Injuries, Injuries, Injuries
I injured my hand while gripping the pants of my team mate. Performing a smash pass if I remember it correctly, I wasn’t able to drop my weight immediately which allowed him to squirm and go ape shit with his legs. It was tangled with the fabric and that’s how I got injured. I wasn’t able to grip right or perform thumb in chokes after that. Because of the thumb injury, I let the Rollapalooza pass.
I allowed the thumb to recover, while I continued working for the bigger tourney on May, the Pan Asian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Open. I was convinced that it was really smooth sailing from March to May. Sadly, I injured my knee when I wasn’t supposed to few days before the tournament.
I started playing side mount bottom as part of my game plan to cover everything. Practicing some bridge and shrimp motion on a wrestler can really make you work. Then, I was able to do a guard recovery with the space I created. I ended up doing a heavy leg from the granby, and immediately shoulder shimmying backwards. Everything was working well, but then, I was caught off guard as my team mate, by instinct ditched my leg like a rag doll and I hit my knee cap on the mats quite hard. It was 10 days before the Pan Asian Open. So, yes, it was frustrating but at the same time it was a learning experience for me.
Safety First
I really have to recalibrate my game so I don’t get injured so much. I need to always consider my safety first before doing anything. And lastly, I really need to make sure that I respect the game as a contact sport and not just a game that you can always stay playful. Though it is a good thing to be smooth with your transitions and your movements, you still have to be aware that you can get injured unintentionally.
Last weekend, I just watched from the sideline. Fortunately, I have a few matches you guys can enjoy using the GoPro2. Here’s a Rodirigo Caporal match against Bruno Barbosa in their lightweight match.
