Holy Smokes! Chris and I sure did train hard today. I can't wait to show these moves to my guys in Jiu Jitsu Blitz! I don't know if I will be able to walk tomorrow.
I think we all want to show somebody the new moves we've learned. Let's step back to this story when I brougt one guy into the Jiu Jitsu Blitz program. Basically, you are cross training jiu jitsu and kettlebells. Killer cardio.
I talked about the applications of the hip strength with jiu jitsu and kettlebells. He talked about other applications. I can't wait to show my girlfriend these new moves.
He came back a few weeks later. He said, "I showed my girlfriend the moves you had taught me. She can't walk straight now." Now take that for what it is. I found the joke a little humorous. So I patted him on the shoulder and said, "I don't find this to be humerus."
Ugh ... epic fail on the witty anatomy pun! Fail!
Whatever. Jiu jitsu is not laughing matter. I am all about smooth and fluid. Fast and explosive. I hate it when people become injured during training. That stops you from training. A lot of mat bullies hurt others while training jiu jitsu. A lot of bad trainers hurt clients using kettlebells. It really ticks me off.
And to end my rant, there is a purpose behind all of this.
First off, the KFIT methods are geared towards safe and effective kettlebell use. I have never hurt a client training them with a kettlebell. I do not ever want to and nor do I ever plan to. The methods I use are simply the best. I can design a training program for anybody with kettlebells.
Next, I have never been hurt or injured by a quality training partner in jiu jitsu. But I have been hurt before. I have a scar under my right eye from when I was kicked in the face by a white belt. He was getting dominated and flailed his legs around. He kicked me in the face! I started gushing blood. I was furious. It didn't hurt, but I had to stop because I was bleeding non-stop.
I went to the hospital for 3 stitches. The eye healed up pretty well and I was back on the mats in 2 weeks. Oh and that's nothing.
I was 135 pounds and rolling with a new guy. He was 270 pounds. He was a mat bully. I had no business rolling with him. It really sucks that I had to learn the hard way. I figured that he would take into consideration the differences in size ... Nope.
I was hurt that day. I mean BAD. I was hurt so bad that I did not think I would ever walk again. He had gotten past my guard. I have no clue how I ever wrapped my legs around him. I had play my open guard game. He came into side control. Then he wanted to mount me. What are you doing on top of me. Hello, training partners. Stop being a bully.
I remember it so clearly. He was on my right side. I feel him try to transition. I pull my knee up to block him. He sumo splashed on top of me. My leg and knee were trapped underneath him. He crushed me, but I wasn't smashed flat like a pancake.
He rolled me to my back. My knee was tucked in. So, the femur was pointing toward the ceiling. A guy twice my size dropped all of his weight onto my right knee. There was no place for my leg to go. The femur actually plunged inside of my hip/pelvis. I heard a loud pop.
I was just seriously injured! I was out of commission. I couldn't walk. I had another guy help me to my car. I took so much pain meds when I got home, I was lucky I didn't O.D.
I went to doctors several months later, I could still barely walk. I cried because it hurt so bad and my life had just been ruined. I went on disability or limited duty at work. I was literally only handling packages under five pounds.
Funny story, I had to walk a huge flight of steps to get up to that work station. Hello, injured here. The doctor told me that I had a labral tear. That's the cartilage around the hip socket. I was experiencing bone on bone action with each step and leg movement I made.
There goes jiu jitsu out the window. I wouldn't stop though. I pushed through it. I couldn't stand being off the mats. I would come to just sit and watch. I put myself through rehabilitation. I continued to work on strengthening my hips and working through the pain.
I came back on the mats. I remember telling people, oh don't do that ... I'm injured. They would ridicule me, "get off the mats then." I didn't care. I stayed true to where I belonged. I never gave up and worked through the pain.
I was then promoted to blue belt. It was a huge accomplishment for me. Everybody knew that I had earned it too. There was no stopping now. I was getting back into the swing of things.
Now, I wanted to compete. How can I do that? I shouldn't even be able to walk according to the doctors. How can I compete?
I had to get stronger. I turned to Crossfit conditioning. Mike Estrada and I never stopped. We were faithful and the only ones who did conditioning for jiu jitsu. Everybody else just wanted to learn technique and roll.
We were serious. We were flipping tractor tires, throwing car tires, pushing the car itself, swinging hammers, lifting heavy weight, running, sprinting, rolling, never stopping.
I had transformed into a monster and put 10 pounds on. I was still small, but I was lean and strong. I loved fitness. It totally changed my life. I started working with kettlebell too.
You know I think all dedicated athletes will train hard and be passionate about their sport and conditioning bodies for it. How many of them have to be told they will not be able to walk and need surgery?
I found my success. I climbed over a mountain of obstacles. I never gave up.
I found the three keys to success. I run my business based on these three critical details too.
Athleticism. I learned the techniques of jiu jitsu.
Performance. I conditioned my body with a variety of methods.
Drive. I never gave up, no matter the pain, injury, or obstacle.
What is your excuse for not reaching your fitness goals. I have never found a good one. Maybe I am just stubborn. I am thankful for that though.
I am here to help anybody and everybody reach their own fitness success or strength & conditioning goals.
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