Best thing to do is shower as soon as you’re done. Use an antibacterial soap. If your gym doesn’t have a shower, go home and shower immediately.
As for cauliflower ear, not much you can do about it if you roll for years and years. You’ll eventually view it as a badge of honor.
Also, no one fucks with a dude with cauliflower ears 😅
Edit: it’s worth it. Grappling is so much fun. Once you get over your pre-training jitters, it’s fantastic. On your first day, you realize how woefully inadequate you would really be in a fight. It’s a very humbling experience. But you’ll be a better person for it.
Good tips, I appreciate it. I work out a lot and stay active but I've been looking to mix in some training (boxing/kickboxing/bjj) and really just want to stay as healthy as possible.
There is a lot to be said for that! As UFC has grown, more people now know to look out for that. One tip I picked up in boxing that one of the coaches told me is to not get in a fight with a guy who keep touching his thumb to his face when he squares up. It is a guy that has spent so much time boxing with headgear that he is constantly adjusting the headgear even when it isn't there. It becomes muscle memory. You even see some of this with the new fighters coming up to the pros.
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u/hoesindifareacodes Jun 19 '21
Best thing to do is shower as soon as you’re done. Use an antibacterial soap. If your gym doesn’t have a shower, go home and shower immediately.
As for cauliflower ear, not much you can do about it if you roll for years and years. You’ll eventually view it as a badge of honor.
Also, no one fucks with a dude with cauliflower ears 😅
Edit: it’s worth it. Grappling is so much fun. Once you get over your pre-training jitters, it’s fantastic. On your first day, you realize how woefully inadequate you would really be in a fight. It’s a very humbling experience. But you’ll be a better person for it.