Groin guard?

slemons

Anyone recommend one off ebay?
Its for a Krav Maga course so itd need to be heavy duty enough...

Here's a shock doctor one that looks the most 'professional'...

shockdoctor ebay

Would the cheapy ones be any good do ye think?

cheapy ebay ones...


Thanks!
John

paddyc

steel one mate with the 3 wee ropes to tie it up, last 4ever

Once the groin guard is made of Hard durable plastic with the straps it'l be alright and you could get a decent one for €15.

Burkatron

Shock Dr's are great imo its the best Ive used. Get onto the guys in Fightlord,they stock them and you can usually pick them up if your Dublin based!

http://www.fightlordshop.com/detail.php?StockCode=SD2&Level1=42

slimer

IMO steel is the only way to go - if you are really concerned about your valuables
http://www.fightstuff.co.uk/catalog/twins-black-groin-protector.html
might be a bit dearer, but lasts forever and you can't get anything better/tougher

slemons

Thanks a lot guys!
I'll go with the steel one...

Burkatron

paddyc wrote: »

steel one mate with the 3 wee ropes to tie it up, last 4ever

slimer wrote: »

IMO steel is the only way to go - if you are really concerned about your valuables
http://www.fightstuff.co.uk/catalog/twins-black-groin-protector.html
might be a bit dearer, but lasts forever and you can't get anything better/tougher

I thought you guys were ripping the piss! Steel eh,will have to get 1 of those bad boys!

mark.leonard

I got the shockdoctor one off Fightlord.com and its the best going IMO

slimer

well, for sure the most important thing is how you feel wearing it and if it provides enough possibilities for movement
steel cups might not be the most comfortable for some people - after all it is just 3 ropes cutting into your 'bottom parts' :D, but my knowledge only comes from muay thai, and here there are a must (they won't even let you fight with a different type - at least not in Thailand)
but if it feels really uncomfortable and limits your flexibility there's no point not getting different one

Burkatron

slimer wrote: »

well, for sure the most important thing is how you feel wearing it and if it provides enough possibilities for movement
steel cups might not be the most comfortable for some people - after all it is just 3 ropes cutting into your 'bottom parts' :D, but my knowledge only comes from muay thai, and here there are a must (they won't even let you fight with a different type - at least not in Thailand)
but if it feels really uncomfortable and limits your flexibility there's no point not getting different one

I find my shock Dr. great for Muay thai! Now Im thinking steel cup in the compression shorts could be the way to go! To the workshop!

MaeveD

Shock Doctor do a steel cup called a Titan cup (I'm sure this is the one Mark has), you can use it with their compression shorts (that already have a flex cup) or with the Under Armour 0025 compression shorts that are made to hold a cup.

If you're interested Fightlord have them in stock or you can pick one up from the shop in our school, I have a few here....

Roper

The biggest problem with steel is tieing them. if the chord comes loose the damage can be worse, as anyone who was at MMA league Dublin will tell you . Might get me some of those compression shorts and stick my steel cup in.

slimer

MMA is different type of sport, coz of all the ground game, you'll probably be better off with the cup with shorts I guess
for muay thai the steel one is fine enough, you usually get knocked down fast enough, so no need to worry about the laces :D

Judofirst

Danrho make a groin guard with a rigid plastic cup & elasticated waistband.
It comes in S, M & L sizes
Lots of judo players use them
We have them here at the Dublin School of Judo www.dsj.ie

Martin25

Watch out for the Cheesegrater ones!

Martin25

Apparently some one lost a ball in one of these things!