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I tore my cruciate rolling a few months back and on the consultants visit before surgery he told me my knee is strong enough without it. He is one of the best knee surgeons in Europe and I trust him but just wondering if any of you legends are rolling with no ACL? Thanks!
I'm not a doctor but that sounds crazy to me. My knee was super unstable until I had my ACL replaced.
Don't think Jamie Scott has one in the one knee and he is a lot better now than when he was, so maybe they just get in the way and hold you back.. I don't know.
I have been rolling with a partially torn ACL for years. I strengthened my legs to a point where the knee no longer feels unstable. But you have a full tear so I don't know? Wouldn't hurt to get a second opinion...
I have had two full ACL ruptures. Your first time I had a patella reconstruction. It has never been good. Four years ago I ruptured the repair and never fixed it. I just had surgery on it 10 weeks ago. The surgeon told me not to fix it. They just scoped it. So I have no ACL still train. Knee felt shitty with it and without it.
Wow, I thought it was BS. I heard of a couple guys who have no ACL or MCL. Cobrinha and the Miyaos. That might explain why they don't tap to heel hooks.
I heard a someone say once that Hines Ward who played for the Steelers doesn't have an ACL in one of his knees and that it was torn early in his career (maybe high school) and he never had it repaired.
I donno, I have had full tear on my ACL with some serious damage to MCL and bone. Its fully Healed now and theres no way I could have rolled with no ACL. Even now I have to try really hard to keep it strong and it still buckles once in a while.
Be careful and safe my friend! Best of luck!
Apparently there's a list....
http://www.complex.com/sports/2014/1...-without-acls/
That is crazy. I would think it would be too painful.
yeah missing ACL's are usually not painful and tons of people have rolled without one. Bill Cooper didn't have one for years and just recently got his fixed. Make sure your Dr. knows how serious your interest is in combat sports because a normal coach potato really doesn't need one. If your super serous about jiu-jitsu, consider telling your Dr. it is one of your jobs. That might change his perspective. But yeah, you don't have to have one to be successful in BJJ...