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Guilty posted:Just get it drained as soon as you notice one. Cauliflower ears are the stupidest loving scars, since they're so easily avoidable. It's like a kid who decides being emo is fashionable and cuts himself with a paper clip because he's "deep" I don't think people are out there trying to get cauliflower ear to look fashionable.
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Novum posted:I don't think people are out there trying to get cauliflower ear to look fashionable. They basically are since the treatment to avoiding it is so easy that you can do it at home (not going to promote this option here).
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Jun 3, 2013 22:27
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I was the complete opposite, trained Muay Thai and occasional BBJ/MMA and got myself a cauliflower ear....had it drained twice the hospital didn't compress it properly so it refilled, the third time they cut it and stuffed it with gauze it didn't refill but it deformed my ear and now I struggle to buy headphones..... I guess they don't see much of it here in the UK
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Jun 3, 2013 23:24
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Guilty posted:They basically are since the treatment to avoiding it is so easy that you can do it at home (not going to promote this option here). Basically this with the caveat that if you get cauliflower ear right before a big tournament or fight you might not have time to get it drained and healed up before said event. And teenage kids are very bad at weighing the long term effects of decisions. Most people who have it only have it because they think it looks cool though.
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Jun 4, 2013 00:55
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Gaz2k21 posted:now I struggle to buy headphones..... Since I got them drained the only lasting impact of the getting cauliflower ear at least three times is not being able to wear ipod style headphones in my left ear. I have to get the ones that actually go into your ear canal if I am getting buds. It was kind of cool though, the last time I got it it kept refilling so they basically sewed two of those nose tampon things tightly onto my ear to keep it closed up until it healed. So I walked around with a crusty, bloody gauze filled ear for a few weeks in high school and got to feel bad rear end.
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Jun 4, 2013 00:59
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Thoguh posted:Most people who have it only have it because they think it looks cool though. I take it all back then. Someone should tell them that girls think messed up ears are kind of gross.
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Jun 4, 2013 01:06
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Yeah I've seen guys who have trained for a decade have perfect ears and guys who have trained for 8 months and have to get them drained
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Jun 4, 2013 01:33
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He expended too much energy and got tired
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I've drained guy's ears and had them return to 100% normal and I've drained guy's ears repeatedly who wear headgear and seen them still get nasty. It all depends on the person. I have only met a few who really wanted their ears to get bad.
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Jun 4, 2013 02:01
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After 6 years of grappling & Kickboxing & MMA, I have a little cauliflower. It really depends on you as a person. I've never worn headgear, I got it drained twice when it really swole up, but altogether, its just some hard pieces (mostly) on the back of my ear that no one sees. I'm not getting it fixed more (plastic surgery) because I'll keep grappling. It really doesn't happen over time (to me); it just happens at once, and randomly. Sometimes when you grind your ear against someone's hip a lot you can tell you'll get some cauliflower later that night (ice it). For some people headgear works, but for me, I feel it shifts around and hurts my ears more than it helps. I also got better at tucking my head over time. But hey, this one guy I know got super duper gross ears within 4 weeks of starting training. Like, exploded tomato ears.
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Jun 4, 2013 02:13
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Awkward newbie moment tonight: I accidentally uppercut a girl in the boob. I swear my face looked like this  when I had realized what I had done! Luckily she was pretty cool about it. I guess girl MT practitioners are used to the occasional boob punch. Also, got to train with a fellow southpaw and found I was getting surprised by punches left and right! Definitely ended up getting a taste of my own medicine.
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Jun 4, 2013 02:16
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Dolemite posted:Awkward newbie moment tonight: I accidentally uppercut a girl in the boob. Yeah, I don't think that even qualifies as awkward, it happens all the time and there's no real way to avoid it. If her boobs are sensitive she can get a chest protector.
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Jun 4, 2013 02:26
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Lt. Shiny-sides posted:I've drained guy's ears and had them return to 100% normal and I've drained guy's ears repeatedly who wear headgear and seen them still get nasty. It all depends on the person. I have only met a few who really wanted their ears to get bad. Yeah, I drained my ears every time they swelled and they still look like they've been chewed on. Some people are just more susceptible.
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Jun 4, 2013 02:39
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Dolemite posted:Awkward newbie moment tonight: I accidentally uppercut a girl in the boob. Wait till you start to clinch. That's when the real awkwardness starts.
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Jun 4, 2013 03:23
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Dolemite posted:Awkward newbie moment tonight: I accidentally uppercut a girl in the boob. ive punched girls in the boobs before. it wasnt as awkward as the time i gave a girl a concussion 
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Jun 4, 2013 03:26
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Guilty posted:Wait till you start to clinch. That's when the real awkwardness starts. You're gonna learn how to tenderly slow dance with burly dudes who want to knee your guts and you're gonna learn to like it.
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Jun 4, 2013 04:15
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I had to drain mine daily for about two weeks after the first bjj competition I was in, but it looks fine now. The best part was all the advice I got on how to drain properly from guys that look like there ears were caught in a garbage disposal then thrown in a blender. "Heat the needle then move it around inside to cauterize that poo poo then put clothes pins on it..." 
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Jun 4, 2013 05:17
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my coach has trained his entire life and has very little, its basically unnoticeable unless you're looking in his ear canal. I think genetics is the biggest factor. Unless you're like Chute Box and rubbing rocks on your ears.
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Jun 4, 2013 17:14
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Guilty posted:They basically are since the treatment to avoiding it is so easy that you can do it at home (not going to promote this option here). Not really. I've both had my left ear drained professionally and in my own bathroom, several times, and it still looks like it's a wax replica. My right ear has never had any swelling at all. Ears are weird.
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Jun 5, 2013 16:30
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My headgear works like a charm. My ears aren't even a little sore after rolling or clinch work. Which is good because my connective tissue has all the integrity of a wet fart.
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Jun 5, 2013 20:17
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I just have bad rear end ears-of-steel. Years of grappling and getting punched and I'm still pretty.
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Jun 6, 2013 02:39
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Very recently shaved hair -> imitation leather helmet -> jungle like humidity and heat = Every single hook spins the pot 50% around my head blinding me in the process. Straights dislodge it to a weird angle no matter if I pull it so tight my face looks like it's about to burst out from the front. ALSO have amateur-rules fight in two days. I'm not in fight shape anyway, because as usual, I'm recovering from a flu which hit me just when I was preparing but I don't mind. (poo poo, the ruleset doesn't really prefer me hugging, shoving and grabbing that much, whatever, I'll just circle away from his right and eat 10 000 jabs to face.) I can go for a round or two but I really have to figure out something with that loving helmet!%!#%#% With my eye issue fighting someone who punches quite hard without is not an option. edit: hmmm, maybe I'll insert a sweatband underneath or tie a scarf before donning that piece of poo poo kit of plastic Ligur fucked around with this message at 10:22 on Jun 6, 2013 |
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Jun 6, 2013 10:18
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Yeah I would try some sort of stocking cap. Have you tightened the top strings? Those often help in keeping headgear in place. Hope you get it sorted before the fight and good luck.
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Jun 6, 2013 10:24
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Get yourself a better helmet. I shave my head and sweat profusely, but my real leather headgear only shifts a little when clinching.
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Did some 3 minute rounds with a 250 lbs guy who can box (I'm 205-210), my face has a mince-meatey appearance but this was the first time this week I didn't feel like just shoving it and/or vomiting. Spent the last 30 seconds of each round on the ropes just getting teed on with massive body shots, didn't feel them. Progress! I should have been at this stage LAST week not now, but at least I'm getting to my pre-flu level of conditioning. Every day feels better. It's not optimal to train like this just before you have to go but I must make my body used to being gassed, so what can I do after losing the last two weeks. Tomorrow spar a bit, eat well and hope for the best. KidDynamite posted:Yeah I would try some sort of stocking cap. Have you tightened the top strings? Those often help in keeping headgear in place. Tightened the top, certainly helped. Tomorrow a retry with a scarf, hope that anchors it. eine dose socken posted:Get yourself a better helmet. Very good advice I just don't have the money to invest on a leather helmet right now.
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a round timer app for android? Not looking for anything specific, but just thought if someone had something particular they liked and could recommend
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Jun 7, 2013 06:34
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This is what I use: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GUuYXRpbWVyIl0. It is simple and customizable.
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Lt. Shiny-sides posted:This is what I use: Have used that too, is satisfactory.
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Got my blue belt in BJJ today.  Also beforehand we had an in-house tourney for us and our affiliated schools, took 2nd out of 15 in the white-to-low-blue no-gi division. Got three submissions in a row (RNC, North-South, Guillotine) before losing to a heavier/better guy in the finals.
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Is it normal for a judo instructor not teaching you to break fall before being thrown? Because that happened to me at my last judo class. Is this standard?
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Jun 8, 2013 23:09
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Do they know you don't know how to breakfall?
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Smoking Crow posted:Is it normal for a judo instructor not teaching you to break fall before being thrown? Because that happened to me at my last judo class. Is this standard? Were they throwing you, or having some white belt throw you? Because if they were just tossing you into class without teaching falling, that is bad. If they had a brown or black belt show you what it is like to be thrown, and did some basic throws while letting you down very easily and protecting you from yourself, then not a big deal. Never be afraid to bring it up if you are uncomfortable with something in a class. It's entirely possible they forgot you hadn't been over ukemi yet.
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I told the guy and he said that in Judo "we learn by doing." And then a black belt yelled at me for landing wrong.
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Smoking Crow posted:I told the guy and he said that in Judo "we learn by doing." And then a black belt yelled at me for landing wrong. Yeah. Never go back there. That is a very unsafe way to approach any martial art. Especially one that involves falling. Thoguh fucked around with this message at 00:06 on Jun 9, 2013 |
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Kekekela posted:Got my blue belt in BJJ today. Wrap your belt around your face and take a photo of it. Sit with me in the halls of the OP, where the brave live forever.
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Kekekela posted:Got my blue belt in BJJ today. Congrats man!!! I've been a 4 stripe white belt in BJJ for about 4 years now. Just haven't had the time to devote to it between work, life, and Judo. But one of these days I'd like to be able to take that step.
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Smoking Crow posted:Is it normal for a judo instructor not teaching you to break fall before being thrown? Because that happened to me at my last judo class. Is this standard? It is most certainly not. I spent almost my entire first Judo lesson learning how to fall and roll. The instructor sectioned off a couple of mats for me and another newbie, and an assistant instructor helped us learn the basics while everyone else was doing their thing. Ashenai fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Jun 9, 2013 |
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Lost a decision, 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 (drat Frenchman BF judge didn't think I did enough, hahaa) but holy poo poo did I have fun. The scarf anchored the helmet so that wasn't a problem. 3 minute rounds was a bit of a surprise and I stopped attacking in the last round because "I was tired wahh wahh" boohoo. I should've just kept throwing though, it's not like you need to be even close to 100% to throw punches and everytime I did I also scored 
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Even the most irreverent non traditonal clubs I've trained at still teach people to fall. For at least a few classes before throwing them. What was the name of the club and who were the teachers, if you don't mind sharing.
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What's the name of this move that Dexter uses on Doakes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx7fX0c5pMM&t=368s
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Mr Interweb posted:What's the name of this move that Dexter uses on Doakes? Oh yeah, I remember that one, it caught my eye too when I watched the episode. I'm pretty sure it's not a real move, it's just something they thought would look cool. The body mechanics look completely nonsensical to me. I mean, if you want a name for it then it's a standing armbar, but Dexter has zero leverage the way he's doing it. And I don't know what's going on with his left hand, is that supposed to be a choke? That's not a choke. Ashenai fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Jun 9, 2013 |
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