Injuries in BJJ

[Ahoym8e]

Hey there Gecko, and welcome to BJJ.

What school do you go to? Most reputable schools don't allow neck cranks because they are so dangerous.

Ah, I guess I should have read further before posting....

[wardancer]

Neck crank is a big NONO.
elbow and shoulder injuries are normal.
Just tap. It is not worth the stand down period from recovering:
got caugth in kimura once, I did not feel at the time but did 4 week of Physio later!

[SamuraiGuy]

One guy where I grapple loves to perform neck cranks, and hes been there for a lot longer than me...

He usually wins when we roll (hes also like 30 pounds heavier then me I think)... but hes been doing it for about a year more than me.

I give him a hard ass time though, and generally he resorts to a neck crank when I'm giving him a really hard time. I think hes really afraid to lose to me, he narrowly escaped an armbar, which I locked just as they told us to switch people.

Anyway, In my short time in a grappling class, ive performed neck cranks... and I've tapped some people out with them, I've never done one to a woman (dont know why just hasnt ever come up, maybe its subconcious).... ummm...

I generally tap out when people start to do a neck crank, even if it doesnt hurt at the time, I dont want to risk anything, so I just tap, and let them know, I dont need a sore neck tommorow, the understand.

Also, as Ive said before Ive used a neck crank to tap people out, and theres one guy who is about similar skill to me, I've tapped him out with a neck crank before, but finally getting a triangle choke, and having him tap out to that, felt about a million times better than just pushing his neck a funny way.

[Gecko]

Can Opener?

Today in the wrestling part of class my instructor did a neck crank on me that someone else had injured my neck with. I believe he called it a can opener. He applied it very slowly unlike the guy who injured me. He then showed me how to get out of it by putting down one foot down and pivoting the hips. Im assuming since it is allowed in competition they allow them in class. Maybe it is just in the way it is applied, slowly instead of fast. At least now I know how to get out of it.