I took the liberty of placing this thread in the Guantanamo Bay forum becuase it is a rather noob-style question.
Though I am not a noob to grappling, I am a noob to Judo. After a week of practicing Seoinage, Uchi Mata, and Ogoshi, I have noticed that I have a lot of bruising in my armpit area. I’m sure its from the heavy lapel usage, but it burns pretty bad during the shower, and my skin is pretty sensitive.
This type of bruising happened in other parts of my body when I started BJJ, but it wasn’t as bad as this.
Please keep in mind that there is heavy bruising because I practice with other noobs who are still using force and YANKING my lapel in order to execute the throw.
Anyway, my question is about the bruising.
Will my body get conditioned to it like in BJJ even though the tugging is more agressive?
Is there anything that I can do to ease the pain while practicing Randori.
Thanks in advance,
Timjitsu
EDIT (I soon realized that there is a Japanese MA forum shortly after placing the thread here, forgiveness please)
Rashgaurds go some way, but if you have sensitive skin its something you will get used to.
Also as your training partners get better, this and the “Pinching” you get from ground work go away…to be replaced with more painful things. Don’t want to spoil it for you though.
Ah but then you get your skin pinched hardcore in the armpit.
You’ll get used to it after a while, my skin kind of adapted to the pinching and burning. I used to get bruised and burned all the time, but now it’s hardly the case. I still get bruises on my chest though, those seem to never go away.
Oh man, that last paragraph made it sound like I do Judo S&M style…
Seriously, it gets better just wait till you get the callus on your forehead from practicing Adam’s post entry juji. It is perfectly normal that is a part or your body that up until now hasn’t had any attention aside from your girl licking you there. What noone else requests this?
As far as rash guards go some instructors my not let you wear them. Traditionally men wear nothing and women can wear a white Tshirt under the gi. So ask just to be sure.