endurance advice

[Goju_boi]

i think so too,i don't want to become paralized

[martial-athlete]

I have to agree to those of you that speak against bouncing your head against the mats. You need to take care of your mellon.

Being impecable in your eyes open blocking practise is also crutial.

That said, some impacts are unavoidable in the combative arena and are just part of what we all love.

I didn't see anyone talking about the TMJ (temporal mandibular joint). This is the spot where the jaw joins with the skull. The jaw is only held to the skull with muscle, not ligament. This means that we get a fair bit more mobility out of this joint. If you've ever seen a slow motion video of a facial punch then you know what I mean?

Additionally, the skull is only 1/16 of an inch thick at the TMJ meaning that any impact on the jaw causes that jaw to impact the skull where the force is transfered directly to the brain . You probably know this as a ''glass jaw''.

Enter to jaw joint protector. There are a couple companies that produce this up/down mouth guard that actually pushes and holds the jaw forward about 1/4 of and inch. This gives a little impact cushion thereby negating the "glass jaw" syndrom.

My personal experince with this type of mouthguard was fantastic. I could take far more tags on the head when using it. However it does take some getting used to.

google the wipps mouthguard for more info.

[white lily]

anyone else heard of this mouthguard?

[Menjo]

nope, hope it wouldn't cause it to grow weird after awhile

[white lily]

do you mean that the jaw would grow weird?

[Menjo]

no it was just a dumb comment i made lol....