If you’re dealing with stiff and achy knees, try this exercise.
Knee CARs (Controlled Articular Rotations) are a great warm up, cool-down, and generally a great mobility exercise.

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Are you looking for an effective way to warm up your body for Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practice? In this video, Adam Ellis will show you how to use yoga postures specifically tailored for grapplers.

You’ll learn how these dynamic stretches can help improve hip mobility and reduce the risk of injury on the mat. You’ll also discover ways to build strength and endurance in key areas while creating balance between opposing muscles.

So tune in now, get ready to move, and learn why incorporating yoga into your pre-BJJ routine is so beneficial. Even if you’re a novice yogi, these simple exercises will help take your grappling game to the next level!

This 15 minute class will show you the best way of how to warm up for BJJ, wrestling, judo, grappling and martial arts.

00:01 Introduction
01:04 Class start
15:30 Class end

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Thread The Needle

5-10 reps for 5-10 second holds

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Lower Trunk Rotations

Perform 5-10 reps for 5-10 second holds

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Prayer Stretch – Upward Dog

5-10 reps for 5-10 second holds

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In this video, I take you through some useful and effective exercises that I recommend to fix a tight lower back.
I also include mid back and hip stretches to provide a more effective and thorough sequence.

1. Cat-Cow 5-10 reps
2. Prayer Stretch 5-10 reps
3. Upward Facing Dog 5-10 reps
4. Thread the Needle 5-10 reps
5. Lunge Stretch 5 reps, 10-15 sec holds
6. Knees To Chest 5 reps, 10-15 sec holds
7. Lower Trunk Rotations 5-10 reps

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Elbow gapping to reduce stiffness in the elbow joint.

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Here are 6 useful shoulder warm-up and mobility exercises great to use before your BJJ or weight-lifting work out.

Dynamic movements with muscle activation are important in getting the muscles and your body primed and ready to train.

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To have a healthy spine, you must have every joint move adequately and properly.
For example, if you have a spinal segment that is stiff, then it can result in compensation or even instability at another segment of the spine. So this is the importance of having each segment of the spine move properly.

If you find a segment of the spine that is stiff, you can use a band to provide feedback and bring attention to that area to assist with mobilization of the segment.

You can also perform this technique on various segment to assist with mobility.

I would recommend 5 reps for 5 second holds with 1-2 sets per area.

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Having stiffness in the back can impact many activities and the ability to move freely and with a greater range of motion is very important not just in BJJ, but for general health.

In this sequence, I go through 5 different variations of trunk rotation exercises. These are useful as a warm-up or cool-down, and great for general back health.

Exercises:

1. Lower Trunk rotations 5 x 3-5 sec
2. Open Book Stretch 5 x 3-5 sec
3. Seated Leg Crossed Rotation 5 x 10 sec
4. Threading The Needle 5 x 3-5 sec
5. Prone Scorpion 5 x 3-5 sec

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Thoracic spine mobility is vital to the health of the spine including the segments above and below this area.

Each segment of the spine must move appropriately to ensure that you maintain proper mobility and health in the back.

This series of movements are great in isolating the thoracic spine (mid back) which has a tendency to have tightness and mobility deficits and can put a stress on other segments of the spine and also can hinder shoulder function.

Check out the video and post any questions you have below!

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With the simple addition of a medicine ball, I was able to use the Thoracic CARs exercise to improve range of motion, decrease stiffness, and also increase squeeze/tension which significantly increases not only the difficulty of the exercises, but really provides a deliberate muscle activation while increasing time under tension.

This is such a useful technique for grapplers who want to work on improving their “squeeze” while putting the torso in different positions.

I use this with athletes who are not only recovering from a rib injury, but also with those that want to improve mobility and squeeze strength.

Thoracic CARs video: https://youtu.be/1M5GxwuHmcs

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The Open Book Stretch has a bunch of benefit and some excellent variability in how it can be performed.

This specific technique will force an increased time under tension to engage the muscles and will limit compensation to focus on trunk rotation.

This is great for stiffness, tightness, great for recovery from a rib injury, and will help improve range of motion.

Complete 5 repetitions per side.

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Try the tips from this bjj warmup tips for beginners video if you have just started brazilian jiu jitsu and want to learn more about some of the movements we do to warm up.
Sebastian Brosche is a black belt in judo and jiu-jitsu and is a purple belt world champion in BJJ too. Pay attention to the tips he mentions in each of the drills for warmups here and try them next time you are on the mats.
Sebastian talks through kick throughs in a BJJ warmup, hip thrusts and a nice reverse tabletop variation that you can do on the side of the mats before class for activation and flexibility.

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