[ruhtra]

..against breaking your ankle?

i see some people wear those in takedown wrestling and they say it is safer for ankles. any evidence of that?

[Bizz]

I was under the impression it helped prevent rolling ones ankle

*shrugs* never used them personally

[ruhtra]

err ye
do ankle sleeves help in bjj as well

[ASiAnVaLEtUDo]

if ur already wearing wrestling shoes it wont make difference. barefoot, yes it helps

[justinnnn]

I was wondering if these would help my triangles and arm bars.

[Bizz]

Originally Posted by justinnnn

I was wondering if these would help my triangles and arm bars.

Maybe for grip?

[yoder]

ankle sleeves are for weak or injured ankles. they are going to offer you compressive support which will help a bit to keep your ankle from rolling in most normal circumstances and maintain proper movement during motion and provide warmth to the area to keep the muscles and ligaments lose and limber. one of the things to keep in mind though is that wrestling/bjj/grappling is a contact sport, so without a rigid brace there are no garauntees that they will stop you from breaking your ankle. the only way to completely insure that you won't break your ankle is if you wear some kind of immobilizing brace (which is completely impractical) or you don't grapple. sleeves just aren't made to do that much.

[BARNUM]

always was curious bout this, only have had one ankle problem really, happened in football, I suppose if ya got good ankles you don't need them but then again they can only help ya right?

[3s_em1]

Funny, I just bought a pair after seeing Cro Cop roll his ankle. I mean, nothing would have prevented that from happening but this will give me a better sense of security.

[yoder]

Originally Posted by BARNUM

always was curious bout this, only have had one ankle problem really, happened in football, I suppose if ya got good ankles you don't need them but then again they can only help ya right?

they will definately help but they aren't foolproof.