One of my friend's finger got caught in a gi and somehow got twisted so that it broke in several spots. He needed surgery where they had to install a metal implant. I know finger injuries are not weird and are way too common, but a complete twisted fracture made no sense.

I was submitting a guy with the bear trap and popped my own knee. So there's that. :D Other freaky stuff I've witnessed include dislocated ankles, patellas and broken radius due to attacking a guillotine or a foot lock. It was also kinda freaky to see Vinny Magalhaes break his leg by not tapping to a heel hook. You'd think the ligaments give out first.

I saw (and heard) a guy break his femur trying to retain guard at a tournament, the general consensus amongst my team was he must have had some underlying condition because that shouldn't just happen.

A friend of mine tore his chest while defending an armbar. That's what happens when you roll with strong white belts without warming up properly.

Most of my injuries have been kinda weird.

I think there's a lot of truth to this statement in general. When I think about it, same with most of mine. It's the unexpected shit that causes bad injuries. If a throw is done properly, you can do nice ukemi and you're fine. If you get an unorthodox throw, good luck. Hence the reason we should be wary of the 200lb jacked white belt.

We had someone dislocate a knee the other night while training. This person was practicing the mechanics of a throw (tai otoshi) when it happened, but it wasn't to the leg you would have thought (the leg going across the uki) but to the planted leg. We weren't even doing the actual throw, just the fit-ins. It was the craziest injury I've ever seen in training considering what was happening at the time. What's the weirdest injury you've seen in relation to what was happening to cause the injury?

Had a weird one happen to me last week. I was talking with my family and went to point at something. There was a loud snapping sound from my right shoulder. Felt okay immediately afterward but the next day and until today I can barely move my right arm. I have an ultrasound imaging booked for Thursday. FML!

Ah the joys/pains of the elder jiu jitsuka. You have to warm up before making any sudden movements like pointing, what were you thinking.

I've learned my lesson LOL

Ah the joys/pains of the elder jiu jitsuka. You have to warm up before making any sudden movements like pointing, what were you thinking.

Taiotoshi has caised so many injuries to friends of mine, i hate that throw...