Comments on: Should You Wear A Cup When Training? http://jiujitsu.ryanpeterson.me/2009/09/should-you-wear-a-cup-when-training/ A Blog About Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Featuring insights, reviews, videos, pictures, quotes, and original writings. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Tom http://jiujitsu.ryanpeterson.me/2009/09/should-you-wear-a-cup-when-training/#comment-162 Tom Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:49:00 +0000 http://jiujitsukit.com/?p=494#comment-162 Hah, randomly found this online -- I train at Easton in Denver, just got my blue belt. I fully agree with these points. I don't wear a cup; the one time I started to think about it was when a had no clue was I was doing (I guess the equivalent of a 1 or 2 strip white belt). I wore a cup for like a day after that but it sucked (I can't even do cariocas with a cup on heh), and I just had to learn to let stuff go if my balls were at risk. Hah, randomly found this online — I train at Easton in Denver, just got my blue belt. I fully agree with these points. I don’t wear a cup; the one time I started to think about it was when a had no clue was I was doing (I guess the equivalent of a 1 or 2 strip white belt). I wore a cup for like a day after that but it sucked (I can’t even do cariocas with a cup on heh), and I just had to learn to let stuff go if my balls were at risk.

]]> By: Steve http://jiujitsu.ryanpeterson.me/2009/09/should-you-wear-a-cup-when-training/#comment-50 Steve Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:12:57 +0000 http://jiujitsukit.com/?p=494#comment-50 I haven't worn a cup in years. Stopped just after learning that it's against the IBJJF rules. I haven't had any problems and have found that I'm much more likely to take an errant knee to the nose than a shot to the balls. It'sjust never been an issue. I haven’t worn a cup in years. Stopped just after learning that it’s against the IBJJF rules. I haven’t had any problems and have found that I’m much more likely to take an errant knee to the nose than a shot to the balls. It’sjust never been an issue.

]]> By: newerest http://jiujitsu.ryanpeterson.me/2009/09/should-you-wear-a-cup-when-training/#comment-49 newerest Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:33:58 +0000 http://jiujitsukit.com/?p=494#comment-49 I got in a street fight after training at the mma gym and i was wearing my cup. i got him in an arm triangle and as he started to pass out he tried to grab my balls. i just started laughing and squeezing. makes me want to always be wearing a cup honestly, especially when i go out and drink. I got in a street fight after training at the mma gym and i was wearing my cup. i got him in an arm triangle and as he started to pass out he tried to grab my balls. i just started laughing and squeezing.

makes me want to always be wearing a cup honestly, especially when i go out and drink.

]]> By: homeimprovementninja http://jiujitsu.ryanpeterson.me/2009/09/should-you-wear-a-cup-when-training/#comment-48 homeimprovementninja Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:32:55 +0000 http://jiujitsukit.com/?p=494#comment-48 When I went to take a class in Rio, my friend told me that no one there wears a cup. I thought it was crazy, but apparently in some of the big brazilian tournaments cups are prohibitted because they give you an advantage when doing armbars (guy's elbow is not directly on your junk) or defending knee cut passes. So you might as well get used to not using one... I've been rolling without one for a couple of weeks now, but I still get nervous. When I went to take a class in Rio, my friend told me that no one there wears a cup. I thought it was crazy, but apparently in some of the big brazilian tournaments cups are prohibitted because they give you an advantage when doing armbars (guy’s elbow is not directly on your junk) or defending knee cut passes. So you might as well get used to not using one…

I’ve been rolling without one for a couple of weeks now, but I still get nervous.

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