How to Choose the Right Finger Tape for BJJ (Buyer's Guide) Walk into any grappling gym's pro shop or search "finger tape" online, and you'll find dozens of options — climbing tape, medical tape, generic athletic tape, and tape made specifically for grappling. They are not interchangeable, and using the wrong kind is one of the most common reasons grapplers say "tape doesn't really work for me." Here's what actually matters when choosing tape for BJJ. 1. Self-Adhesion (Sticks to Itself, Not Just Skin) This is the single biggest difference...
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Finger Injuries in BJJ: Why They Happen and How to Prevent Them Ask any long-time BJJ practitioner about their injury history, and fingers almost always come up. Between gi grips, no-gi hand fighting, and finger locks, the hands take a beating that most other combat sports simply don't put on them. Understanding why these injuries happen is the first step to actually preventing them. Why Grapplers Get So Many Finger Injuries A few reasons finger injuries are so common in BJJ specifically: Repetitive gripping under load — gripping a gi...
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How to Tape Your Fingers for BJJ (Step-by-Step Guide) If you've trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for more than a few months, you've probably felt that dull ache in your fingers after a hard grip-heavy round. Finger injuries — especially to the PIP joints and collateral ligaments — are one of the most common overuse injuries in grappling, largely because of how much gripping, gi-gripping, and finger-locking pressure the sport puts on small joints that weren't built for it. The good news: proper finger taping is one of the simplest, cheapest ways...
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