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JaredExtreme · 04-08-2004, 07:32 PM

I know a substantial amount of people doing BJJ and sub wrestling wear cups. I personally do not. My belief is that wearing a cup can negatively affect your technique. For example, if you are wearing a cup and you go for an armbar from the guard, you do not need to wory about the angle of your pelvis and whether your opponent's arm is going to squish your genitals. Therefore you keep practicing incorrectly while wearing the cup. This could be very detrimental when you might have to apply an armbar on the street and you're not wearing a cup.... all of a sudden you're hurting yourself more than your hurting the opponent.

I'd like to hear everyone's perspective on this subject.

04-08-2004, 07:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
JaredExtreme Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,115 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	For all the Grapplers: Cup or no cup? I know a substantial amount of people doing BJJ and sub wrestling wear cups. I personally do not. My belief is that wearing a cup can negatively affect your technique. For example, if you are wearing a cup and you go for an armbar from the guard, you do not need to wory about the angle of your pelvis and whether your opponent's arm is going to squish your genitals. Therefore you keep practicing incorrectly while wearing the cup. This could be very detrimental when you might have to apply an armbar on the street and you're not wearing a cup.... all of a sudden you're hurting yourself more than your hurting the opponent. I'd like to hear everyone's perspective on this subject. __________________ "I don't fight in the street, there's no mats out there." - JaredExtreme