(Fighter Diaries is a feature where fighters from all walks of the combat sports landscape share their tales. In our next installment, Undercard contributor and Marcelo Garcia blue-belt, Benjamin Kohn.)
Hello Undercard Superstar readers and welcome to my first installment in Fighter Diaries. Now as some of you may know, I have the honor and privilege to train under grappling legend Marcelo Garcia in his NYC academy. I have been there for over a year and received my blue belt in the summer. My training has been amazing for the most part and I could not be happier with it. I urge anyone who lives in NYC or is visiting to come down to try it out. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Sadly there is a downside to the amount of time I have put into training. That downside is injury. Last Thursday, while taking part in the warm-up exercises, I performed a simple roll that should not have caused any damage. However, I landed harder than expected and heard a crack in my right shoulder. I tried to do the class but the pain was too much and I had to sit out and ice it. I immediately scheduled an Orthopedist appointment and was diagnosed with a Grade-1 separation of my AC joint. It is not that ba,d but I am out for up to 6 weeks because of it. This injury is not my first as I have also hurt this same joint once before while training. I have hurt my knees, ankles, and elbows.
Training in BJJ, as much as I love it, is pretty dangerous for the various joints in your body. Granted I put in a lot of rolling/training time so it may be me overtraining but now I must sit out for over a month and while writing this, I realize that it will be one boring ass time while I sit out. Oh well, just gotta hope I heal quickly. Until next time, adios peeps.
-Ben can be reached at [email protected].
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