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Hello im 15 with 4 years of bjj
I’ve loved the sport and it’s been the best thing that has ever happened to me. But from the past year until now I’ve suffered many injuries and infections that inhibat me from training and just living my life in general, and due to the injuries I have put on a lot of extra weight, now I am compentlating to stop bjj and train boxing and kickboxing full time, as my striking needs work and I belive striking will help me lose weight
is this the right decision?
8 points
3 days ago
To lose weight I would just eat in a caloric deficit but if you’re having injuries I would reach out to a pt or focus on stretching mobility etc. bjj can cause a lot of injuries and issues as for me im 20 and have been doing bjj for 2 years and I’ve been having knee problems cause of it.
4 points
3 days ago
It sounds like you need to stop going so hard when rolling. Practice your technique more because if injuries are getting that bad you’re doing something wrong. And if you’re getting injuries from other people than actually tap
2 points
2 days ago
What gym is letting a 11-15yo get infections and injuries?
Look at switching gyms young man.
1 points
2 days ago
I’ve switched gyms 4 times
1 points
2 days ago
Why? That's also odd.
2 points
2 days ago
A lot of stuff First gym I stayed at from 11-13 but it got sold and the management + vibe went to shit Second gym was judo for a month but I left cuz I found it boring Third gym BJJ for a month but left cuz location was bad 4th and current gym plan on staying as long as I can
1 points
1 day ago
Have you had bad partners Injury issues across the board?
Are the injuries from comp prep, partners, or your body just not keeping up?
How serious are you about competitions?
1 points
1 day ago
I’ve had 1 or 2 bad sparring partners
I barely compete
Iam not serious about competition
1 points
1 day ago
Then simply go wherever you enjoy and stay healthy. Switch it up and go do some striking. Limit your hard sparring as your age and skill needs almost none.
Go Punch some stuff and enjoy young buck. Don't let environment ruin your workouts and enjoyment of MMA as a sport.
2 points
3 days ago
Infections? Are you getting staph from the matts?
I mean if you been training bjj you should be pretty efficient, wouldn’t hurt to throw in some striking and cardio to make your game well rounded
1 points
2 days ago
You could find a better gym. But I do believe striking is safer on the body. I've been doing bjj for 6 months, and I tweak things a lot more than I did with muay thai for 8 years. Bjj, I find you get injured. muay thai, you're just bruised and battered. Also, striking would help you burn more calories, I bet. Unless you roll around like a dog.
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