Stopped rolling at 55. Injuries were not worth it . Life requires your body , be careful .

51 and have been training since 23. Still train 5 times a week but have gotten really smart about recovery and nutrition.

Started BJJ in 2003 got my black belt in 2014 and haven't trained BJJ at all since 2018. I'm 56. I don't miss all of the wear and tear on my body. What I do miss is the camaraderie.

As a 29yr old brown belt whose been training since I was a kid. I can’t fathom  a day where I can no longer roll. May that day never come.

im 35 and between work.combat sports i feel like im 70. i had to give up rolling and sparring. it sucks because the gym has been my outlet for basically everything since i was 17, but if i keep going i will end up hurting myself even worse and being homeless.

be happy you were able to pay the bills doing what you loved, and making a mark on the sport eddie.

no shame in an old master taking his due rest.

68 I’ve been grinding since 5 1962 ! Still teach I’ve competed in sport Jiu-Jitsu many years ago! Now teach A Championship Bjj team in NY ! Feeling blessed to follow our passion and continue to produce soldiers in life🙏

I am 50  and have been training 17 years, recently dialled it right back, it is hard to let go

30 plus years doing  Tae Kwon do and took up BJJ 6 years ago. I'm 57 years old and still rolling!

I remember Eddie and Joe Rogan promoting BJJ because of how easy it is on the body... When I trained BJJ, my body was a wreck 24/7. I know their intentions were good, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Think for yourself, folks - and more importantly; experience for yourself.

I started at 64.  2 years in now, and have been injured, cracked ribs etc.  I changed the way I roll to a more defensive strategy.  I won't roll with the fight club types.  I focus on street survival and basic technique improvement now.  Ill never be as good as the under 50 guys, but that's not important.  "A man's got to know his limitations!"

So many injuries and moved on stories on here. Real dudes, real experiences. Same. Tried making a run to blue belt at 44. Shocking how injury prone my body became. That was new.  Everything from legit rib injuries, to hyper extended elbow, to back issues. My body and arms ached when I picked up my toddler daughter. Took stock, put my ego aside- I need my body to last. I wanna be able to run and play during her childhood. Just wasnt worth it. Mad props to those who keep going. Sidenote: saw a brown belt’s knee buckle under him. Dude was curled up w/ tears. I was like, ya know what…im good.

18 years of rolling and I have had to be so careful.  I know to only roll with guys I trust, I take long breaks as well to rest up and I just have fun.  I learned to "tap" early on, even when I wasn't in trouble just to not risk any injury.

Started when I was 50 , never trained out of the Gi , still dealing with long recoveries at 62 ! 😊

Im 43 with an autoimmune disease and I trained very hard my entire life. Two torn ACL's both meniscus torn, PCL tear, MCL tear, Dislocated shoulders, Broken fingers, multiple herniated disks and more...

I have had to adapt my philosophy and training style. I no longer try and be competitive I try and flow and adapt and work with people I trust.

Jiu Jitsu is an art form that doesn’t care about who is the best, but who lasts.
Train smart.

Someone get this legend to an Active Release Technique practitioner and get him back on the mat please

47 year old black belt, 155lbs.  Last roll (no gi), was rolling with a 215 lb 26 year old purple belt who is literally built like a He-Man action figure.  He got side control and I was defending, relaxing, watching for escape opening, and he exploded into a paper cutter choke attempt.   I got the out of the attempt in around 2 seconds, but those two seconds were enough to audibly crack something around my sternum.  I paused the roll to evaluate, then we finished the round.  Next round I rolled with a white belt teen around my weight, going light.  When I attempted to sit up by pushing myself up with my right hand,  I felt the pain in my chest and had to stop.  Didnt roll anymore in the class.    Next day, I had only minor pain, but got a stuffy nose and when I made a big "sniff", I felt the cartilage/rib/whathaveyou pop and some more pain.

Like Eddie, it seems like every time I roll these days I get hurt.  Part of the reason I wasnt strongly bridging / trying to escape side control is that I bad lower back issues that flare up very easily when using lower back to pull/etc.  It sucks balls, but Im probably going to have to face the music soon my self.  Ive been rolling since 1995.

This was such a pleasure to watch. Good pacing, kept the conversation flowing, and let the guest speak.
Great job, guys. It does help that Eddie can hold a convo, but bad hosts can easily ruin a great guest by interrupting and not knowing what makes a good show.
Never seen your podcast before, but keep this kind of work up.

When you know it's time to hang it up and just teach and roll a few times just to feel good! That's fine, He's been Crushing it! Bravo such a bad ass!

I was wrestling with some old freestylers and their main thing to the young guns was “don’t fucking hurt me”. You gotta drive the point.