groin protector

Strepto · 09-30-2004, 01:21 PM

What's the best groin protector for MMA out there? I've been told to use the "yellow banana thing" like the ones for baseball. Are those ok or should I get one online from a martial art store?
Thanks!

koto_ryu · 09-30-2004, 01:25 PM

A cup :P Any cup works fine.

**HtTKar** · 10-04-2004, 06:58 AM

wear a cup and expect that someday somebody will kick you hard enough to break it.

This happens frequently. You dont want to mess with the family jewels.

Ahoym8e · 10-04-2004, 03:11 PM

Procup is the most comfortable imo...

**HuSanYan** · 10-05-2004, 09:45 AM

I recently bought a new groin guard from a firm called Top Ten (also head gear), they make it out of a very modern material called 'BayFlex' which is a sort of rubbery stuff, this compound is very shock absorbant, more so than most other brands including the famous Twins, Fairtex et al.
The latter use good quality leather with padding etc.. these do not even come close to the shock absorbing properties of bayflex, imo.. check it out.
On the downside, they are not cheap.

should be topten.com but not sure because i bought them from my usual supplier rather than directly

hope this helps

09-30-2004, 01:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Strepto Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 86 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	groin protector What's the best groin protector for MMA out there? I've been told to use the "yellow banana thing" like the ones for baseball. Are those ok or should I get one online from a martial art store? Thanks! __________________ When practicing Systema you start as a "stick", then move on to being a "chain", then you become a "rope" and once you have mastered Systema you move like "water"...

10-04-2004, 03:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ahoym8e Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 354 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Procup is the most comfortable imo... __________________ Team Skinny White Boy

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09-30-2004, 01:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
koto_ryu Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: PA, USA Posts: 1,059 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	A cup :P Any cup works fine.

10-04-2004, 06:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
HtTKar Premiere Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Outer limits Posts: 1,089 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	wear a cup and expect that someday somebody will kick you hard enough to break it. This happens frequently. You dont want to mess with the family jewels.

10-05-2004, 09:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
HuSanYan Premiere Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 645 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I recently bought a new groin guard from a firm called Top Ten (also head gear), they make it out of a very modern material called 'BayFlex' which is a sort of rubbery stuff, this compound is very shock absorbant, more so than most other brands including the famous Twins, Fairtex et al. The latter use good quality leather with padding etc.. these do not even come close to the shock absorbing properties of bayflex, imo.. check it out. On the downside, they are not cheap. should be topten.com but not sure because i bought them from my usual supplier rather than directly hope this helps

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