Here's the thing with the rubber guard (RG) IMO... u have to take your stretches seriously, u can't just go into rubber guard not warmed up, not flexible, already having a history of a knee injury, and ect. You will most likely get injured IMO except for maybe a couple submissions from RG like the triangle from the meat hook. The Kung fu move seems to be the move that's the most dangerous for injuries as far as the basic path goes. I hear too many people talk about how they fucked up their knee using RG. I almost feel like it should be mentioned somewhere before people actually try doing RG moves. This way maybe less people will stop talking shit about the RG as well. Get your flexibility down than u can get into the RG stuff, anyways, your a white belt, focus on the basic BJJ stuff, u dont need RG yet.

Originally Posted by
Tomdavis1029
hey guys this has probably been posted before but its always good to get some experienced opinions. so we were live drilling full guard passes and sweeps/subs in class last week. so i was of course playing rubber guard. got free new york. went to chill dog then kung fu moved my foot into position. he blocked by putting his hand on my foot.
i tried to force my foot back into place and we all heard 3 loud pops.
doctors have told me its my LCL (lateral cruciate ligament) and my PCC (posterior cruciate corner) no specifics on how long ill be out but its only a minor injury i believe, because im able to walk (slowly) and it is able to bare weight.
just wondering if anyone has had this injury and what the recovery time was, what measures did you put into place after the fact.
thanks guys