Yoga for BJJ

Tom

San Antonio, TX, United States

Middle aged, outta shape judoka that has found yoga a great help for living with a well used body.

Jyri Rintala I have some cuff and capsule tendinitis as well as six screws holding one shoulder together, believe me I know all about it. The great thing is once you rehab you’re less likely to injure it again with proper attention and maintenance.

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You are in the right place for sure, like you I neglected things for too long before doing something about it; salt makes the food tastes better, same in life.

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I have certainly tried some of the knees over toes guy suggestions, one of my favorites is backpedaling sled drags, really helps my tendinitis in my knees.

Colin, I too am suffering some due to age and refuse to let that be the end of my journey. Unfortunately as we age we have to accept that there are things that are either unhealthy, unsafe or unnecessary for our overall fitness and ability to partake in the things we value.

Tammi, muscle growth doesn’t mean you aren’t building strength and stability. Volume or muscle mass is not an adequate measure by far.

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18 Apr 17:49

What is one injury or nagging physical issue that you look to heal and improve in your yoga practice?

For me I want to improve my shoulder impingement issues and restore range of motion; having had surgery this a maintenance issue for me. I also want to build stability in one of my ankles that has suffered a severe sprain years ago.

There are mine what are yours?

How could sharing this insight and information help us help others?

I believe discussing this may prove helpful for us to coach ourselves and others.

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I used to dread down dog, now it is one of my favorite active rest positions. What unlocked it for me was finding neutral neck and upper back, balancing the load between my arms and legs; lastly allowing my body to poor into the position. Like a suspension bridge, you let your navel trend to the ground and your spine becomes and loose hammock.

The twisting variation here is an inverted players friend…

16 Apr 18:06

Already feel an inch taller, this is such a good shirt flow for spine mobility and release.

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16 Apr 17:11

Hello from 2025! My goal is to use my skill accrual drive to push my overall fitness goals by doing the instructor courses here. I hope to be helping others recover from or prevent injuries as an extension of my practice.

One comment I’ll make to OP you may not be able to do so deep of a squat without risk of injury, pay attention to your body. I have some insight there having had shoulder and knee arthroscopy.

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16 Apr 14:44

This series should be the standard of knowledge for all yoga practitioners. This helps the individual and the instructor greatly.