Want to know how to grapple with an injured toe? Taping will be a huge help. This technique shows stability and support for the big toe to help with preventing re-injury and assists with push off and explosiveness.

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In this video I provide an update on progress with the big toe injury. I assess the toe for motion, pain, and swelling and provide some quick tips on progress with the injury.
Link for taping for swelling video: https://youtu.be/SklzdT_jdhA

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Injuring the big toe can be a serious hinderance to your BJJ. It can effect your movement, explosiveness, and limit your ability to perform at a high level. Injuring my big toe a month prior to my tournament was a major concern as at limited my ability to drill and perform cardio.
I go through the injury, what to do in the first 24-48 hours, and how to recover from the injury as quickly as possible to get you back to training at full capacity.

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Knee injuries are one of the most common areas to get injured in jiu-jitsu. Here is one quick tip on how to limit and avoid knee injury.

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Knee injuries are one of the most common areas to get injured in jiu-jitsu. Here is one quick tip on how to limit and avoid knee injury.

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On the 30th episode of The Jiu-Jitsu Therapist Podcast, BJJ Black Belt Kenny Degenhardt joins me to discuss everything from his path to getting a black belt in BJJ, his MMA career, training and coaching with some of the best in the world at Team Alpha Male, and how he balances his career as a Locksmith and his training.

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On this episode of the podcast, I get to talk to “Eb” Kieslich, a 6th degree Judo Black Belt. He got his start in Germany at a young age and has continued to train and compete at a high level for many years. We discuss his philosophy on training, martial arts, staying healthy, and competing at a high level. We also get into the origins of BJJ and Judo and their similarities. Check out his gym at Toshi Dojo of Brandenburg if you want to train with Eb.
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Tightness and stiffness in the neck can occur from fighting off chokes or getting placed in uncomfortable positions in BJJ.
Here is a great variation of a neck stretch using a belt (or towel) to help with improving neck pain and increasing neck rotation.

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This series of stretches are some of my go-to exercises for improving neck pain, decreasing neck tension, and improving neck mobility. As we train Jiu-Jitsu, we constantly engage our muscles that allow for shrugging of the shoulders to fight off chokes and submissions.
Also everyday sitting tasks such as working on the computer can cause major postural dysfunction. This series of stretches are some of the absolute best and most effective to stretch the neck muscles, reduce pain, improve range of motion, and keep your neck healthy for BJJ.

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If you arrive late to BJJ class and want to get warmed up quickly, then flow rolling is a great technique to try.
Its a useful way to get your body and mind tuned in and ready for BJJ. Building muscle memory, getting your tissue warmed up, and also going at a slower pace will open up and show you new things that you may have missed during a regular rolling session.
As always, listen to your body to ensure you are properly warmed up and choose a training partner who you are comfortable with.
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In this video, Chewy asked about some issues he has had with his elbow. When he was in a bottom guard position, his training partner put pressure on the arm causing the elbow to bend into a painful range. Chewy also explained that he has had difficulty with getting the elbow to bend fully as well as getting into a defensive position in the elbow when he was performing stand-up/MMA.
I assessed Chewy and we get into the elbow and surrounding tissue to loosen up and stretch any of the muscle and ensure that the elbow joint is moving properly and not tight.
Check this video out and use it as a reference to get some ideas on how to deal with elbow pain for BJJ.
Make sure to get assessed by a medical professional for safety.

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There are multiple variations when performing exercises and numerous ways to perform each exercise. In this video we use a kettle bell with the “bottoms up” approach.
We hold the kettle bell upside-down which forces the stabilizing muscles in the wrist, elbow, and shoulder to be activated even more than when using a traditional dumbbell.
When training BJJ, stability ad strength of the entire arm is crucial to maintaining health and preventing injury. A solid exercise that takes some practice but i very beneficial to preventing upper extremity injury and helping your BJJ game.

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These stretches and exercises are some that I have used and found beneficial and effective for improving hip flexibility which can help with rubber guard and assists with guard retention.

If you sprained your thumb while grappling and have pain and instability, then this taping technique is extremely useful and helpful with assisting with pain, stability, and to keep you on the mats.