is 10th planet bad for your knees?

[chronic_jiujitsu]

Hey i was just wondering.. is 10th planet/rubber guard at all bad for your knees in the long run? I keep seeing people online talking about how all these people end up needing re-constructive surgery on their knees after doing 10th planet for awhile. And seeing as though i dont know squat about anatomy or how the body really works.. i figure someone could answer this for me. To me.. i dont see why stretching would be bad.. but i didnt know if it was just because our knees arent supposed to stretch that way or something.. i dont know. I was just curious if there was any truth in this. Or if it was just haters looking for a reason to say 10th planet is bad. and just to avoid people from responding with random guesses.. if you could explain the reasoning behind your answer i would appreciate it.

[Chris Leavelle]

Why would it be bad to be flexable? Really the only time you really torque your knee is when you lack flexable hips and use really bad form. If your knees get sore from trying Rubber Guard you need to really look at your technique. If Rubber Guard is bad for your knees then so are Triangles.

[derrick ikwueme]

if your groin & hip isn't streched, then pulling RG will put pressure on your knee, i'm a soccer player so i'm very careful with my knees & ankles & by streching my groin & hip's i play RG just fine

[Chris Herzog]

Hey i was just wondering.. is 10th planet/rubber guard at all bad for your knees in the long run? I keep seeing people online talking about how all these people end up needing re-constructive surgery on their knees after doing 10th planet for awhile. And seeing as though i dont know squat about anatomy or how the body really works.. i figure someone could answer this for me. To me.. i dont see why stretching would be bad.. but i didnt know if it was just because our knees arent supposed to stretch that way or something.. i dont know. I was just curious if there was any truth in this. Or if it was just haters looking for a reason to say 10th planet is bad. and just to avoid people from responding with random guesses.. if you could explain the reasoning behind your answer i would appreciate it.

Really, Who are these guys training with certified 10th Planet instructors that needed re-constructive surgery from doing Rubber guard correctly?

I call shenanigans.

[chronic_jiujitsu]

ok.. so as long as i keep my flexibility up i shouldnt have to worry about my knees then?

[chronic_jiujitsu]

Really, Who are these guys training with certified 10th Planet instructors that needed re-constructive surgery from doing Rubber guard correctly?

I call shenanigans.

Exactly.. i dont know if this is true at all. I just read this in the comments of forums and videos of anything related to 10th planet. But I assume i'll throw that in with the comments that say eddie got lucky against royce and that 10th planet is only for people who are "naturally flexible"

[chronic_jiujitsu]

and here's one of the links where people are claiming to have knee troubles throughout it.. http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f12/do...72/index6.html

[Ben]

and here's one of the links where people are claiming to have knee troubles throughout it.. http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f12/do...72/index6.html

Sherdog forums.

Rubber Guard Advice

Let me tell you what you just did wrong.

[chronic_jiujitsu]

lol. i literally just searched "rubber guard bad for your knees" just so i could show chris one of the links. theres plenty of different forums out there on the same subject :P

[Jack LaBarge]

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QUOTE=chronic_jiujitsu;41106]Exactly.. i dont know if this is true at all. I just read this in the comments of forums and videos of anything related to 10th planet. But I assume i'll throw that in with the comments that say eddie got lucky against royce and that 10th planet is only for people who are "naturally flexible"[/QUOTE]

Eddie never rolled with Royce. I do remember pictures of them two partying like rock stars.