Bernardo Faria

It was a sad day for Jiu-Jitsu. 😔 Last week at a tournament in Brazil, a black belt known as Kabuto suffered a very serious cervical spine injury while competing in the No-Gi Open Class. He went for a triangle against a much heavier opponent. His opponent stood up while Kabuto was upside down in the triangle and slammed him onto the mat, landing him on his neck. Kabuto was taken to the hospital and underwent a very long surgery. Unfortunately, his injury is extremely serious, and no one knows how much he will be able to recover and it may require a tremendous amount of support and resources. I’m making this post for two reasons. First, there is a fundraiser to help Kabuto and his family during his recovery. I’m leaving the link here below. If you are able to help, any support would mean a lot. 🙏 Second, I think this is an important reminder for all of us in the Jiu-Jitsu community to understand what is legal and illegal, but especially what can cause catastrophic injuries. Slamming someone like this is illegal under all Jiu-Jitsu rulesets, so If you see something like that happening in training, stop the roll, call the coach, and speak up. Millions of people train and spar in Jiu-Jitsu every day, and serious incidents like this are thankfully very rare. But when something like this happens, we should learn from it and do everything we can to prevent it from happening again. Please keep Kabuto and his family in your thoughts, and if you can, consider supporting his recovery through the link in my bio. 🙏❤️ Let’s take care of each other. Click in the link below to make a donation…

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