How should a cup fit?
I started a Krav Maga program today. More specifically, I tried a related class at a school which offers Krav Maga, which I’ll start in a couple of days. The class tonight was called something like “Ultimate Bags”. Basically, you have high intensity music blaring while you do very specific punching and kicking sequences on a 150lb bag. It’s a lot of fun, but man, is it hard work! The idea is to build strength and stamina while reinforcing good KM technique. Given that I don’t use many of my muscles very often aside from scuba, I’m about dead right now. Tomorrow morning I’ll probably feel like lead.
Anyways…for the actual KM class, men are encouraged to wear a cup. KM is a particularly violent martial art designed for close quarters combat with immediate disablement or defense in mind. As one of the instructors says, “it’s heavy on the martial and low on the art.” So, there’s lots of nuts getting kicked, hit, and elbowed in this program. I wore a cup one time in my life when I was like 11 in Peewee football. I have no idea how they’re supposed to fit. Well, I do know generally how they’re supposed to fit: the contraption is pretty straight forward.
Nevertheless, the cup sticks waaaaaaaaay out, almost like I have kitten or something in my underwear. I feel stupid. So I turn to Google. Google knows everything. It reassures me when I’m lost. It answers my questions when all 1.5 of my friends don’t know. Today, however, it failed me. I typed in “how should a cup fit”, and received zero replies.
Apparently, I am the first person on the internets to type the expression “how should a cup fit?” Yay me!
So, until I can ask another adult male how my apparently complex male protection device should work, I’ll just have to put off going to class I guess. *sigh* What a dark day in my life.
I wore a cup everyday for taekwondo for three years. It’s big and bulky, and you have to deal with it. Make sure everything sensitive is inside the cup area. If even a part of your genitalia is in between the skin on your thigh and edge of the cup pushing against the skin on your thigh, you’re going to be in for a world of hurt if you get kicked there. If it doesn’t fit, go bigger, and feel proud of yourself.
Comment by Dave — 28 November, 2006 @ 14:52
Try http://www.askjeeves.com, he rarely lets me down. It gave me an alternate search name, it told me I was pretty, and although the article I pulled up is on youth cups, dont be discouraged, Jeeves is a classy guy.
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Jock Strap 101
When you’re exercising or playing sports, you should always make sure you use proper protective gear. Whether it’s a helmet for skateboarding, shoulder pads for football or a jock strap for contact sports!
Why Wear A Jock Strap?
There’s not much that hurts a guy more than getting nailed in the nuts. A testicle injury is not only extremely painful, it can also be embarassing and more importantly, potentially harmful to your long-term health. The best way to avoid getting hurt in this sensitive area when you play sports is to wear a protective cup or a jock strap. Athletic cups are usually made of hard plastic, are worn over the groin area, and provide a good level of shielding and safety for the testicles.
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When Should You Wear A Jockstrap or Protective Cup
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Comment by Heather — 18 December, 2006 @ 09:02
How exactly is a cup supposed to fit and are you supposed to feel it on your genitalia at all.
Comment by Michael — 12 April, 2008 @ 12:58
Funny, but I am in the same position and searched the same thing and came to this posting.
My question is: How comfortable should it fit? In other words, should you be able to really notice it is there, or will it inevitably constrict movements (like not being able to easily squeeze your knees together when sitting down), like leg kicks and running, due to it being bulky?
Comment by CupMan — 19 January, 2009 @ 15:22
dude i have no idea I’ve been doing MMA for the past 7 years and sometimes i teach younger kids how to spar im really tall so i have to get on my knees and i haven’t worn my cup since i got it like 6 yrs ago and obviously since im only 15 things have changed and i dont really know the correct sensitiveness i should feel
Comment by MIKE — 18 April, 2009 @ 12:19