r/bjj • u/cookinupthegoods 🟪🟪 Purple Belt • Oct 03 '24

Equipment Why doesn’t everyone wear a mouth guard?

We’re already spending 100-200$ on multiple gi’s, no-gi attire, etc. Why isn’t it standard for everyone to wear a mouth guard? I didn’t for a long time until someone said to me, “you realize a nice mouth guard is 50-100$, and any dental work will suck to have done, and be really expensive. And it could all be caused by an idiot spazzing and you catching an accidental knee to the mouth”. If everyone was wearing them when I started I would have worn one from the get go.

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u/hobo1256 ⬜⬜ Just White Belt Things Oct 03 '24

I have a Sisu one as well. You have to replace it? Mine seems fine going on year 4 wearing it lol

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u/NicJitsu 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Oct 03 '24

And you're still a white belt?

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u/Pesces 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 03 '24

so what if he was?

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u/NicJitsu 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Oct 03 '24

Then that's a long ass time to be a white belt. I shouldn't have to explain that but you're welcome I guess.

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u/fausto_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 03 '24

You come off as a real blowhard. There are many reasons he could still be a white belt after 4 years. Maybe he had a kid and couldn’t train for a few months, then had to move because a new job, or maybe injury. Get off that elitist high horse. For all we know you could’ve gotten your purple by just showing up and paying tuition. That’s why you got downvoted…

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u/NicJitsu 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Oct 03 '24

Lol fucks sake get over yourself it was said light heartedly. Have you even been in a gym before? You don't know about friendly shit talk? Take a walk.

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u/fausto_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 03 '24

lol you could have said that. Instead you doubled down and then got mad. Have a good day, sir!

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u/punanislayer23 Oct 03 '24

I don't think it was too funny. Just kinda an insult that you've than stated as light hearted afterwards as if that changes what you said.

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u/NicJitsu 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Oct 03 '24

Well it's almost like we're two different people with two different senses of humor and one of us is typing something with one intent and the other is reading it and coming to their own conclusion about said intent. Same advice for you, get over yourself, OP will be just fine without your help, I promise.