Comments on: Jiu Jitsu Training | Two Arguments, One Cup: Or Why I Decided To Wear A Cup Again http://jiujitsu.ryanpeterson.me/2010/01/jiu-jitsu-training-two-arguments-one-cup-or-why-i-decided-to-wear-a-cup-again/ The Sport And Martial Art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ryan http://jiujitsu.ryanpeterson.me/2010/01/jiu-jitsu-training-two-arguments-one-cup-or-why-i-decided-to-wear-a-cup-again/#comment-115 ryan Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:40:25 +0000 http://jiujitsukit.com/?p=843#comment-115 Wow, I had no idea that cups are not allowed in IBJJF competitions! Since I'm thinking about Pan Ams this is important to know :-) Thanks for the comment. Wow, I had no idea that cups are not allowed in IBJJF competitions!

Since I’m thinking about Pan Ams this is important to know :-)

Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: homeimprovementninja http://jiujitsu.ryanpeterson.me/2010/01/jiu-jitsu-training-two-arguments-one-cup-or-why-i-decided-to-wear-a-cup-again/#comment-114 homeimprovementninja Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:25:18 +0000 http://jiujitsukit.com/?p=843#comment-114 I think the cup/no cup debate is like the gi/no gi debate. Maybe you should do both once in a while? I used a cup ALWAYS for about the first year of jits. When I went to brazil, I was told nobody there uses it because it's not allowed in IBJJF competitions, so why train with it. I started without it and it was scary at first. People passed my guard pretty easilly with the knee cut pass because I was paranoid about getting my junk stomped on, but I got used to it and developed a "sixth sense" too to avoid such incidents. But having already broken a finger and a toe, maybe a cup isn't a bad idea again. I think the cup/no cup debate is like the gi/no gi debate. Maybe you should do both once in a while? I used a cup ALWAYS for about the first year of jits. When I went to brazil, I was told nobody there uses it because it’s not allowed in IBJJF competitions, so why train with it. I started without it and it was scary at first. People passed my guard pretty easilly with the knee cut pass because I was paranoid about getting my junk stomped on, but I got used to it and developed a “sixth sense” too to avoid such incidents. But having already broken a finger and a toe, maybe a cup isn’t a bad idea again.

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