Why use genital protection

Blog Menu

SO YOU ARE STARTING MARTIAL ARTS… Congratulations! Time to choose your cup!

Posted by Ben Thye · March 14, 2021

Hits can result in anything from pain, severe pain, or a trip to a doctor’s office. Men, teens, and even boys should and must wear groin protection for any martial arts training. This is unfortunately sometimes overlooked with boys because parents don’t think kicks and hits are that hard. They don't have to be hard since the testicles are so sensitive to impact.

CAN AN ATHLETIC CUP BE BOTH SAFE AND COMFORTABLE?

Posted by Usama Aziz · March 12, 2021

The primary reason males wear an athletic cup is for good testicle protection, obviously. So first, an athletic cup has to fit your sized genitals. Men should not wear a teen-sized groin cup, and an 8-year-old playing baseball should not wear an adult-sized athletic cup. “Size matters” in groin cup protection!

THE MISSING ATHLETIC CUP: Why younger athletes need them the most

Posted by Ben Thye · November 12, 2020

Research shows that boys and teens tend to take groin hits far more frequently than adult men do, but take it less seriously. Why? .............

GROIN CUP GUIDE: 4 Things That Every Parent Must Know

Posted by Ben Thye · August 31, 2020

He might not say "thank you", but the first time he takes a hard hit to the cup he will think about it, and understand how lucky he was to have good groin protection. Young athletes need to focus on their sport, not their testicles.

WEARING AN ATHLETIC CUP ISN’T TO PREVENT PAIN... IT’S TO PREVENT INJURY

Posted by Ben Thye · August 05, 2020

MMA has seen its share of “cup accidents” due to the athlete’s cup being “out of place”, or being “too loose”. Both can cause the cup to slam into the very organs they are trying to protect. In 2017, at Road FC39 in Seoul, South Korea, Chinese fighter Aorigele was groin kicked just seven seconds into the fight leading to him being hospitalized......

JOIN THE LOBLOO COMMUNITY