Originally Posted by
Louis Ho
I'm all about pulling guard, getting the sweep, and then working a really tight side control. I don't do takedowns as much due to my bad lower back and no lateral ligament in my left knee.
Yeah, the one good thing about grappling is that if you can't do something one way, there's always another way to do it. That's also the depressing part. My game before was catching the overhook when I pulled guard and hitting the RG path immediately. That was my bread and butter. Can't really do that while my back is healing.
I'm really bummed out over it. So now I'm watching random Sakuraba videos, working on my ankle pick (the only takedown that doesn't seem to hurt my back when it goes wrong), and drilling guard passes and top position stuff.
I asked a similar question on the Damage Control message board. Some people over there posted some interesting articles about the lower back and common problems that athletes encounter:
http://damagecontrolmma.com/forum/co...-a-lower-back/
I found some of those articles incredibly helpful in piecing together a rehabilitation regiment. Now the only problem is sticking to it.
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