Last week one of the girls from BJJ class cut her in into a cute bob, it made me miss my short hair a little. When fixed my hair always looked so “finished” and had “style” unfortunately when training it was in my eyes, my mouth and my opponents face. My hair was just the wrong length to put in a pony tail and not short enough to stay out of the way. In the past two years I have been slowly growing my hair out specifically for this reason. I have since grown to love my long hair and the different ways I can style it but, I do miss that “finished look”. But, to be honest, there’s nothing that I’ve figured out that REALLY keeps it out of the way, I’ve been held down by my own ponytail on several occasions and my hair is very thin and constantly slips out of the hair tie and is all over the place.
This is just one of the many things as a girl that I didn’t even think about when I started training.
My other issues were my nails (I wore Acrylic nails since I was about 13) I miss them!!! But, I love Jiu Jitsu more! sooo….. SACRIFICE #2. Pedicures- 2 seconds on the mats and your French tip is missing. I still get them but, they don’t always look real pretty. Mat burns (on your face) this really upsets my Mom but, not as bad as the many shiners I’ve had. Just to name a few…
All in all…I wouldn’t trade in Jiu Jitsu for any of the above (might have to shave my head though ;))
A few things to try if you do have long hair. This applies to men as-well:
Goody Stay Put Ponytail Holders.
Scunci No-Slip Grip Skinny Hair Tie
BJJ Hair Gallery (courtesy of Meg BJJ):
http://www.megjitsu.com/bjj-hair/
This is just one of the many things as a girl that I didn’t even think about when I started training.
My other issues were my nails (I wore Acrylic nails since I was about 13) I miss them!!! But, I love Jiu Jitsu more! sooo….. SACRIFICE #2. Pedicures- 2 seconds on the mats and your French tip is missing. I still get them but, they don’t always look real pretty. Mat burns (on your face) this really upsets my Mom but, not as bad as the many shiners I’ve had. Just to name a few…
All in all…I wouldn’t trade in Jiu Jitsu for any of the above (might have to shave my head though ;))
A few things to try if you do have long hair. This applies to men as-well:
Goody Stay Put Ponytail Holders.
Scunci No-Slip Grip Skinny Hair Tie
BJJ Hair Gallery (courtesy of Meg BJJ):
http://www.megjitsu.com/bjj-hair/
