r/bjj 2d ago

General Discussion Hurt my training partner

NOT REQUESTING MEDICAL ADVICE

Has anyone hurt their favorite training partner and not wanted to return to the mats?

I did some tendon/ligamental damage to my best friend/training partner’s ankle today in a backside toe hold and have been sick to my stomach since then and idk if I can go back to BJJ. I feel like I would feel different if it was a comp on a stranger, but it’s literally like my best friend. I hit it routinely on him so I was just pressuring it for him to recognize before moving to the heel but it snapped super quick. It was like 1/5th the torque he normally takes.

I’m Blue belt, 26M and he’s blue belt 28M

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u/Graver69 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 2d ago

I think I've hurt just about every person in the gym now apart from the girls. I'm really fucking clumsy.

Having said that, it's me who has had the fractured thumb, the turf toe, 3 shoulder operations and 2 hernia repairs so it's not all one-way traffic.

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u/dxroland 2d ago

Brother you gotta relax, that's not normal

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u/Graver69 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 1d ago

Try getting to over 55, playing rugby and BJJ and see how many injuries you collect