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Jan 2024
16m 59s

Leg Locks & Knee Injuries, Better BJJ Sk...

JT & Joey
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Do you train leg locks? Is there a greater chance of injury if you play with the fire that is the Leg lock game? If you need your knees intact to feed your family is it worth the risk of an ACL reconstruction? As a white belt in BJJ what is the best way to expand your skills? There are so many different options to study the game and the boys breakdown what t ... Show More
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