Injury during No Gi BJJ Grappling match. Holy City Sub Series 2023

It is the nature of combat sports that injuries will happen. Some, like in this case, are no ones fault. This looks like a freak accident, and we pray for the competitor's speedy recovery. Others, often the most severe, are entirely avoidable. You should create an environment at your gym that promotes safety and control over getting taps. It may seem counter intuitive but this will actually make you are your teammates better. The team will have less down time for injuries and better control of all positions. Everyone makes their own decisions, but it is highly advisable that you have health insurance and a way to cover at least 3 months of living expenses if you training in any martial art. 00:29 Red hits a smooth scissor sweep to mount. Blue bridges and attempts to push him off. Red attempts to brace himself to prevent the roll over and there is an audible pop with Red indicating extreme pain in his upper arm shoulder area. No uncontrolled movements or silly stuff here just looks like an unfortunate accident. We pray for his speedy recovery.