You can’t avoid cauliflower ear, except when you can

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How do avoid getting cauliflower ear when grappling? How common is cauliflower ear in BJJ, judo, CACC? Is it inevitable? How effective is headgear at preventing hideously deformed ears?
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I fought professionally in Mixed Martial arts, Sanda, Muay Thai, K1 and American kickboxing from 2004-2011 when I was forced to retire due to a broken skull and being blinded in one eye. I hold a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Black belts in multiple traditional martial arts, including Taekwondo and kyokushin karate. I also train in catch wrestling, sambo, taijiquan, judo, and boxing.
I currently coach at the Animal MMA gym, the Extreme Fight Lab, and the Mordor Fight Club, all in Shanghai, China.

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  • @Fanaro
    @Fanaro Жыл бұрын

    Rafa Mendes: I don't have cauliflower ear because I'm too good. My doctor said that one of the most important aspects that generates cauliflower ear for most people is actually nothing too sudden, but the everyday pressure and friction. The swelling, for most people, comes after many training sessions with pressure and friction.

  • @dixonbuttes

    @dixonbuttes

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s possible, mine was from punches on the ground

  • @guerrilla1044
    @guerrilla1044 Жыл бұрын

    Cauliflower ear will reabsorb every time if you rest long enough between practices... if you train daily it's unavoidable even with headgear. The secret to not letting your ears get busted up is to wear a bandana after practice to "pin them down" to the back of your head so they won't flare out. When they're swollen they're actually pretty malleable but once they solidify they'll be like that the rest of your life

  • @tianhangliu4517

    @tianhangliu4517

    11 ай бұрын

    First time hear someone said that it’d reabsorb. I just started training. But I think I’m already getting some swelling in the ear. What’s the theory behind the bandana? Are you trying to reshape the ears?

  • @guerrilla1044

    @guerrilla1044

    11 ай бұрын

    @@tianhangliu4517 yes I've seen it hundreds of times I've been arresting coach for 30 years

  • @CB-pi5hc

    @CB-pi5hc

    11 ай бұрын

    @@guerrilla1044 mine will get puffy and calm back down and every practice it blows up again. Over a year its gotten slowly bigger 😒

  • @guerrilla1044

    @guerrilla1044

    11 ай бұрын

    @@CB-pi5hc yeah, you're about to blow out wear a bandana cholo style after every practice to shape em back or you're going to wind up looking like dumbo and get stuck in headlocks

  • @terrancewalton5793

    @terrancewalton5793

    11 ай бұрын

    I did not get cauliflower ear in wrestling it comes from smacking your ear into hip bone to take down folks you dont need to do that for a takedown the foot. Placement and takedowns are hand in hand

  • @tomo2807
    @tomo2807 Жыл бұрын

    I Iiteraly got myself my first ear hematome after 5 years of training, this video is perfectly timed for me 🤯🤯🤯🤯

  • @woozzification
    @woozzification Жыл бұрын

    I got two very minor cases of cauliflower within my first 6 months of BJJ. I figured I was one those people who's predisposed to it, and bought a pair of cliff keen signature headgear soon after. Once you get the fit right, you barely notice it at all, and I find I'm able to fight for head position and post/pummel with my head more confidently now too. Headgear in jiu jitsu should be normalized IMO. Most other sports have some sort of head equipment, why not grappling? Cauliflower ear is a legitimate injury, but people wanna be tough guys and avoid looking "nerdy" so they shun the headgear. So silly 😂

  • @ShinFahima

    @ShinFahima

    Жыл бұрын

    Cauliflower ear makes you look tough automatically.

  • @dixonbuttes

    @dixonbuttes

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ShinFahima yeah 100% idk why anyone wants to avoid it

  • @katokianimation

    @katokianimation

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@dixonbuttes bc people don't care how tough you are all they see is a dude with an ugly ear.😅 Some of the ladies may vomit.😂 Also it isn't healthy and should threat it.

  • @DemoDick1

    @DemoDick1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dixonbuttesMy wife is on the mats 6 days a week and is fighting it off as I type this. It isn’t for everyone.

  • @eyesee1179

    @eyesee1179

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@DemoDick1 obviously on women it isn't desirable unless they're lesbian/asexual. Cauliflower ears make you look masculine and are masculine.

  • @cyborgchicken3502
    @cyborgchicken3502 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Coach! Thank you so much for making this video and responding to my question, I've been wanting to get into grappling and been thinking of doing judo and maybe jujitsu, you've helped clear up a lot of the fears and misconceptions I had, as much as some people think it makes you look tough, for me personally I'd like to try and avoid it so I'll definitely be investing in some headgear ....thanks again Coach!! Keep up the great content and much love from South Africa!!

  • @CoachKen10
    @CoachKen10 Жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @StarTraining
    @StarTraining5 ай бұрын

    Exactly 💯. Great advice

  • @vitoravila9908
    @vitoravila9908 Жыл бұрын

    The rugby headgear also works really well

  • @Stahlvanten
    @Stahlvanten Жыл бұрын

    17 years in and no cauliflowers. Did eat some bareknuckle hooks though that swelled up my ear badly quite some years ago but not even that made my ear into the dreaded cauliflower.

  • @JivecattheMagnificent
    @JivecattheMagnificent Жыл бұрын

    Hah, man that's so funny, I just watched your video about how you never got cauliflower ear yesterday. Props to you for how well you did in the self-defense championship, you all killed it.

  • @blockmasterscott
    @blockmasterscott Жыл бұрын

    Watching this video got me thinking of all my stand up fighting over a course of 10 years. I don’t regret it, but man, I took a beating. Bruised ribs, broken toe, jammed fingers(no gloves but lots of clinching)black eyes, getting knocked out twice, and that’s not even counting all bruises and body aches. And all that is nothing compared to the wife saying “I don’t care if you’re hurt, take out the garbage. No one told you to take Karate”. 😂😂😂

  • @sugoi9680

    @sugoi9680

    Жыл бұрын

    oof new wife required

  • @vladimirgertner3960

    @vladimirgertner3960

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sugoi9680 I agree with the wife. You can't just go out there to fight for fun and then dump all of the chores on the wife. He had aches, not real injuries. Even with a broken toe, take out the trash, because you have obligations and your MA hobby is still just a hobby.

  • @itskarl7575

    @itskarl7575

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vladimirgertner3960 Everything we do, we do because we chose to do it. Including taking a wife.

  • @vladimirgertner3960

    @vladimirgertner3960

    Жыл бұрын

    @@itskarl7575 nice way to tell me you're a manchild that doesn't understand obligations.

  • @itskarl7575

    @itskarl7575

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vladimirgertner3960 Bruised ego, much?

  • @LucreBem
    @LucreBem Жыл бұрын

    Coach, your sense of humor inspires me. I'm dealing with some "idolized influencers" (if you know what I mean) and I hope I can eventually master the art of irony and sarcasm (like you did), sensei, cause I need to make some videos about some people that are being overly narcissistic, they need to be stopped. Thank you. :)

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    So what exactly is going on? Who needs to be stopped from doing what specifically?

  • @LucreBem

    @LucreBem

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@RamseyDewey Some Master Wong wannabe action figures, it's just that they're not in the martial arts field, although they look like they are, cause they can't argue back, so they keep calling me for fights. lol Most are scammers who are spreading misinformation and profiting from it, so they don't like when people expose their lies. I once said that having a separate hardware running Tails Operational System and Tor is better for being anonymous when exchanging cryptocurrency through P2P, than using a Virtual Machine, then this influencer got mad at me because he's selling a course of how using a virtual machine IS THE BETTER choice for being anonymous and safe, when actually there's a flaw called Meltdown and Spectre: "Meltdown and Spectre are hardware vulnerabilities created by accident during the design of CPUs, and they affect nearly every computer processor in use today. Though discovered together, Meltdown and Spectre are actually two separate hardware security vulnerabilities that function a little differently." What this can do is lead attackers to find sensitive info in your computer, for example, and steal it, but this influencer is leading people to believe that his method is safer than using a hardware specifically for what I've described before. It's not that the method I've described is bullet proof, but it's better than believe that running linux inside windows is going to be safer for anyone, than running linux in a separate computer. So he's not only scamming people, but he's also endangering their lives, leading them to think that his method is the best and they should buy his online course.

  • @mdt141
    @mdt141 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Ramsey, I think the picture you used for water polo headgear, is actually a rugby scrum cap. Which actually might be a better option? Water polo head gear has the plastic cups much like the wrestling headgear. And maybe looking into the ear/head taping for rugby might be a good option too?

  • @ericdale4641
    @ericdale4641 Жыл бұрын

    I wrestled all through middle school and high school and never got cauliflower ear. I'm quite proud of that. Of course, I religiously wore my headgear too. I'm a bit particular about my ears. I always wondered if jujitsu or judo guys had the option of headgear. I always imagined if I showed up to the dojo with my headgear they'd ask me if my mom dropped me off.

  • @vadimbobov4051

    @vadimbobov4051

    Жыл бұрын

    Seen a guy wear headgear in my bjj gym especially in no gi where we focus on stand up. Judo in my experience never I don’t think it’s as especially these days where there’s a lot less ground work and pressure on ears. Honestly u think it’s perfectly acceptable who cares what you look if you value your ears and want to train a lot it’s the way.

  • @RandyLeftHandy

    @RandyLeftHandy

    Жыл бұрын

    People will wear it, but it doesn't do you any favors when defending certain attacks.

  • @FlatLeeo
    @FlatLeeo Жыл бұрын

    Hey Ramsey! I love hearing you talk, and I have recently become very interested in catch wrestling. So here is my (rather unspecific) question: could you talk more about catch wrestling? I know you have some videos on it already, but I’ve watched ‘em all and I would like to know more. What do you think of it? How does it stack up against no-gi jiu jitsu? Especially for MMA (and da streeetz, I guess). Why is it not that popular these days? And you you think it’ll make a comeback? Also, I’m planning to move to a different city soon. Unfortunately they don’t have a catch gym there either, but I did find something called Combat Wrestling. What do you think about that stuff, and would that be something to train in the meantime until I live somewhere where they have a Catch Wrestling gym? Best regards. Love your videos, buddy

  • @dixonbuttes
    @dixonbuttes Жыл бұрын

    It took me 7 to get it, but that’s because I switched my style significantly once I transitioned to MMA. I basically quit playing guard and did more pressure. That extra irritation set it up, it was slightly swollen on the inside. Then, in a truly ungentlemanly fashion, my first opponent decided (despite my clear indication to the promoter that I was a grappler) that grappling isn’t “mixed” enough for mixed martial arts, and chose to place his shin on the side of my head. My ear instinctively inflated to shield my face from the embarrassment.

  • @junglejim3433
    @junglejim3433 Жыл бұрын

    I love your last remark. Hilarious

  • @RVM451
    @RVM451 Жыл бұрын

    O, about the Headgear-It was not required in practice when I wrestled in High School, but it Was required in Matches. I Hated and Loathed Headgear. I had a Phobia of losing a Match because the Headgear prevented my head from escaping a Headlock or other hold that it would have slipped through without the headgear. I really thought that fear of Cauliflower Ear was a trivial non-reason to make Headgear mandatory. Incidentally, I rarely saw my ears, since I always wore my hair long and manly as an adult-except during my unfortunate time in the military. I seemed to have a dirty patch on one ear that I just couldn't wash off-and then I realized-I had a modest patch of Cauliflower Ear the size of a nickel-and it roughened the ear just enough to make it look dirty.

  • @birnbaum9852
    @birnbaum9852 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Ramsey, after getting out there and train and talking to an aquintance i wondered if it makes a difference to learn mma without learning another martial art before that or if i can just go for it. Thanks and have a nice and successful week

  • @bobbie4862
    @bobbie4862 Жыл бұрын

    Same here. Through years of kickboxing, wrestling and jui jitsu, I only got a couple little nubs at the top of my ears also. My lobe got torn once, but thats about it.

  • @chaos_omega
    @chaos_omega Жыл бұрын

    There's some rugby ear protection that is fairly light and unobtrusive as well.

  • @Crazylalalalala
    @Crazylalalalala Жыл бұрын

    never thought about using a scram cap like that. seems like a good idea.

  • @thewanderer6542
    @thewanderer6542 Жыл бұрын

    I've been grappling for close to ten years now, and I have a slight bump on one ear, but that's it. I've seen people with literally zero grappling experience get super puffed up within one week of training. Some people are just more predisposed than others.

  • @RagnaouVGM
    @RagnaouVGM Жыл бұрын

    Didn't know about the warterpolo helmet, were I live most people go for some type of rugby ear protection

  • @SHOOTERSBARLACROSSE
    @SHOOTERSBARLACROSSE11 ай бұрын

    I wrestled and coached for 30 years in a top 5 NCAA D3 program and have severe deformed califlowear ears.However as a long time time wrestler folk/Freestyle i can honestly say that if your ears are messed up like mine they are the least of your worries given all the other injuries you sustain while grappling hard core year round for many years.The orthopedic issues any serious long time grappler incurs is life altering to say the least.That said i can say that most of the Ear scarring i sustained took place during the savage off season work outs we endured to work our way up the totem pole in our own wrestling room.During un supervised off season wrestling head gear was laughed at as unless you were one of the buck stud alphas as your friend/teammate but fierce competitor would pull that head gear across your face to distract you and mostly just to mess w you thus making most guys toss head gear into the bag where it belonged as anything you wear on your body (including shirt shoes shorts) gives an opponent/friend/work out partner something to grip to get the upper hand.

  • @liamscott1905
    @liamscott1905 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been using a rugby scrum cap. It’s even padded so there’s less pain if we accidentally bump heads.

  • @terencejeffries5359
    @terencejeffries53592 ай бұрын

    how do all? my nrl teams favourite player johnathon thirston had head guards supplied by madison, the boxing equip..folk. that would be a good start. cheers, tez.

  • @sweetchildofnine6677
    @sweetchildofnine6677 Жыл бұрын

    I have the littlest bit of cauliflower ear...sometimes it'll puff up a bit and ear gets a little more bit it'll always reside in a week and go back to the little bit I normally have

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s pretty common.

  • @IDRUSKI
    @IDRUSKI Жыл бұрын

    I got mild cauliflower ear on one side in my first wrestling season, but tbh i wouldve rather not worn headgear anyway, even if i knew i'd get it. Headgear's dang uncomfortable sometimes, and sometimes a person slaps one of the cups and air blasts in your ear.

  • @connoisseurofcookies2047
    @connoisseurofcookies2047 Жыл бұрын

    I have super soft ears, never had cauliflower, worst I've had is red and sore ears after repeatedly escaping guillotines in the gi. And my ears get a lot of friction, so it's not like I'm deliberately avoiding it or something.

  • @larryphotography
    @larryphotography11 ай бұрын

    Over here they sell soft fabric headgear for grappling and it works great. Not at all abrasive for opponents.

  • @fredriksjoblom5161
    @fredriksjoblom51617 ай бұрын

    Amen! Every part of you that is not broken when you die is a great waste! Just take care of some of the more important joints and stuff, and try to make them last that initial intensive period that usually goes on for about 60 years or so.

  • @obiwanquixote8423
    @obiwanquixote8423 Жыл бұрын

    I've never thought much about my assorted injuries, but as my sons and daughters get into martial arts, I'm certainly a lot more conscious of the lasting impact of even cosmetic injuries. I'd rather they live a better life than I have.

  • @HunterGargoyle
    @HunterGargoyle Жыл бұрын

    i got pretty bad Colliflower ears on purpose when i was like 12 years old, the guys in my school and i thought it made us look like badasses so we hit each other on the ears and applied heating packs to encourage them to deform

  • @bo5839
    @bo5839 Жыл бұрын

    Use an aseptic technique and an insulin syringe to drain. I've drained my own many times. Also there are magnet devices called Calibuds, and others I'm sure, that help slow the bleeding and swelling.

  • @KCstark.
    @KCstark. Жыл бұрын

    Man... Ending line. I wanna leave this world just like tha too 😎

  • @tensae4725
    @tensae4725 Жыл бұрын

    In your opinion, who’s the best wrestler ever, and the best wrestler in MMA. What would happened if they fought ? Thanks in advance, and I hope that you’re doing great man.

  • @themetal
    @themetal Жыл бұрын

    Didn't know about that water polo headgear was so soft. I've never been worried about it, but I might grab some to have when I tutor people. May just be one of those things that tips someone past the edge of actually engaging or not.

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    There are different kinds of water polo headgear. Some, like the one pictured are foam and fabric. Some have hard plastic ear covers.

  • @themetal

    @themetal

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamseyDewey yeah, noticed that after looking. Luckily, the kind you mentioned is easily identifiable via the picture you put up. Always helpful, coach.

  • @guytakamatsu7326
    @guytakamatsu7326 Жыл бұрын

    Sorry you got injured and could not continue the ultimate self-defense championships. I’m wondering if the championships could be how old it another facility since the old one is going to be demolished by the end of the year? Maybe you can come back for season two as a referee, or if you do come back as a contestant I hope they give you enough rest time.

  • @christianhemion4204
    @christianhemion4204 Жыл бұрын

    Can you spar safely with elbows? If so how?

  • @alaychem
    @alaychem Жыл бұрын

    Can you make review for the VR game, Thrill of the fight?

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    Nope. I don’t have the necessary hardware to play that game.

  • @yaacovbloch7276
    @yaacovbloch7276 Жыл бұрын

    The polo gear is a good idea but is it legal for competition?

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    Most BJJ competitions don’t allow any kind of headgear.

  • @yaacovbloch7276

    @yaacovbloch7276

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamseyDewey so only good for training. I guess that's still something

  • @MMAShredded
    @MMAShredded Жыл бұрын

    interesting!!!!

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching Jeff!

  • @steffanofumo
    @steffanofumo Жыл бұрын

    If you’re prone to it draining is a must, I’ve seen some nasty infections because guys just let it go and it creates a bunch of pockets and crevices that collect bacteria.

  • @coolworms7297
    @coolworms7297 Жыл бұрын

    I personally don't worry about how it looks so much as that it seems very painful!

  • @chrisswanson2378
    @chrisswanson2378 Жыл бұрын

    Interestingly, I had a ring ripped out when I forgot. Why did I feel I needed that ring? Why did Dumbo have a feather? My ring didn't help make me fly.

  • @martialgeeks
    @martialgeeks Жыл бұрын

    Any advice for my first amateur fight, been training mma for 4 years, but its my first time actual amateur mma experience? Thank you

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    Train, fight, win. Also: Keep breathing. Everyone seems to hold their breath during their first fight for some reason.

  • @martialgeeks

    @martialgeeks

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamseyDewey understood🙏

  • @martialgeeks

    @martialgeeks

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nikhilgravemma345 💪

  • @nikhilgravemma345

    @nikhilgravemma345

    Жыл бұрын

    *More jabs and avoid brawling, haymakers.* Only winning doesn't matter, Focus on your performance, entertain people. Pro leagues pick fighters on their record and performance base.

  • @MMAengineer
    @MMAengineer Жыл бұрын

    when I did Gi BJJ my ears got wrecked really fast but in NoGI it recovered before it got permanent

  • @powypow7229
    @powypow722910 ай бұрын

    What are your thoughts on wearing rugby headgear while grappling for cauliflower ears? I played lock for 15 years with that headgear and dont have a hint of cauliflower (i have tiny ears though so maybe that helped)

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    10 ай бұрын

    Rugby headgear is great for grappling.

  • @showmaesas
    @showmaesas Жыл бұрын

    I spent last week draining my cauli, impeccable timing

  • @JBDacasinJr
    @JBDacasinJr Жыл бұрын

    Scrum cap for rugby.

  • @aaronryker98
    @aaronryker98 Жыл бұрын

    How often does cauliflower ear come up from striking? Once in a blue moon I’ll hear about it happening from boxing or kickboxing but not nearly as often

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    It happens. My friend Kyle Rozewski (who has appeared on the channel a number of times) has gnarly cauliflower ears. He wrestled for years without a problem, but after an MMA fight where he took a few hammer fists to the ear, they swole up like crazy.

  • @chrismathers8223
    @chrismathers82239 ай бұрын

    Hey Ramsey, i got a weird one for ya. My daughter has been doing mma mostly focused at bjjj for the last year and now wants her ears pierced and they can not come out for 6 months. Do you think wearing ear guards would protect her ears from being torn or should she juat chance it. She is 8 and loves to train. Shout out to sam stout and the adrenalin team.

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    9 ай бұрын

    Ooooo… piercings and grappling don’t mix well. Piercings should not be worn when grappling, both for your daughter’s safety, and her training parters’ safety. Bits of metal scraping against the skin causes cuts very quickly. Don’t chance it- if they cannot be removed, get some ear guards and cover them.

  • @chrismathers8223

    @chrismathers8223

    9 ай бұрын

    @@RamseyDewey that's what I'm thinking as well. Just not sure with type af guard to get. Need something that does move. Thinking of the neoprene type.

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    9 ай бұрын

    Neoprene headgear can be great for BJJ. Something like rugby headgear works pretty well.

  • @robertmm1379
    @robertmm1379 Жыл бұрын

    5 years of wrestling in high school. I forgot my headgear 1 time for practice my senior year and ended up with cauliflower ear.

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s a shame.

  • @user-ht8yk4ix9z
    @user-ht8yk4ix9z Жыл бұрын

    Have you considered rugby headgear? its similar to waterpolo ones but thinner.

  • @vids595
    @vids595 Жыл бұрын

    I have been doing bjj for 11 years and have gotten a swollen ear twice. Had my buddy drain them with a syringe. One time I had a weird situation where blood was coming out of the pores on my ear skin but it didn't swell up.

  • @BMO_Creative
    @BMO_Creative Жыл бұрын

    I've heard it's a blockage of blood flow issue...

  • @skuo118

    @skuo118

    Жыл бұрын

    it's a slip of the outer skin layer and the inner layer follow by fluid flushing between the layer, left alone it calcifies

  • @BMO_Creative

    @BMO_Creative

    Жыл бұрын

    @@skuo118 oh! so the skin is the only bloodflow the cartilage in the ear gets... interesting!

  • @genises200
    @genises200 Жыл бұрын

    Never had it. Had my ears cut but never anything else

  • @MartialArtUK
    @MartialArtUK Жыл бұрын

    Anyone can get cauli ear if it's smashed in alot . Shorter people suffer from it more . To avoid that and other senseless injuries English Ruby head and ear guards the best thing for it , but then it ruins alot of Grappling so it's not favoured.

  • @RandyLeftHandy
    @RandyLeftHandy Жыл бұрын

    A guy I train with has already had to have his ears drained after only 3 months.

  • @fenrir2616
    @fenrir2616 Жыл бұрын

    We used to have a joke in our family comparing each others ears to see who had 'soft' ears and whos were 'hard'..lol! Mine are hard ears eith hard cartilage and ive yet to get cauliflower. My brother had soft floppy ears and got cauliflower.

  • @4leks11
    @4leks11 Жыл бұрын

    I've been training jujutsu for about 13 years. No "flowers" here. Although I do not compete so that might be the thing here..

  • @stephendettweiler746
    @stephendettweiler746 Жыл бұрын

    I didn't understand what the injury was that kept you from the last event in The Championship!? Do you regret not Finishing?

  • @MannspreadVonCarstein
    @MannspreadVonCarstein Жыл бұрын

    For some reason everyone at my gym has just gotten cauli in the span of a month, it's taken me 6 years of training and there are fresh whitebelts with veteran-level ears walking around.

  • @MakCurrel
    @MakCurrel Жыл бұрын

    My doctor outright refused to drain the ear. Instead he told that ibuprofen is going to reduce the swelling before it have the chance to harden if taken while the ear is still freshly swollen.

  • @effyw8967

    @effyw8967

    2 ай бұрын

    Did it work??

  • @RandyLeftHandy
    @RandyLeftHandy Жыл бұрын

    I've been training bjj for about 8 months and I've recently doubled my weekly training. My ears are very bruised and tender, but they haven't started to swell yet. Should I just buy protection or just let it be?

  • @larryphotography

    @larryphotography

    11 ай бұрын

    I would definitely buy. My ears hurt after just a few classes and I bought the headgear, I'm sure I'm susceptible and it hurt like crazy. No issues since.

  • @stevejuszczak9402
    @stevejuszczak9402 Жыл бұрын

    Did the arrow point to the beard, slow growth hair

  • @makenjikarate
    @makenjikarate Жыл бұрын

    It's weird, I've had a good few hits to the ears and had my face quite literally grounded a few times too but my ears are fine

  • @kapilthevkanapathipillai6424
    @kapilthevkanapathipillai6424 Жыл бұрын

    Cauliflower will be my fear forever

  • @johnrutledge4659
    @johnrutledge465911 ай бұрын

    I'm just here for the thumbnail daddy.

  • @Bene_Singularis
    @Bene_Singularis Жыл бұрын

    You can be sure that I'll do whatever I can to not die slowly in a mutilated and unhealthy body. If I can be in top shape until my last day, that would be a blessing. I don't want to wither away from wounds and illness for years before I leave this world.

  • @strongishguy683
    @strongishguy683 Жыл бұрын

    Is physical fitness self defense? Are people fixating on the bump in the night and ignoring the burger-topped burger with burger filling and a burger soda straw? Does strengthening your muscles, bones, and tendons help protect you from low falls (falls of a height not taller than your head)? Am I more likely to need CPR than a CZ Pistol? Do the benefits of an enhanced gravitational state during a fight outweigh the detriments in your long term daily life? And yes. That pun was intended.

  • @Krebstar100
    @Krebstar10010 ай бұрын

    The trick to not getting cauliflower ear, is to want to get cauliflower ear! I've been training 15 years and have a barely noticeable spot of it on the top of my ears. I also think having smaller ears makes it more difficult to get it.

  • @Laughingman9432
    @Laughingman94329 ай бұрын

    So ive beeb training bjj and Muay Thai for 5 years now lost over 100 pounds and you inspired me to stop being fat and go train

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    9 ай бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @XDWX
    @XDWX Жыл бұрын

    I wish I had cauliflower ear. Ive been doing martial arts for over 25 years and cant get it.

  • @Eshayzbra96
    @Eshayzbra96Ай бұрын

    Tbh I don't mind a bit of it, a little bit of scars for the effort won't kill you. Having balloons is another story.

  • @RVM451
    @RVM451 Жыл бұрын

    Friend, I have a question for you. Have you noticed that the OLD STYLE Judo Gis-as recently as the 70's-had much wider sleeves at the bottom & the body of the Gi was LONGER-reaching to about mid-thigh? Nowadays, Judo Gis have pencil sleeves and the tail only reaches 4 or 5-Inches below the belt. CONTEMPORARY Judo Gis look more like Brazilian Jujitsu Gis. I understand that having less fabric gives a competitive advantage-But JUDO GiS should look like JUDO GIS-NOT BRAZILIAN JUJITSU GIS!!! Does ANYONE market an Old Style Gi that fits properly!?!

  • @wati1992

    @wati1992

    Жыл бұрын

    If you're in Canada or the US i would recommend Fushida. They are based in BC Canada and depending on shipping, they are at a pretty reasonable price. Sturdy materials and stiff collar. I bought mine at the same time as my Matsuru one, and the stitching is holding up much better. Not IJF legal though, if that matters to you.

  • @RVM451

    @RVM451

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wati1992 Thanks.

  • @lawrenceoakley7861
    @lawrenceoakley7861 Жыл бұрын

    My great grandad said to steam them

  • @skuo118
    @skuo118 Жыл бұрын

    If you have decent hand coordination, you can drain the ears yourself.

  • @josemarialaguinge
    @josemarialaguinge Жыл бұрын

    I've yet to get a cauliflower ear, and I hope I never get one lol.

  • @aexndr387
    @aexndr387 Жыл бұрын

    Ramsey, I've been training BJJ for 2ish years but it's been very spread out due to a couple injuries, so I'm only a first degree white belt (that's a joke I swear but I do have 1 stripe). My most recent injury was to the shoulder, and my doctor recently said I can never train in Jiu Jitsu again. Do I try a different doctor or do I just train anyways? At this point I would rather live in pain then be unable to train again as it is my love

  • @luchadorito

    @luchadorito

    Жыл бұрын

    I’d recommend Bran Vezirglou’s video about injuries

  • @DanielTejnicky
    @DanielTejnicky Жыл бұрын

    SUp! How is your knee, sir?

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    Torn PCL. It hurts a lot. I'm doing everything I can to avoid surgery, I don't know if it's going to pan out.

  • @DanielTejnicky

    @DanielTejnicky

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamseyDewey Yeah I watched your zombie apocalypse episode review xD That's how I know about the knee situation. Damn I hope you manage to wolverine that without that surgery!

  • @vids595
    @vids595 Жыл бұрын

    20 years of grappling? Must be a black belt for sure by now?

  • @BWater-yq3jx
    @BWater-yq3jx Жыл бұрын

    With all the emphasis on grappling these days, people seem to forget that cauliflower ears used to be associated with boxing.

  • @AngelsBjj
    @AngelsBjj7 ай бұрын

    They have KZread in China?

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    7 ай бұрын

    I have a VPN

  • @robertnewell4054
    @robertnewell4054 Жыл бұрын

    Head Gear …. Know fellas who’ve been grappling since they were children & HeadGear irrefutably helped

  • @EllenMalone-ry2qu
    @EllenMalone-ry2qu Жыл бұрын

    It is pretty rare for women to get it but after 5 years of BJJ I am one of the unlucky ones

  • @jestfullgremblim8002
    @jestfullgremblim8002 Жыл бұрын

    I though this was commom knowledge 😭

  • @dusandragovic09srb
    @dusandragovic09srb Жыл бұрын

    👍💪🙏🤘☀ This topic was going around my head for a while, serious damage, unnecessary IMO. Better programming and it should be mitigated.

  • @johnnyguitar6639
    @johnnyguitar6639 Жыл бұрын

    Do you think Frank Dux should do stand up comedy? And do you think he would be funny?? 😁😁😂 I mean technically he has been laying down the groundwork for it for years,

  • @temwananinkana3419
    @temwananinkana341911 ай бұрын

    Coach 😂😂😂. I just pictured you showing up at home a mess and the wife asks, " honey what happened?" And you respond, " just my regular session of getting chewed up and receiving a few more holes". Kkk, this would do well as a superhero character.

  • @esteban8183
    @esteban8183 Жыл бұрын

    I just got my first hematoma after an open mat on Friday. Drained it yesterday and now compressing it with the magnets. Is this just going to be a continual process from here on out? Before the hematoma, my ear was pretty tender and a bit puffy but I seem to have further aggravated it after rolling. I had a pocket of fluid towards the inner ear. What happens from here on out? Since I drained it, will I eventually just keep getting hematomas that need to be drained? I’m 7 months into BJJ mind you and I’m pretty sure it came from yanking my head out of guillotines and triangles which I will no longer do.

  • @karlokamenjasevic921
    @karlokamenjasevic921 Жыл бұрын

    coach how would you train for a zombie apocalypse?

  • @DarkDoughnutsVids

    @DarkDoughnutsVids

    Жыл бұрын

    Learn Krav Maga

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t forget to look up when you walk through a door just in case a Spider-Man zombie drops on your head and tears your PCL.

  • @yaacovbloch7276

    @yaacovbloch7276

    Жыл бұрын

    I completely missed the fact you tore you're pcl. Hope you get better soon. Will you be needing surgery?

  • @edwardanderson1053
    @edwardanderson1053 Жыл бұрын

    I am lucky I have indestructible donkey ears lol, been in severe headlocks twisting my head out no problems with swelling ears.

  • @haraldodunkirk1432
    @haraldodunkirk1432 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, are you really a brown belt?

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    I have a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I have black belts in several other martial arts. I am not a belt. I am a human being.

  • @haraldodunkirk1432

    @haraldodunkirk1432

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome, would love a friendly roll any time I’m ever in Shanghai China ;)

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    @@haraldodunkirk1432 Cool. Are you coming to China any time soon?

  • @JaxenChaz
    @JaxenChaz Жыл бұрын

    Pure speculation, but I bet the wrestlers of the world are well aware that those hard plastic ear guards hurt the other guy 😅 The head is a weapon--smack em with it!

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s probably true!

  • @dsgdsg9764
    @dsgdsg9764 Жыл бұрын

    Maybe it's just an American thing to want to go out with your boots on?

  • @Gabriel-px8cv
    @Gabriel-px8cv Жыл бұрын

    it's not about making it to the grave good, if we aren't already married like you the fucked up years can limit our options.

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    What's the nature of your injury?

  • @Gabriel-px8cv

    @Gabriel-px8cv

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamseyDewey i haven't started grappling yet, i don't want to do ground stuff unless i know there's a way to avoid it.

  • @Scarecrowswdsmn
    @Scarecrowswdsmn Жыл бұрын

    Bas Rutten suggested carrying around a syringe to pull the blood out of your ear if you start to get a hematoma after practicing. Seems like solid advice

  • @phumiphatpalakul5184
    @phumiphatpalakul5184 Жыл бұрын

    First

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    Second

  • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN

    @DENVEROUTDOORMAN

    Жыл бұрын

    Nope last cause ya got nothing to say and we don't care about losers that just want attention for a lousy life

  • @DarkDoughnutsVids

    @DarkDoughnutsVids

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamseyDewey Third 😎

  • @LucreBem

    @LucreBem

    Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic Four.

  • @RamseyDewey

    @RamseyDewey

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LucreBem excelsior!

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