Starting MMA Training, Need Groin Protector and Mouth Piece advice

[Brian Lawyer]

Originally Posted by Frank Dennis

For a cup, I'd suggest this Shock Doctor steel cup. (WFS) I've taken more shots than I care to think about, and it does the job. Much more comfortable than the Windy steel thai cups, too.

Do those type of cups require the Jock strap that you insert them into or can you just put it into your underwear?

[Ian Kovtunovich]

I was pretty happy with the Shock Doctor stuff. I got one of their middle-of-the-road mouth guards, and the cup without the steel insert. It fit well and worked well, although the jock strap bit that holds the cup wound up coming unstitched after a while.

This was all for light-contact sparring, although I am pretty slow and clumsy, so I would up walking into a lot of strikes that left my neck pretty stiff later. Didn't chip any teeth or get KO'd! Went through a few "cup checks," too, and survived without significant damage.