Protection
Mouthguards
Every combat sport that permits strikes requires a mouthguard, and most grappling competitions require one too — including AJP and IBJJF. A boil-and-bite guard fitted properly protects better than an expensive one fitted badly. Clear guards are required at some events so officials can check for blood.
Boil-and-bite, fitted properly
Most people ruin a boil-and-bite by rushing it. Water off the boil, not boiling; thirty seconds in, then bite and suck hard while pressing the outside against the teeth with your fingers. If it moves when you talk, redo it — you get several attempts before the material stops taking an impression.
Single or double
A single guard covers the top teeth and is what almost everyone uses. Doubles cover both jaws and are worth it if you take a lot of upward knees or have dental work on the bottom. Doubles make breathing noticeably harder, which matters in a five-minute round.
Keeping it usable
Rinse in cold water — hot water will deform it. Store it in a vented case, never in the bag it was in when it was wet. In this climate a guard kept in a sealed case grows things you do not want in your mouth.
Stock landing soon
We are not listing mouthguards yet. When we do, every one will carry the same thing our gis already carry — a verdict on whether it passes, checked against the body that governs your sport and dated.