Dr. Mike Piekarski, aka Doctor Kickass, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He is a former MMA fighter and now works to educate combat athletes on injuries and issues that happen from grappling, striking and fighting. 

Dr Kickass is an expert in injury prevention, rehabilitation, and movement optimization for grappling and combat sports.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• The first thing to do when you get injured.
• How to rehab an injury the right way.
• Should you ice or heat for an injury?
• How to speed up the healing process.
• How to heal a chronic injury vs an acute injury.
• The best thing you can do to reduce injuries.
• How to strengthen your joints and tendons.
• How to program injury prevention into your routine.
• Longevity advice for older grapplers.
• Does foam rolling really work?
• His favorite supplements for injury prevention and jiu-jitsu.
• The benefits of “Mat Strength” and how to develop it.
• Are leg locks actually dangerous?
• The upcoming Grappling Athlete Online Symposium.

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