As an outsider with mostly BJJ and wrestling background and who still trains at 42, I absolutely love the sport but am deathly afraid of really going for it because of injury. In standup gi rounds a couple years ago I got thrown, planted my arm and shredded my shoulder. Now I’m super hesitant to engage. But what an awesome sport. Badass
Well in any sport you could hurt yourself like that, I have seen injuries like that in rugby. Part of what I like about judo is learning how to take a breakfall and not hurting myself.
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u/Legitimate_Team_513 Jun 07 '25
As an outsider with mostly BJJ and wrestling background and who still trains at 42, I absolutely love the sport but am deathly afraid of really going for it because of injury. In standup gi rounds a couple years ago I got thrown, planted my arm and shredded my shoulder. Now I’m super hesitant to engage. But what an awesome sport. Badass