Is it possible to be a grappler and train injury free? By some reactions that I’ve received in the past, many tend to think that grappling “injury-free” is very possible. Some grapplers like to believe that most injuries could be avoided if training partners were more considerate and less competitive while training.
When we procure a piece of equipment, a new production line, different technology, etc. we certainly support every effort to maximize the output. It is not unheard of to take measures requiring well beyond the originally budgeted levels in an attempt to maximize the efficiency of the system. Actually, 98% is often considered unsatisfactory and for good reasons!
Ok, here’s the question for you this week: do you consider yourself a quitter? When faced with challenges, do you find it easier to fight thru them or sneak out the back door? Not sure, well let me give you a few scenarios and you tell me what you would’ve done.
Scenario #1: Grappler A’s (GA) has been training for all of 2 months and goes out of town and decides to visit another academy. The instructor puts GA with a senior level guy that’s already had a few pro-MMA matches and he hyper-extends GA’s elbow with an armbar so fast there was no time for GA to tap, just scream. As GA sat on the sideline icing his hurt elbow, he questioned why he ever wanted to do that stuff.
“Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.”
- James Allan
David Jones was a British teenager who wanted to make a career out of his love for music. He was playing and performing his music before he ever graduated from school. He become a leader of several bands and finally recorded his first album.
The album received positive reviews by England’s harshest music critics, yet it sold little. In a matter of months, David was homeless and living on the streets. To make matters worse, a new popular London band called The Monkeys was roaring across the headlines and the country with a bandleader who had the same name that he did!
Before we get into family goal setting I think it’s important to remind you that personal development means just that — personal, as in “a person”! If that sounds a trifle harsh, please believe it is not intended to belittle any growing enthusiasm you may have to share the best of personal development with your loved ones.
Rather, it is a plea to exercise a degree of self-restraint in how you choose to share your knowledge. In this article I present four simple ways you might introduce a family goal setting toolkit.
Is it possible to be a grappler and train injury free? By some reactions that I’ve received in the past, many tend to think that grappling “injury-free” is very possible. Some grapplers like to believe that most injuries could be avoided if training partners were more considerate and less competitive while training.
Is it possible to be a grappler and train injury free? By some reactions that I’ve received in the past, many tend to think that grappling “injury-free” is very possible. Some grapplers like to believe that most injuries could be avoided if training partners were more considerate and less competitive while training.