Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu / MMA training post-surgery?

[Tufflaw 465]

Wondering if anyone here trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or a similar type of grappling or MMA. I trained for several years before gaining too much weight and now that my surgery is over I'd like to get back into it. It's very high-impact in terms of physical contact, a lot of core movements, and lots of pressure on body parts, especially the abdomen. There's even a position called "knee on stomach" with pressure applied directly to the abdomen, so of course I'm worried about my incisions and the stomach itself.

For those who do this type of training, I was wondering how long it took after surgery to get back into training and what your experience was like. Thanks!

(I'll cross-post this to the Fitness forum too)

[White Sale 339]

I'm also interested to know this. According to the "Gastric Sleeve Bible" given to me by my surgeon, nothing of the sort for 90 days. I plan to ask him in person next week.

I'm attracted to doing BJJ because I'd like to find a workout which is social but where I'm also learning a useful skill at the same time.

[Tufflaw 465]

I definitely recommend it, I had a lot of fun when I was training regularly. Make sure you find a legitimate instructor though, there are a lot of frauds out there. It's important to be able to trace the lineage of the instructor back to the origin of the martial art, which was in the early 1900's so it's not that hard. For example, I trained with Renzo Gracie, who received his black belt from Carlos Gracie, Jr., who received his from Carlos Gracie who started BJJ.