42 year old father of two BJJ crazy kids (Boys, 8 & 10).
Discovered BJJ 6 months before my lower back shat itself.
Had disc fusion (L5/S1) and replacement (L4).
No BJJ for me - except driving kids to and from the gym (Axis affiliate) and it fucking sucks.
I was never going to excel at it but absolutely loved it. Pity i didn't discover it 20 years earlier but I was a bloody idiot then so who knows.
I love watching my sons go through their journeys and stay involved that way. It's my personal mission in life not to become the overbearing sports dad living vicariously through his children.