Doctor Kickass

04/02/2026

Meet Amanda, one of the rehab protessionals who truly gets jiu jitsu.

Blue belt in jiu jitsu training and treating out of Amanda has taken BOTH of my in person Jiu Jitsu rehab courses - Treating the Jiu Jitsu Athlete II - Washington AND Sacramento.

Since I used to live in Sacramento I have a lot of connections (who are often injured!) so for me it’ll be nice to have someone that I trust who I can refer them to.

If you’re a grappler in the Sacramento area - she is your person.

If you’re a clinician and want to understand the sport at this level Treating the Jiu Jitsu Athlete 2026 Queens is open for registration Saturday June 6th.

Attendees will receive a listing in my database for providers who understand Jiu Jitsu!

Become the provider your local Jiu Jitsu community actually trusts.

03/30/2026

Concussive Convulsions
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References
•Abood W, Bandyopadhyay S. Postictal Seizure State. [Updated 2023 Jul 10]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan-.
•Davis-Hayes, C., Baker, D. R., Bottiglieri, T. S., Levine, W. N., Desai, N., Gossett, J. D., & Noble, J. M. (2018). Medical retirement from sport after concussions: a practical guide for a difficult discussion. Neurology: Clinical Practice, 8(1), 40-47.

03/29/2026

When post fight celebrations go WRONG
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The tibia / fibula fracture injuries have a poor prognosis. Even if an athlete returns 1+ years post injury the never return to the same level of performance that they had pre-injury.

Fighters do enough dumb stuff to their body already, skip the unnecessary post fight celebrations.

I wish this fighter a speedy recovery!

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03/27/2026

03/25/2026

Amazing testimonial from !

“I have dealt with shoulder issues for as long as I can remember. 35 years I have beat my shoulders to death grappling and I figured there wasn’t much I could do about it. I started working with 2 months ago, and have made tremendous progress. Not to s**t on the University of Michigan, but I did PT there for my shoulder 5 years ago for 6 months and it was kind of meh. I thought it was basically the time that healed it back then—not the protocols. I have tried all kinds of stuff online and nothing worked. Within just a few weeks I noticed a difference in mobility. Strength has increased tremendously over the past 2 months. So I signed up for a 3rd month. Send him a DM if you’re struggling with something, and he will figure out whether you would be a good fit for him. He really cares.”

03/23/2026

How to recover from an Injury in Jiu Jitsu: What Jiu Jitsu bros want to hear vs what they need to hear

✅Proper rehab program
✅Graded exposure to training
✅Objective testing to confirm the injury is ready for the rigors of Jiu Jitsu

❌relying on knee braces
❌social media clips ≠ proper rehab
❌training at full intensity when the injury no longer hurts at rest
❌thinking peptides will “heal” the injury in isolation

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03/22/2026

Jiu Jitsu Rehab Course coming to New York
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I will be teaching my 3rd in-person “Treating the Jiu Jitsu Athlete” course in NYC this summer.

What is “Jiu Jitsu Rehab”?
Learn my frameworks on getting an injured Jiu Jitsu athlete back from acute injury to back to the mats

•CEUs for PTs & ATs
•Mix of lecture & live demonstration
•Become a trusted provider for jiu jitsu athletes with a free listing in my database so jiu jitsu athletes can find you!
•Post course mat time dedicated for live rolling!

Don’t miss out on this unique course offering. This will be the last jiu jitsu rehab course for 2026.

Early registration discount pricing ends today!

03/21/2026

03/20/2026

Traditional rehab models don’t prepare athletes for Jiu Jitsu
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Jiu Jitsu athletes see their medical providers who have no understanding of the sport

Often they are told to “rest for X weeks then go back “light”

This results in the Jiu Jitsu community having general distrust for the medical community

Jiu Jitsu Athlete gets discharged from rehab but doesn’t feel ready for Jiu Jitsu

How can they trust their medical provider if they do not understand the demands of their sport?

Jiu jitsu injuries happen here
•Joint Locks
•Takedowns
•Positional Exchanges/ Scrambles

This is the major gap that I see in “Jiu Jitsu
Rehab” vs traditional rehab
•Clear plan from Acute injury + Return to the mats
•Sport-Specific guidance on “how to return”
•Return to Sport Criteria

That’s why I created “Treating the Jiu Jitsu Athlete”
I will be teaching my next in-person live course in June in NYC!

This will be the last in-person Jiu Jitsu Rehab course in 2026. Do not MISS this unique course offering. Early discount ends this Sunday.

Course Registration link in BIO

03/19/2026

Tissue Healing Timelines for Jiu Jitsu
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In terms of return to sport time-Based criterion is important and must be considered but it is incomplete as a sole metric. (Wallace 2017)

03/18/2026

“Just stop training for 6 weeks.”
This might be the most common — and most frustrating — medical advice jiu jitsu athletes hear.

Jiu jitsu athletes often have a natural distrust of the medical system.

In my experience, two of the biggest barriers are cost and lack of sport-specific understanding.

A lot of athletes have had frustrating experiences with healthcare—especially when it comes to injury rehab. Too often the advice they receive doesn’t account for the real demands of jiu jitsu, which can leave athletes feeling misunderstood or stuck in a cycle of incomplete recovery.

Sometimes athletes get lucky and find a sports physical therapist who can take them a step further than the traditional orthopedic rehab model. But finding someone who truly understands grappling can be difficult.

That’s exactly why I created a database of rehab providers who understand jiu jitsu.
These are clinicians I trust. Everyone on this list has taken at least one of my Jiu Jitsu Rehab courses, so I feel confident recommending them to athletes.

If you’re a jiu jitsu athlete struggling to find a provider who understands your sport, check out the database in my BIO and see if there’s someone near you.

03/17/2026

Defensive driving mindset for jiu jitsu:
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“this go beyond simply obeying [rules] for the [competition]. It involves anticipating potential hazards, being aware of your surroundings, and making proactive decisions to minimize risks and prevent injuries.”

Protect yourself and others on the mats at all times. Jiu jitsu is a combat sport where the goal is to disable your opponent, not to elicit a tap.

It is an error to assume that the competitor across from you will act honorable, ethical and sometimes even within the bounds of what is legal for that competition.

Diagnosis: elbow dislocation with probably ligament pathology and joint instability.

By not tapping to a joint lock now you lost the match and are injured. Losing months of mat time due to an unnecessary injury.

Competitors often don’t realize how accumulating injuries will affect their long term performance and sport longevity