Oi, mouthguards...
I try to use a mouthguard whenever I spar, but I've noticed that it really effects my breathing and distracts me, and my concentration goes does down and so does my reaction for everything that happens. The few times I went into a fight forgetting to wear my mouthguard, I felt way better.
I've been doing tsd for about a year and already I have taken at least 3 or 4 good blows to the bottom jaw, mouth, and/or neck (getting kicked in the neck is a little scary, take it from me...). I am 95% sure that I was wearing my mouthguard all of those times. The blows usually made my jaw to close tightly, biting my toungue rather hard, but when I think about it, if I wasn't wearing a mouthguard for all of those times, I kind of doubt I'd be sitting here with all the teeth in my mouth that I have currently...
Yes, they're a pain in the ***. I hate putting the damn thing in my mouth every time, but everytime I walk away from one of those mouth/jaw contact incidents, I sort of think to myself: it's probably a pretty good thing that I was wearing my mouthpiece!
I try to use a mouthguard whenever I spar, but I've noticed that it really effects my breathing and distracts me, and my concentration goes does down and so does my reaction for everything that happens. The few times I went into a fight forgetting to wear my mouthguard, I felt way better.
I've been doing tsd for about a year and already I have taken at least 3 or 4 good blows to the bottom jaw, mouth, and/or neck (getting kicked in the neck is a little scary, take it from me...). I am 95% sure that I was wearing my mouthguard all of those times. The blows usually made my jaw to close tightly, biting my toungue rather hard, but when I think about it, if I wasn't wearing a mouthguard for all of those times, I kind of doubt I'd be sitting here with all the teeth in my mouth that I have currently...
Yes, they're a pain in the ***. I hate putting the damn thing in my mouth every time, but everytime I walk away from one of those mouth/jaw contact incidents, I sort of think to myself: it's probably a pretty good thing that I was wearing my mouthpiece!
