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I found this out last week, when I was rolling in class. My partner was trying to pull my arm behind my back, and I attempted to roll out of it and ended up getting stacked. It wasn't an especially hard stack, but totally folded me in half. I felt something "move" in my midsection that wasn't supposed to, and tapped out quickly. It was mildly uncomfortable for the rest of class, but nothing to write home about.
Fast forward to Sunday, and I'm rolling w/ a friend who's a doorman at the bar I work at. He's a pretty stout guy at about 6', and thick as can be. He doesn't really have formal training, but he's got a fair amount of street fighting experience. His forearms are massive, as is his neck. It was my first time rolling w/ him and I was wondering what I could use in the BJJ repotoire to submit him. My only real option was an armbar from guard. Any chokes I tried wouldn't work on his thick neck.
When I was trying to extend his arm for the armbar, he stacked me w/ all of his 250lbs. and I felt the "movement" again. This time, the rib dislocated and stayed out. I tapped out super-fast, and my friend got up, and as I stretched out, holding my rib I felt it shift back into place.
Daaaaaaammmmnnnn! It was a pretty intense and weird, searing pain.
So needless to say, I'm taking a break from my BJJ/Thai-boxing for a few weeks. The doc recommended six weeks, or till the pain stops. Right now it hurts mostly when I take deep breathes, and when I lie on my side.
Apparently the ribs are connected to the sternum by a bunch of cartalidge and ligaments, and the bone can slip out much like the ball-in-joint socket can.
I was wondering if anyone else had had this type of injury? I'm most interested in what it was like returning after healing. Is it something that re-injures easily? Or can I expect to be able to recover fully as long as I take care of it?
Getting stacked is as much a part of BJJ as working guard. I don't want to be "afraid" of getting stacked, and would appreciate any feedback.
Thanks
Fast forward to Sunday, and I'm rolling w/ a friend who's a doorman at the bar I work at. He's a pretty stout guy at about 6', and thick as can be. He doesn't really have formal training, but he's got a fair amount of street fighting experience. His forearms are massive, as is his neck. It was my first time rolling w/ him and I was wondering what I could use in the BJJ repotoire to submit him. My only real option was an armbar from guard. Any chokes I tried wouldn't work on his thick neck.
When I was trying to extend his arm for the armbar, he stacked me w/ all of his 250lbs. and I felt the "movement" again. This time, the rib dislocated and stayed out. I tapped out super-fast, and my friend got up, and as I stretched out, holding my rib I felt it shift back into place.
Daaaaaaammmmnnnn! It was a pretty intense and weird, searing pain.
So needless to say, I'm taking a break from my BJJ/Thai-boxing for a few weeks. The doc recommended six weeks, or till the pain stops. Right now it hurts mostly when I take deep breathes, and when I lie on my side.
Apparently the ribs are connected to the sternum by a bunch of cartalidge and ligaments, and the bone can slip out much like the ball-in-joint socket can.
I was wondering if anyone else had had this type of injury? I'm most interested in what it was like returning after healing. Is it something that re-injures easily? Or can I expect to be able to recover fully as long as I take care of it?
Getting stacked is as much a part of BJJ as working guard. I don't want to be "afraid" of getting stacked, and would appreciate any feedback.
Thanks
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