Age/Injuries · The Martial Way University

Age/Injuries

How has age and injuries affected your performance?

George, I know you’ve had knees surgeries which limits your mobility in bjj. Does it hamper your tkd?

In my case, I have some arthritis in my fingers. It mostly hinders my bjj, and I use more no-gi grips than the average person. Haven’t noticed a big difference yet in tkd; the flexibility loss is more from too many years away. It’s coming back quickly, but hip mobility is more of a concern than it ever was. Ive been fortunate otherwise. I hurt my back years ago, im sure i had a slipped disk, but i used common sense and gradually strengthened it and it doesnt hinder me anymore beyond knowing it will never be as strong. My knees, elbows, shoulders, hips have never had issues from tkd. Wear and tear from bjj though, so I spread out my workouts and crosstrain tkd in between.

Anyone else deals with anything?

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