BlackBelt

    Hand and Wrist health for Gi…

    Q & A
    by BlackBelt9/22/2026

    Do you guys have a favored gripping method or approach when in the Gi? One that’s more forgiving to your finger joints and wrist? Over the years they get destroyed. I don’t feel that the trade off for good jiu-jitsu should be that you’re no longer able to put in time on your PlayStation lol.

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    Jason_Scully
    Jason_Scully9/22/2026(edited)

    I focus moreso on not "death gripping", I also turn my wrists in more which provides more leverage to support my grips.

    And a big one is that I use "elbow" connection with my body to help support my grips as well depending on the scenario. By being able to drop my elbow and connect it to something, it helps my grips a lot.

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