Long Hair?

[Letum]

How detrimental would you say having long hair is for grappling? BJJ in particular?

[PointyShinyBurn]

It's a fucking pain, it gets stepped on all the time. I had the girlfriend hack away at my customary indie-kid curtains about 2 months after I started BJJ, and I haven't gone back since.

[Letum]

Daaamn eet. I'm going to have tp start BJJ soon, my hair is rather long :(

[Iscariot]

I had the same thoughts, my hair goes down between my shoulder blades. PoopLoops wears a hair net while grappling, and Kat and Ashy recommend something called a 'French Plait' if memory serves.

[Beatdown Richie]

A combination of plaiting, Ouchless hairbands and wrestling headgear should take care of most problems that come with long hair. Other than that - get used to having people step on it and to pissing people off because they get your hair in their mouth. That's their problem, though.

[Nid]

Training partner perspective:

Yeah it is our problem. It's fucking disgusting.

[RunningDog]

Did randori with a chick with pigtails recently. I kept grabbing them along with her collar, heh.

[Nid]

^That's hot.

[RunningDog]

^That's hot.

Yeah I didn't mind it too much. She was a national Judo champion too, so she 'dominated' me nonetheless, hurr hurr hurr

[eviechu]

yeah you put your hair up or put it in a braid or something. I myself cut my hair short cause I am incredibly lame at managing long hair. I am thinking about growing it out again, only with short bangs. or something...

[Red Elvis]

Training partner perspective:

Yeah it is our problem. It's fucking disgusting.

Word!

[MEGA JESUS-SAMA]

I highly recommend chopping your mop off.

[Torakaka]

long hair looks stupid on anyone who is a.) not female, or b.) not Adrian Paul.

edit: and yes, it's a major pain in the ass.

[Iscariot]

long hair looks stupid on anyone who is a.) not female, or b.) not Adrian Paul.

Are you saying that both myself and Steven Seagal look stupid?

*cries*

[Letum]

Not really, long hair suits me, so there.