Ear Guards?
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Okay I usually only where ear guards after the initial soreness starts. (god is that painful) This works good for me but I do know friends who were theirs regularly.
Danny T
Senior Master
I have used them but more times than not do not. About 50% of those training in our ground programs wear them often. Some of the others will occasionally, usually after there has been some injury and due to the soreness. I dislike them but they are effective in preventing injury or further injury to the ears. I know a few people who actually WANT cauliflower ears. It is badge thing for them proving they are ground fighters with the scarring to prove it. They even go so far as to rub their ears on the matting or wall to cause the damage.
Danny
Danny
Kennedy_Shogen_Ryu
Blue Belt
I've personally never used them, bring on the cauliflower!
The word you're looking for is wear.Okay I usually only where ear guards after the initial soreness starts. (god is that painful) This works good for me but I do know friends who were theirs regularly.
This is quite possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. If it was me, I'd let them know that if they punch steel plates they can show off their impressive deformed hands too...
This is quite possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. If it was me, I'd let them know that if they punch steel plates they can show off their impressive deformed hands too...
There are plenty of karate / tkd people that want callused and enlarged knuckles, might get some people take you up on that
I find the whole idea stupid, along with the guys who kick trees and posts to kill the nerves and toughen their shins.There are plenty of karate / tkd people that want callused and enlarged knuckles, might get some people take you up on that
Marvin
Black Belt
yes to both.
The guards keep your ears from getting damaged but they also get in the way and take a bit to get used to.
Eternal Beginner
Brown Belt
I used to wear them when I first started BJJ. I used to have a bad habit of putting my head down instead of keeping good posture so I found I often had to pull out of things and thus, I needed them to protect my ears. I haven't had to wear them in almost two years now though.
A few guys wear them, but I think out of 40 guys on the mat, maybe two wear. The other 38 aren't hardcore fighter types who want cauliflower ear either, they just have learned to protect them. Once you teach the newbies not to latch onto useless headlocks and try to pop peoples heads off that way you don't have to worry too much!
A few guys wear them, but I think out of 40 guys on the mat, maybe two wear. The other 38 aren't hardcore fighter types who want cauliflower ear either, they just have learned to protect them. Once you teach the newbies not to latch onto useless headlocks and try to pop peoples heads off that way you don't have to worry too much!
Aaron Fields
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I am sorry to say I didn't wear them when I first started and now have cauliflower in both ears, though the right is obvious. When I am having issues I tape my ears down, using the same approach that rugby players use and have had great luck.
I might use headgear if my right ear fit in the cup, but alas I was young and stupid. Anybody who goes out to get their ears jacked is silly. Likley the same ones who must have the "right" dogi and jeans too. Oh well, I suppose it is better to look like you have mat time than to actually have it eh?
Aaron Fields
Seattle Jujutsu Club, Hatake Dojo
Sea-Town Sombo
www.seattle-jujutsu.org
I might use headgear if my right ear fit in the cup, but alas I was young and stupid. Anybody who goes out to get their ears jacked is silly. Likley the same ones who must have the "right" dogi and jeans too. Oh well, I suppose it is better to look like you have mat time than to actually have it eh?
Aaron Fields
Seattle Jujutsu Club, Hatake Dojo
Sea-Town Sombo
www.seattle-jujutsu.org
Marvin
Black Belt
I know a few of those guys too, the funny thing is they are the ones who don't come to class on a regular basis and like to talk about how good they can roll more than they roll.
I have a little bit on my left ear, fortunatly we have an in-house medic who drains the ear when it does happen.
here is an article about the process
http://www.emedicine.com/proc/TOPIC82793.HTM
Gentle Fist
Master Black Belt
Thanks for the link!
Gentle Fist
Master Black Belt
Who in the right mind would want "Dogged Chewed" ears?
I have a touch of it on both of my ears but it is more from my beginning days of jiu-jitsu and judo. Once you start taking top more and avoiding the annoying head popper holds then you don't have to worry about it so much.
I have a touch of it on both of my ears but it is more from my beginning days of jiu-jitsu and judo. Once you start taking top more and avoiding the annoying head popper holds then you don't have to worry about it so much.
Yes I have a little though I wish I did not.
cohenp
Yellow Belt
I'm starting to get it in my right ear a bit from wrestling. In wrestling it comes out of dragging out of things and the like mostly. It hasn't been a problem yet so I'm not going to concern myself with it. If in the future it gets worse I'll either tape my ears down or start wearing head gear.
halfnote19
Yellow Belt
Could someone explain what Cauliflower ear is? And how one gets it?
halfnote19
Yellow Belt
Okay so I generally now know what this is...
Are ear guards the only way to prevent this?
How do you know if this happens to you?
I like the way my ears look and want to keep them that way.
Are ear guards the only way to prevent this?
How do you know if this happens to you?
I like the way my ears look and want to keep them that way.
Cauliflower ear is a type of scar tissue of the ears; it's caused by blunt trauma and/or pulling and grinding on the ears as happens in wrestling and jujitsu.
Preventing the trauma is the first step in preventing cauliflower ear. That's where the ear guards and similar things come in. A good doctor can use other techniques to minimize the damage when trauma has occurred, including methods of packing the ears to maintain their shape once drained. If you do a web search, you'll come across this sort of information.
MMAkid1
Yellow Belt
I have cauliflower ear in both ears, but fortunately it is imperceptible. it comes from wrestling. I would suggest using them when going live, though they aren't so neccesary when drilling, at least with most technique drills. Hope this helps.
Bodhisattva
Blue Belt
I use a set of BRUTE brand headgear. It is neoprene on the outside with neoprene straps. It is GREAT.
I wear it for both stand up and ground training.
For stand up training it protects my ears from punches, but doesn't give me the negatives of a full boxing head gear.
In the clinch, it keeps people's forearms from sliding over my ears and bending them in the double neck tie.
On the ground, it protects my ears when pulling my head out of a triangle or a guilotine.
I recommend the neoprene covered variety over the hard plastic variety. I think the hard plastic wrestling head gear are bulky and could even hurt your training partner.
The one I have was $25 purchased in St. Louis at Johnny Mac's sporting goods.
