How To Teach BJJ When You’re Injured (Post Surgery Tips)

Today's question comes from Frank who's a BJJ coach wanting to get back on the mats with students after an ACL surgery. Now he knows he won't be able to do full on Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training like normal. But he wants to be able to coach on some level while his injury heals up.

In this video I share a few tips with how I got back on the mats to coach after suffering a meniscus tear and had surgery. A meniscus tear is definitely not as severe an injury as an ACL tear but I still had to deal with some of the same issues Frank is as a BJJ coach.

There are also some good tips in this video discussing coaching as well. So hopefully whether you're a BJJ coach or not there is something valuable in it for you.

As always, thanks for watching.
-Chewy
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[CoolGeekDefence]

Nice video you're one of the main reasons I've been improving in BJJ at my current pace

Man thank you so much for saying the "feel" part, this is 100% how I learn.

[combatperformance]

We had a coach/athlete from our gym come back from an ACL surgery recently; knee injuries are definitely not something to mess around with. Thanks for the tips!

[christophervelez]

Recovering from patellar ligament rupture surgery this was so well timed. Next week I’m gonna be getting back out there.

[JeffD]

I enjoy listening to the "Thee before Me" mindset. A coach teaches a class and says 'do this' or 'do that'. A Sensei or Professor, in your circumstances, responds with "do you have some time? Let me show you how its done!"

[tylerparrish]

Good video. I am having ACL reconstruction surgery next week. I have a slight tear and continued to work on this tear for past 2.5 years. I started bjj in March of this year and had to abruptly stop doctors orders from tearing my ACL more to a grade 2 tear almost grade 3 from my job. Ready to recover and get back at it and continue this journey in bjj.

[luigicalzone]

John Danaher is probably a good example, he has a lot of knee/ hip issues and look at what he’s produced!

[JohnOsola]

Hey chewie,

I've been a subscriber for 2 years and your enthusiasm has given me the drive to start my BJJ journey. I've been training at a beginners acamedy for 2 months now. However, I have a question. I'm a big believer in slow is smooth and smooth is fast but when drilling chokes etc, how hard should I be applying my grips and such?

I always go until I get a tap but don't go as hard as I would when rolling, for instance I won't shoot my hands in fully/forcefully when applying a cross collar as to be respectful to my training partner but I feel this may be holding me back in the long run.

When I've tried to apply actuall pressure when rolling, I get my guard passed or can't get the chokes (as an example) In short, how rough should I be when drilling? If I'm doing a move slowly/not as tightly I don't want to hurt/injure/make my partner uncomfortable for too long whilst I slowly learn. However, I think maybe I should be applying more pressure when drilling so that I learn "proper" technique for when it comes time to roll.

What are your thoughts?

Appreciate everything you do.

[terryparkes]

Awesome video, brother.

Could I get some advice on something? Essentially I'm a three stripe white belt, I've trained for about 18 months, pretty consistent 2-3 times a week. No injures, so far. But for whatever reason I'm not getting promoted to my next stripe. Theres a few guys who started training about 10 months ago, and they're solid don't get me wrong, but when I roll with these guys most the time I'm pretty dominant. I help new people, Im friendly and have a solid attitude when I'm there but I'm starting to feel abit disenfranchised by this. Especially since some guys who have trained less than me are now pushing blue belt. Am I wrong to feel this way? Should I not focus on it?

Thanks, brother.

[philsaidthenword]

Chewy, are you still doing that ask/answer a question and give advice segment? I'd like your input on something.

[benstoyles]

Billy Robinson did pretty well teaching while sat on a chair prodding people with a walking stick in his later years

[mconnly]

I’d like to pet your beard chewy, not in a creepy way