Is it safe to train BJJ in a pandemic? I wish it were a simple yes or no answer, but as I discuss in this episode (which is also available on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjyivFxPJMU&feature=youtu.be) it depends on a number of factors including...

Your age, health, pre-existing conditions
Your tolerance for personal risk
The age and health status of your family
Your health insurance situation,
Your willingness to put other people in society at risk,
Whether you're taking precautions in the rest of your life
What the local Covid test positivity rates are
The precautions your club is taking
Whether you're in a training pod
The precautions your training partners are taking
And more.

If you're interested in more information about BJJ training pods check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSG3zsC-WwM

If you want to see some evidence that masks help prevent transmission of Covid-19 please read https://www.grapplearts.com/do-masks-and-face-coverings-work-to-prevent-coronavirus-transmission/

If you want to find Covid-safeish training partners check out https://downtoroll.com/

And if you want to see the latest guidelines by Dr Chris Moriarty for reopening BJJ schools check out https://www.grapplearts.com/openingupbjj

Stay safe and, almost more importantly, please give a crap about other people!

Stephan Kesting

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