I learned after my last major “physical set back” (heel fracture) that the emotional and mental journey can be more difficult than the physical.
Like other trauma whether it’s physical, emotional or mental we go through a cycle of grieving. Shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing and acceptance are all normal. I found out (through my day job as a F/F) and now as an older practitioner of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that this cycle is real and the more I understand about it the better I move through each of stages.
The goal is to keep training, there are many benefits in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but most people do not stay with it long enough to really find out the secrets of the sport. Hopefully understanding the grieving cycle will help keep us on the mat for a long time.
It’s been awhile…..
I’ve had some time to step back (been out of sight since April) and see things from a different angle. What I’ve noticed is the community and relationships that have been built at Impact JJ and Impact Performance Training are very strong.
After 11 years of trying to get a solid martial arts academy off the ground (years before joining Impact JJ), what I realize is that building the academy does not happen if you don’t build the family. The physical structure, the curriculum and the equipment are important, but none of that really matters if the people in the building (members and coaches) don’t have a desire to be there that is greater than learning a physical skill.
We are all missing something in our daily lives, and I believe that what’s missing is a strong connection to the people we associate with.
Please look for more posts……I think I have gotten my “prime mover” back!!!!
January week 4 class review
This Monday the 24th and Wednesday 26th in our BJJ 1 class we will warm up with our stand up grip fighting, pulling in tight circles working to off balancing our opponent. The technique for the BJJ 1 class will be more submissions from cross side, specifically the 180 arm bar and the near side shin slide arm bar.
On Tuesday the 25th and Thursday the 27th in our BJJ 2 class the warm up will be controlling the cross side, starting slow with low energy and picking up the pace as we warm up. The technique for the BJJ 2 class will be turtle top position specifically controlling the position and watching for transitions.