TheExperimenter19
White Belt
In jjust 20 classes I've been injured in sparring 4 times:
1) Broken rib
2) Torn pec
3) Neck muscle tear (from "can-opener")
4) Badly torn hip flexors (opponent pushed my knee way past my range of motion).
All of these were due purely to the action of my opponent except maybe the pec injury.
I've also been eye-poked, headbutted, kicked in the nuts.
This seems like quite a lot for just 20 classes, and so probably only about 40 sparring rounds of 5 minutes each.
I don't see how it's sustainable to have this injury rate (not to mention the possibility of the next inury being something truly severe or permanent).
Am I wrong, is this a normal frequency?
I'm out of action >50% of the time and it obviously effects my life outside BJJ too (e.g. after most recent injury I couldn't walk for a week).
Meanwhile I have not injured or hurt any of my sparring partners.
The teacher's usual reaction to seeing anyone get injured or hurt is to make light of it; he often laughs at and make fun of the person rolling around in pain (I've seen him do that to a guy who couldn't get up for about 5 minutes after getting hurt).
I don't remember seeing him ask people what happened or having a word with the person who caused the injury.
Seems odd to me, but again, maybe I'm wrong and this is normal in the world of BJJ?
Have already tried changing gym in my town, but they all seem to be similar in culture/attitude of teacher & students.
Time to emigrate?
Cheers
1) Broken rib
2) Torn pec
3) Neck muscle tear (from "can-opener")
4) Badly torn hip flexors (opponent pushed my knee way past my range of motion).
All of these were due purely to the action of my opponent except maybe the pec injury.
I've also been eye-poked, headbutted, kicked in the nuts.
This seems like quite a lot for just 20 classes, and so probably only about 40 sparring rounds of 5 minutes each.
I don't see how it's sustainable to have this injury rate (not to mention the possibility of the next inury being something truly severe or permanent).
Am I wrong, is this a normal frequency?
I'm out of action >50% of the time and it obviously effects my life outside BJJ too (e.g. after most recent injury I couldn't walk for a week).
Meanwhile I have not injured or hurt any of my sparring partners.
The teacher's usual reaction to seeing anyone get injured or hurt is to make light of it; he often laughs at and make fun of the person rolling around in pain (I've seen him do that to a guy who couldn't get up for about 5 minutes after getting hurt).
I don't remember seeing him ask people what happened or having a word with the person who caused the injury.
Seems odd to me, but again, maybe I'm wrong and this is normal in the world of BJJ?
Have already tried changing gym in my town, but they all seem to be similar in culture/attitude of teacher & students.
Time to emigrate?
Cheers