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I know this was a thread on the old forum. I would like some opinion's. I will start training Jiu Jitsu tomorrow at a Awesome school. But after listening to Joe Rogan's Pod cast #60 I have some concern. Joe talks about Einstein breaking Joe's dick while training. I won't get into HOW Joe figures out he's OK! But, I would like to avoid this experience. So, I wondering...regular cup, baseball player cup, etc. ?
How about this?http://www.budovideos.com/shop/custo...roductid=21747
Shockdoctor is the way to go but I prefer the old fashion jock strap. Much better than traditional baseball cups.
I actually rarely wear a cup. A lot of the big tournaments (all the IBJJF ones: Worlds, No-Gi Worlds, Pan Ams, No-Gi Pan Ams, etc.) don't let you wear them, and I've found that when I wear one I'm less inclined to protect my groin with good hip moveent and sometimes a hand if needed.
When you don't wear a cup, you naturally learn to protect yourself, and anyone that's a solid blue belt or higher is probably never going to smash your balls just because they don't spazz anymore. If anyone blue or higher smashes my nuts it's maybe once a year, and it's usually my fault.
I'd advise no cup, as crazy as that sounds... especially if you plan on competing seriously.
If you really gotta wear a cup, listen to this cat and snag a shockdoctor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Philips
I personally don't wear one and rarely ever get clipped. I can't honestly remember the last time it happend, had to be over a year or more.
the last place I studied required it. I used a nutty buddy. It gives you a serious, gsp-esque package. no homo
Dude my cup smashes my butts more then if I don't wear it
Hey Jack,
I had a similar Joe Rogan story happen to me but not as harsh and I didn't jack off to see if it still worked. My advice would be to get a soft cup. They might be hard to find but totally worth every penny. It is a foam material shaped cup which will protect you enough from knees and stuff. Also it will not effect your flexibilty because the cup is easily manipulated.
I wore a cup for my first year of bjj but since none of the black belts wore them - hell some of them didn't even wear underwear! - I stopped using a cup. Surprisingly it never bothered me not wearing it. I'm not sure if it's conditioning your junk or if you just learn to move better to keep them away from spazzy knees, but I've never taken a hard hit.
That said, if you're still going to get one, the shockdoctors are the top seller by FAR.
Ditto to Buddo Jakes post I hate them and don't get hurt enough to put one on for BJJ. MMA/Kickboxing diffrent story.
End of the day, you are going to get hit occasionally, or at least you might. It usually won't be too hard or direct. It's about the same chance as any other sport you play - people throw around limbs and objects, eventually nuts get hit. But you get a little more used to it (as much as possible at least, it's never fun), and as said above, way better at defending it yourself. Plus your opponents will be better at not hitting you as they get better.
Basically when you are going to see people getting hit hard is white belt v white belt. Just don't fight really stiff (no pun intended) or at 100% strength, and focus on technique over power, and you will avoid the most common way of getting hit there: doing it to yourself. You are going to be more annoyed with the irritation of the cup from the movement of your thighs, and when your cup gets into one of a few weird positions (sorry to get graphic) like it's edge over your nuts or turned sideways, it'll hurt way worse than a quick shot.
...Gotta say, if someone were to design a BJJ cup that was actually well done, I bet it would sell...
the best cup/compression shorts I ever had/have is the Jaco cup
I had shockdoctors and Nutty buddy and I can say that they are shit compared to Jaco. They use the same principal as the thai cups with straps to keep the cup in place. The cup won't go anywhere. Doesn't restrain or stop you from moving even if you're really flexible.
Might be a bit more expensive that the shockdoctors but it's totally worth it
I saw some cup called the spider guard. Looked super flexible on the site but dont have one. Anyone out there use one. Here is the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rODITL7r6O8