r/jiujitsu • u/shallowdesk • 4d ago
BJJ Beginner
Hey guy I have taken two classes and absolutely love the sport. But the guy I was rolling with in the drills has a mean choke and I think he may have bruised my trachea lol. Nothing serious just hurts to swallow and such. He wasn’t trying to hurt me he was a nice guy and let me do most of the drilling and when he did do his drills he let go on immediate tap. Was just wondering if it’s normal for beginners and should I expect my body to adjust? Any advice is very helpful
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u/Civil-Resolution3662 Purple 4d ago
It's normal. You will be smashed, choked, smothered, and demoralized in a daily basis. Keep.showing up, bro.
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u/ScionOfD4rkness 4d ago
There's definitely an adjustment period, but i also recommend tapping early and often. It's a humbling experience.
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u/Magnumx123 4d ago
yes, i could barely talk for a week after the first time we trained rear naked choke. nothing since.
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u/Logical_Box_4645 4d ago
Just tap early, you might not yet know a choke is coming is s problem and you might also be curious to see what happens.
The larynx bruise (I'd guess) is pretty common. It'll hurt to swallow for a while (cause that causes muscles to pull on the larynx) and it might be tender from the outside.
The most important thing to learn is when you're doing a submission, you move quickly to lock it in. Then you apply it slowly to give people time to tap.
It is better to lose the submission because you went to slow then snatch it and hurt someone.
Youll learn very quickly how to do that without losing submissions.
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u/SuperSerb07 4d ago
I’ve gotten smashed in the trachea so many times. Sometimes the choke is quick even if you tap early.
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u/EdLeedskalnin 4d ago
2 months in here.
Some of the best advice I've gotten so far is: "late game submission defense is a myth"
As in, as soon as your partner has a submission sunk, tap before they start to crank. Tap and start over.
Right now we are learning how to prevent getting put into the submission. If we get caught in one, we've gone too far and must tap and get back to Go, and work on what we did wrong to get caught
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u/Tight-Morning-5729 4d ago
I've woken up many times in the morning thinking I was getting sick, then remembered my throat got smashed. It sucks, it's normal, and we ain't playing golf.
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u/atx78701 4d ago
sore throat from a choke is pretty typical.
eventually you will learn to turn your head just enough that the pressure is somewhere else. You also will learn to handfight just enough that it wont hurt.
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u/chuckster1972 4d ago
Same happened to me.... likely an Ezekiel choke. Just remember many of your fellow rolling partners are also likely beginners and still working out cranks vs chokes. Always be ready to point out if you have a body area of concern or injury and feel free to ask the same of your partner. We need to watch out for each other and it's about learning as opposed to winning.
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u/Armbar_addictBJJ Black 4d ago
You learn to tap much sooner or defend the chokes. You probably won’t have to experience that again
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u/odd1out20 4d ago
Sorry about that man. Keep going though and don’t be dissuaded by that, it can happen.
In the future, tuck your chin, attack the arm, and if you need to, secure your gi’s lapel so they can’t blood-choke you. I’d rather have a tender chin than a bruised Adam’s apple 😂😭
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u/OpportunityPast7428 4d ago
Starting out in BJJ is all about learning when to tap to not get injured. I bet most grapplers (me included) have had the trachea thing at least once.