Hi, I'm having problems with my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training and need some advice.
So I'm 18 years old, 125lbs and 6'1. At the end of the class, we get the choice to spar with someone. An 11 year old girl asked if she could spar with me and I said ok. She said she's 60lbs, she didn't say her height but she was about 4'8 I'd imagine.
The girl in the pic is the one I sparred with (I got pic from her fb). She dominated the fight and tapped me out 4 times in 3 minutes. When we rolled, she got me in a bodyscissors where the legs are wrapped around the body. I tapped out and started crying on the mats because my rib had cracked.
1) How long does it take for a cracked rib to heal? Doc said a couple of months but could I start training earlier than that?
2) How can I improve core body strength so that 60lbs girls can't crack my ribs with their legs?
3) Should I join a different gym when I go back? I'm embarrassed.
4) How did she have that amount of leg strength? She doesn't seem too strong in the pic. Yet she completely outstrengthened me throughout.
Sorry for the long post.