Earguards for BJJ and Cauliflower Ear Prevention

[@kevintodd8239]

"I can't afford to get any uglier." Take it easy on yourself Stephan. You're a beautiful butterfly.

[@jeremywhitfield4556]

Aw shawks

[@RodrigoPreyes]

This is exactly what I think lmao. I just got cauliflower today and I need to drain that shit ASAP

[@cooltroop2]

Ikr, Stephan's a pretty attractive guy actually. Chin up, Kesting you champion

[@rocioalba9386]

@@jeremywhitfield4556 1qqqqq1ñ

[@TechReviewTom]

Lmao "I am a beautiful butterfly" slug with tiny wings from bugs life 😂😂

[@Sawbucks23]

Great video Stephan! I have been wearing ear guards for over five years. I don't care if people make fun of me in class because I'm more worries about my ears.

[@MrArtschannel]

Do they make fun of you? i want to use it but i don't want to get bullying.

[@seheadhunter50]

@@MrArtschannel if they try to get mouthy, tell them I said stfu. I'd lay someone out if they ran their mouth to me. It should always be used especially in Olympic wrestling but they banned it to be sheep and follow the clueless Olympic boxing organization.

[@JamesBrown-]

@@seheadhunter50 you sound full of shit

[@phoenixamaranth]

After having to drain my ear twice (not pleasant at all) I don't roll without it. The damage is not worth it.

[@optimuscunt7746]

phoenixamaranth I barely started bjj and im scared of getting the nasty ear look 😵 what should i do please reply and i don't want a head gear 😵😭

[@VestigialHead]

+Zombie69 If you want to avoid the nasty ear look then you have 2 options. Ear guards or stop doing any form of wrestling. Without the guards you will not be able to roll freely and competitively as you will be worried about your ears.

[@caulearprotection189]

@@optimuscunt7746 Our ear guards are better than headgear, they're virtually invisible and don't cause restrictions. www.caulearprotection.com

[@TheSantos173]

Did you get cauliflower ears after draining? I’m still a white belt so I’m not trying to get them this early

[@phoenixamaranth]

@@TheSantos173 No, if you get the fluid out it wont calcify over and become a hard lump that makes cauliflower ear. Your options to avoid it are wear the headgear or make sure you dont fight through bad situations by pulling your head free. Most cauliflower is from grinding the head free from guillotines or other times your opponent is wrapped around your head.

[@harderheart]

Stephen is quite humble and funny. Big respect!!!👊😤

[@SenpaiTorpidDOW]

I fucking love how blunt and realistic you are Stephan "I have large ears, I cannot afford to allow myself to be any worse looking.

[@ncooty]

I'd never heard of cauliflower ear until I injured my ear in BJJ and got the precipitating condition: auricular seroma (the swelling). Got it treated just in time; you only have a few days before it's permanent. It's ear guards for me from now on.

[@brandopeyno]

where did you go, because i have the swelling but the doctor dismissed it

[@ncooty]

@@brandopeyno: You might have auricular hematoma (blood; darker swelling) or auricular seroma (serum; lighter swelling). I went to a GP in a hospital. You'll need to have it aspirated (i.e., fluid sucked out with a tiny needle), then immediately put it under constant, substantial comoression in order to stop the fluid from coming back. They might either sew a temporary button on your ear to maintain compression or give you a formed ear clamp. Knowing the condition might help you get treatment. I had to go to 2 physicians who dismissed it before going to one who knew what it was because he boxes.

[@ncooty]

@@brandopeyno: If it's auricular hematoma (blood), ask about topical heparin. It's a blood-thinner (often prescribed to pregnant women) that can be rubbed on the area to reduce blood coagulation in the swelled area and enable some of it to pass back out of the ear.

[@alanguages]

I wear an ear guard, mouth guard, groin cup, knee pads and tape my fingers. A training partner had a detached retina from accidentally being poked in the eyes with who he was rolling with. Now I am thinking about wearing sport goggles, when I found about this. It almost seems like I am going to war, just when it is training.

[@kb5678]

I don’t think u should be fighting if ur that worried about taking damage

[@TyMcLeod]

mostyn crawford damage in training means you aren’t training with the right people. Getting injured from training is stupid

[@ivangushkov3651]

Good on you my man. Look after your health. The mocking commends from brainless training partners are there for a few minutes, your body is there for life. Keep it safe.

[@ronthemogul]

Eye goggles?....stop

[@DoPrice]

Goggles are for pussies

[@barnabywylde2224]

I remember an old wrestler named Paul Boesch who did a commercial for a jewelry store. The commercial had romantic music playing while the camera focused on his cauliflour ears while he was wearing some diamond earrings then he looks at the camera and says if the (jewelry store's name) can make my ears look good imagine what they can do for yours.

[@videojunkie1981]

hahahaha. I just looked up that video thanks to you. Thanks for this comment.

[@geeblanco]

Hehe The slow turn to the camera made me lol

[@rickskellig4652]

I just looked that up because of your comment, that's hilarious lol

[@tomsensale2104]

I joined a jiu jitsu gym two weeks ago. Somehow never thought of the cauliflower ear risk (or any other health risk). Now im all wigged out 😂. Thanks for your video! I'll probably be purchasing ear guards to ease my anxiety

[@sebozz2046]

Same man, but know i watched this... kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6aqZYiOr5mtgrc

[@beastinbrianna]

I laughed at this because same 😂

[@paintpaintpaintco.6039]

Cliff keen e58 (the yellow ones he is holding) are hands down the best I’ve ever had. Once you got fitted to your dome, it ain’t moving. They come in every color

[@snufflestan6302]

I wear ear guards too, but not for training but for sensitive ears, as noise hurts, I often use the hard shell ear 2 piece Matman Ear Guard. I sleep with on with foam pads and earplugs, when the weather is stormy.As I hate thunderstorms and they spook me something terrible along with the lightning which I can hear it’s presence, I tend to freak out if I am not wearing my ear guards with foam and earplugs to block the sound out. I have several, as I sleep with em on and I wear nearly 24 hrs & & days a week. That’s the price I pay for having super sensitive hearing.

[@freethinker1751]

you should do music. I bet you can train perfect pitch in short time

[@Unknown-nt1sx]

"unless you're in a very niche market for boyfriends" Dying! LOLs

[@MORTIFICER]

Glad you did this video, I need some cause I stretched my ears years back and constantly worried about ripping my lobes off during rolling

[@ColoradoBengal]

"I can't afford to be any worse looking than I am." LOL

[@Michael-mh5pu]

Good video! I'd rather be considered silly looking for the few hours training each day vs the rest of my life outside of the gym. Any chance of shipping these internationally to the UK? We have the smallest selection of ear guards available and the only soft shell ones I've found (BadBoy) have a very uncomfortable plastic bracket for the chin strap which causes insane pressure on the jaw, even before a choke has been worked on properly.

[@StephanKesting]

Shoot me an email through the contact us page on Grapplearts, remind me of this conversation, and we'll try to find a solution for you!

[@Marcin_pl]

Stephan, same question as Michael's... Amazon doesn't ship them to Poland, any other way I could get them? Cheers

[@Kuba405]

Same thing, my man, any chance of getting it shipped to the UK?

[@radishbeet2130]

Thank you, very helpful. I'm close to 2 months in to bjj, have sore ears after rolling at times, but no cauliflower, I just ordered some soft earguards like you described, thank you

[@TheSantos173]

How’s the BJJ journey going? I’m also 2 months in and do not want those ears. I respect it but it’s tough out here for a single man lol

[@radishbeet2130]

@@TheSantos173 Thank you for asking. I'm now 8 months in, and I wear the Matman if I feel things are getting rough, like maybe some drill that has impact potential to that area. For the most part, I don't wear them and thank God am ok so far. I do wear them if I feel soreness, and I also ice my ears after class as precaution, and also massage and pull my ears to warm them up beforehand via Fedor, who I have seen do and recommend this, and he has pristine ears after all his wars amazingly! I now have two stripes on my white belt and may get the 3rd soon. I am enjoying the journey very much and may compete soon for the first time. Good luck! ps - I have found that if you sew the head and back strap of the Matman, it will never come loose. Just put some stitches in those areas when you get it to fit ok. The chinstrap of course, you cannot sew, just use the velcro and it will be ok.

[@TheSantos173]

Radish Beet that’s awesome man thanks for sharing and congrats on your stripes! 💯 I will definitely look into Matman. Do you do BJJ with a Gi or without? I also apply ice after my sessions when I feel they got roughed up a bit. I hope applying ice helps at least some for ear redness

[@ShqipeKnocksMMA]

I’m 7 months in and likewise no cauliflower apparent but the ears sometimes do feel sore cause of being in head chokes and not tapping for a good minute trying to be a tough guy lol. Granted, I only do no-gi so the lack of rough garment that my skin has to deal will probably benefits my ears

[@Fanaro]

What about Water Polo helmets?

[@David-cw9ed]

Please do one on knee pads for bjj

[@decalsocal]

I had my ears "pinned" early on in my jiu jitsu training. My ears were starting to harden even after draining. The next time it happened really bad, i went to the doctor and he drained both of my ears and he stitched through each ear and through splints he made to keep the form of the ear. I didn't go under, just a local. Many years later, I never have any problems with my ears now, but the cauliflower that I had before the operation is still there.

[@arigilos8552]

Do you think that the problems you had with your ears in the beginning were because you were first forming cauliflower and now that they've hardened they're less susceptible to being damaged or do you think it's because you've taken a safer approach to training after many years of experience that you've been able to avoid problems with your ears?

[@gamesthatmatter9374]

@@arigilos8552 the ear will get damaged untill all cartilage died . doesnt matter if you have some damage . it will go to 100%

[@pjk7260]

what do you think about fully-head-covering rugby ear guard? Are they good for BJJ?

[@alanguages]

JK Park Watch this whole video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5ncfmWnd7yYe7c

[@crazymonkey1953]

LMFAO! The thumbnail had me cracking up. TOTALLY thought that this was gonna be a video ripping on people wearing headgear at first.

[@michaelhardee7211]

Good info, but why wait until they hurt?

[@_honestly_7015]

If my ears are just sore, does icing help?

[@johnlauland6785]

I literally just got back to training last Saturday from a week off cause my right ear got really inflamed. I don't care if I have a permanent cauliflower ear cause my wife kind of likes it but man did it hurt. I was a little shocked that my left ear started hurting a few weeks before my right but it was my right ear that started hurting and got inflamed almost immediately. So now I have one cauliflower ear and wear gear so I don't have to go through that again. I'm also going to invest in a mouthpiece since I eat elbows kicks and knees to the chin and get a busted lip all the time

[@caulearprotection189]

You should check us out John, virtually invisible ear guards that cause no restrictions and product already cauli ear from further trauma too. We also do custom made gum shields www.caulearprotection.com

[@SunAndMirror]

Hearing and Eyesight are important too. Deafness and blindness are not the only permanent injuries one can recieve to these areas.

[@Shadowfan1337]

I recently recieved a hit on my ear. Not sure if it was my opponent’s bicep or hand which smashed my ear. After 2 days I am still recovering my hearing

[@ItzzRiaz]

You should make a video on how to beat an opponent who is only using strength .

[@ThomasW215PHL]

Al Muslim with skill.

[@StephanKesting]

Thought I had done that with all the How to Defeat the Bigger Stronger Opponent series! They're available as apps and on DVD, and I have a pretty extensive KZbin playlist with excerpts from those instructionals too

[@kyleaustin7766]

I just brought head gear for bjj. I think they look kinda cool.

[@Beast_editz-yk8qq]

Should i train with headgear all the time instead?

[@stefanos6803]

so would it 100 percent protect the apperance of the ears?

[@eloifournier]

Hey, Stephan I would like to buy on of your headgear but Amazon says that the product is no longer available. Can you help me purchasing that incredible headgear in order to protect my beautiful big ass ears.

[@lawngjawn9982]

Cliff Keen Headgear the best for Wrestling

[@CHIVELS]

Could I wear one of these over my piercings and be fine when rolling??

[@betgazal]

i wouldnt, only cause headgear can slide around sometimes if the head is being manipulated, and it could shift and press on the earring and really cause a nasty cut. ive wrestled and practiced judo for 15 years :)

[@betgazal]

youd think it wouldn't shift but they do, as u sweat and your blood pressure changes round rapidly

[@apexw2009]

I bought the 1 in your bio and it broke within a couple of months I hoped it would be better quality

[@ffbarnette]

Once again Stephan Kesting has the answers I needed.

[@aj1875]

Yeah, why not always wear head gear from the beginning. I want to start bjj and I think im going wear some ear protection all the time since I’m just doing it to learn, fun and maybe do some competitions at some point but not that serious about it that I am willing to compromise my ears lol

[@shayaandarr]

Have you ever cut the back of your ear? How should I heal it?

[@MsPreciouslittleones]

"chance of dying"

[@rmefail]

This question is coming from a person who does not practice in BJJ, In the bjj community, how are earguards looked at ? I recently broke my ankle, and got fat. I always admired bjj and a place opened up near my town. I want to recover and sign up! Thanks !

[@yangtroy1]

You should be fine, did u already start?

[@SamiiYou]

Train five times a week. Don't really care whether the other guys wear head gear or not. It's like, bruh, we're already rolling around the ground in our pajamas: welcome to dorksville 😂

[@davidkipper71]

Very nice. a couple of years ago I got a detached retina while rolling. Now I wear hard shell wrestling headgear to keep my sports goggles in place. Headgear doesn't get in the way at all.

[@alanguages]

david Kipper What kind of sport goggles do you wear? Does it have anti fog? A training partner in my academy had a detached retina also, and nobody knew. I want to prevent the accident from happening.

[@Daygomadebrian]

Which head gear do you wear? Which sport goggles do you wear?

[@DoPrice]

I’ve heard of this 3 times, is it that common? I’ve wrestled for 8 years, no detached retinas. Are y’all eye poking? Lol

[@ppkrex]

Head gear protects the temples not just the ear that is why hard is used instead of the soft in wrestling.

[@LuekalanunFerdalan]

dude is so wholesome :3

[@nguyenloan63]

You try to give the video more brightness it will be great if you do

[@arnonabuurs7297]

Question, is this something that happens after years of training, or it can happen after half a year? Lets say like 3-5 days a week training.

[@YoureInSilico]

arno nabuurs It can in theory happen at any time, but especially when you start rolling harder. I got my earguards after I had hurt my ears a couple times. Yeah, it's bit uncomfortable but it gives me a peace of mind personally and allows me to use my head more effectively.

[@justinchoy1980]

arno nabuurs I have been doing BJJ for around 6 years and have never had a problem. But, I am a big guy and generally play top game...

[@arnonabuurs7297]

Justin Choy thanks for the advise, I'm a small guy 1.68 and 67kg so a lot of ground defense hehee

[@arnonabuurs7297]

Pseudo Symmetry thanks for the advise if my ear keeps hurting for another month I will get me some, maybe with some horns on top lol

[@ericrogue6724]

Been training for 8 months and just started getting a little cauliflower, so looking at headgear now. Seems to have happened after a little while training twice a day.

[@joelfok2875]

can you use it in judo tournments? never see it before

[@thebarrochannel]

Can I use a rugby helmet for bjj?

[@Брат2-э1э]

Thanks. I love my ears. I'm gonna get one of these protections

[@femtohimself71]

i'm a musician, but i love martial arts and bjj

[@blessed2338]

Yeshua Hamashiach is God in the flesh, the Son of God, the Word of God, and he died so that you may be presented blameless in the sight of the Father. And so you may inherit his kingdom. The LORD Yeshua Hamashiach is the only way to the Father and his kingdom. Repent of your sins accept him into your life as your LORD and Savior before it's too late, every day is not guaranteed. John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me. May God bless you all.

[@Jean-jq5kk]

Anybody know when the grapplearts ear guards will be back in stock I can’t find them anywhere

[@jpf338]

Hey, my problem is that the cord that ties up the headguard hurts my throat, feels like I choking myself, is it normal? the feeling goes away once you are used to? cheers!

[@gamesthatmatter9374]

there is a variant with chin strap . the under the chin sucks

[@rosalacroix6447]

massive problem i have, i have stretched ear lobes and i am so scared someone will get his finger caught in it. i always wear silicon plugs during practice but arent there any small ear protectors? without looking to goofy

[@wmhs02dm]

Get surgery and have them repaired. They smell

[@rosalacroix6447]

@@wmhs02dm ''repaired'' they don't need fixing... i love my stretched ears and probably will always keep them. If you wash your face and ears every day they will not smell. so i don't know what kind of goblin you have encountered that had smelly ears , but i never experienced that.

[@balao7777]

Question: I'm an actor and pay my rent from being in front of the camera, I also love martial arts, have 8 yrs exp and am just getting into bjj and obviously want to preserve the shape of my ears (if i wasn't acting I wouldn't care). Does most of the ear trauma that causes cauliflower come from rolling/sparring? Is that the only time when one would need head gear? Thanks for the help, sincerely, narcissistic white belt.

[@caulearprotection189]

You should check our product out, our ear guards are virtually invisible and don't cause any restrictions www.caulearprotection.com

[@gamesthatmatter9374]

IT COMES FROM somoene locking your head and u try to slide out . or from takedowns when u slam your ear into opponent

[@balao7777]

@@gamesthatmatter9374 thanks for the response! Quick update: I'm now a couple years into my jiu jitsu journey, have gotten my blue belt recently, and I just religiously wear my ear guards when rolling. I don't care what people think of them. You're totally right about what causes it, and I'm trying to learn proper head lock, triangle and guilotine escapes. Life's too short to miss out on something like jiu jitsu for fear of injury.

[@gamesthatmatter9374]

@@balao7777 keep going bro ... i have 1/2 of my ear destroyed as a white belt trying to muscle out guilotine chokes lmao . never again. i am using the adidas wrestling gear ... works great

[@canislupus2661]

​@@balao7777have you found hardshell or the softer version to be better on the long run? glad to hear you sticked with it for so long!

[@Lucy-Luc-Lu-L]

I got caulis from light sparing. Ignored that for a week and then got to a doctor, as they got worse. They basically cut my ear open (at least that's what it feels like). The night I couldn't sleep from the pain. Next day they changed the gauze and I literally gagged myself with my hand and screamed. I'm buying headgear immediatelly, I'm not gonna allow this to happen again...

[@memoabi720]

What headgear should i wear for mma i dont want to have cauliflower ears when im 40

[@Lucy-Luc-Lu-L]

@@memoabi720 do you have a learning disability? did you even watch the video?

[@AbdulAli-fv8th]

Fabric eared ones are the worse for BJJ. They come off easily.

[@Papadarce]

I had to get the procedure done they cut my ear up and sutra’d a mold into my ear for a week it’s taking weeks to heal

[@Papadarce]

The top rim of my ear was broke in half and the mid portion completely full of fluid waited over a week to go to the doc . Be quick

[@sburri01]

I shoot in with my right ear to my opponents body but my left ear gets messed up from the hands of my opponents as opposed to the people who mess there ears up on the hips of there opponent's.

[@sburri01]

I've got uggliy ears it's funny though

[@antti3779]

ears also start to HURT

[@khabib8196]

Great video thank you

[@justinmarcellus9288]

You are hilarious and awesome. Thank you sir!

[@hantarosi20]

Cool and informative, thank you !

[@TheCormacMcGuinness]

Thanks Stephan!

[@olioli9897]

Great video!

[@localnews2038]

Thank you!

[@steve00alt70]

Some instructors don't provide or make you use headgear which I think is very silly and a liability issue, especially for the beginners that wont know they will develop it. This issue prevents me from doing judo cause I cant afford to make my ears mashed up at all or even touched.

[@hamadalrowaie6882]

thanks for the tips my friend 😊 five stars

[@yaboi-km2qn]

My ears are a weird shape already.

[@misiomis5136]

Supers☺ Thank you☺ Greetings☺

[@areguapiri]

NEVER want cauliflower ears.

[@A97psF784]

hi! master.

[@kristianOLS]

Hard cover ear guards hurt your partner tho!

[@DuckLover-tz7bd]

another good point for having them, i guess

[@maxvasquez4996]

Tell ur partner to grow some balls.... jk I hate this

[@chrissilva5659]

kristianOLS so does a lot of jui jitsu there not any harder then ur head is.

[@atanaspaparizov9125]

Caxaxaxa I love you bro

[@cristianfernandez400]

Ear modelling career lol

[@TheStudiolight]

Bra for the ears.

[@ChowChow414]

i like your hat.

[@mrkeedav]

aboot love u bro

[@tahirpatan]

Lol. Lumpy tough ears

[@kayakonicKayakonic]

So, people are less likely to hire you for white collar jobs because you have cauliflower ear. Wow, that's being being discriminatory.

[@dpapaioannow]

what if i uppercut the family jewels of the other guy to make him let me go?sounds more economical?