Who wears a cup?

[007]

I never wore a cup/ jockstrap but I took a nasty knee to balls . Who wears one and how does it effect you rolling? What brand do you recommend? Thanks

 

[j123]

I do. Before when I first started, I didn't because I thought there were no strikes so I'd be fine. A couple of months in, a wrestler dropped by for a free trial. We rolled, and I pulled guard. I was shitty at take downs then, and no way was I going to take a competitive wrestler down.
Anyways, I pulled guard, and of course, he didn't want to get in my guard and resisted and tired to make it a makeshift pass. He ended up in half guard, but on the way down from standing to half, his knee came crashing down onto my junk.

I've worn a cup since then, I don't give a shit if some guy drinking the kool-aid says not to wear one, because in comps. they ban it, and it'd be best to keep it "realistic". I'm not in the business of ruining my evening / weekend because of that. Also, shorter guys shooting takedowns on the fence/wall, ends up with their shoulder bumping into jr, so there's another reason I wear my gear.

The only gear I don't wear is an ear guard, I haven't found the need for it. No signs of cauliflower forming so far.

I'm just using a basic jock. A teammate of mine swears by thai style steel cups

 

[Ton]

I used to wear a cup all the time when i trained MMA. But since starting to train almost exclusively BJJ, i have been phasing it out. No one else seems to wear one in preparation for comps. I have never had issues at this point. Then again, i have high tolerance for pain there for whichever reason.

 

[winterbike]

Never got hit in the balls in 7 years yet. No cup. Having ninja balls helps though.

 

[mattemate]

ends up with their shoulder bumping into jr

Well there's half your problem, fella.

In all seriousness, having back cotrol on someone when I'm wearing a cup actually hurts me. I guess I take one to the sisters a couple times a year. The worst ever was actually catching one on the dick. I think honestly the best compromise is like a padded jock strap, or a soft cup. Keeps everything tucked up which is really the main thing.

 

[j123]

^lol, well played

 

[andrewm2211]

yeah you get pretty used to wearing one. I always wore one, and got knee'd pretty good once, and was really glad I was prepared.
Downsides aren't huge but like matemate said, when i have someone in back control I do find it hurts me actually... probably hurts them too so we're even.

I might give compression shorts a try... they just seem like less of a to-do

 

[berimBOWLoh]

if your mount is legit as hell you should be hurting ppl with the cup there sometimes, too.

i dont wear one but i know that from experience in that "Saulo" style sprawl while in mount to control position. murderous.

the biggest benefit for me when ppl wear jocks is slx/curu curu stuff is so much easier with even less guilt.

 

[jcandoitbig]

nope. but someone from our gym ruptured a testicle awhile back rolling with some big marine dude. total freak accident

 

[007]

nope. but someone from our gym ruptured a testicle awhile back rolling with some big marine dude. total freak accident

I think I was close. Most pain I ever had. During a shark tank

 

[RJ Green]

in lieu of a cup i undergo a daily regimen of testicle conditioning exercises. vigorous tapping and active tucking.

 

[jcandoitbig]

I think I was close. Most pain I ever had. During a shark tank

yea sad story is he quit after that, was about to get his blue belt. I don't blame him

 

[Papawash]

Comps don't allow it so I try to not use one in practice

 

[jr jr]

I did for years in BJJ. Stopped about 1.5 years ago. No regrets.

 

[RabbleRowser]

Literally have never taken too hard of a shot in the 10 years of grappling I've had.

 

[JustTheTip]

I always wore a cup until a few months ago when an opponent hit me on FB to complain about me having one. My first 3 classes I got hit in the nuts often but evenuually I got used to protecting them.My back control actually got alot better when I stopped wearing a cup because I could start triangling my legs without worrying about hurting my opponent.

 

[BJJ_Rage]

I got hit on the nuts pretty hard once, had to wear it for a couple of months, then I stopped and now Im fine, its quite uncomfortable to be honest.

 

[JustTheTip]

But OP, if you are determined to wear a cup, DiamondMMA has the best by far. It is a total system that gives protection and the absolute best comfort. I tried pretty much every cup out there through the years and that was the best one.

 

[M3t4tr0n]

Used cup once felt really awkward so i stopped only took a knee to the balls once

 

[Rjay]

Took a real bad nut shot a few years back, I mean REAL bad. Needed to wear a cup ever since and will not/cannot even drill without it.

I've tried 2 styles, one is compression shorts with a cup at the front, the other is a jock style with a strap that goes from the botton of the cup up your ass crack and to the back. The latter is the far, far better design. The compression shorts one I'd find as I'd roll the bottom of the of the cup would more around, and sometimes a nut would spill out the side and if there was any pressure on the cup your ball would get crushed which hurt like a muthafucka. The jockstrap keeps everything is place much better.