Cliff KeenCliff Keen F5 Tornado Headgear

My 6 year old has an enormous head (orange on a toothpick), and this headgear formed right up to it. I've never adjusted headgear before, but this is very intuitive. I know he loves it, because he refused to take it off for the team picture (see attached). This product is also magic, because it even succeeded in making my wife happy.... even though she hates wrestling. What further endorsement do you need?

I have a wrestler background years back and started no-gi jiu jitsu a few weeks ago. A few triangles later I decided I really need headgear.Pros:1) VERY light. As light as the cheapie foam ones we used in HS.2) VERY comfortable. I've had the hardshell "turtle shell cups" and the cheapie foam ones. This combines the comfort of the foam ones (perhaps even better because this foam is squishier) with the protection of the hardshells. Slippage has been minimal for me, certainly less than the cheapie foams and a little less than the classic turtleshell cups. It's just a grippier foam that sticks to your head and it has more straps than a cheap foamie one. The foam chin strap is a nice touch.3) Hearing is excellent. Don't really have any difference between wearing it and not wearing it.4) Safe for my practice mate. It's a hardshell around the ears so it's protective, but it's not like any other hardshell I've used. It gives just enough when you push on it. So it's good for my partner and it's good for me cuz then you don't get the hardshell crushing your head or ear in the situations when it slips a little.5) Doesn't look horrible. Not like it's going to get you the ladeeyz (or boyz, whatever), but it's better than most. I got the all black one.Cons:1) Price. Yeah, it's definitely pricey. But yes, I do feel it's a world apart from lower level headgear and I'm glad I splurged.Also, I know someone mentioned that it gives more of a "handle" for people to grab and submit, but it hasn't been an issue for me at all. I'm a wrestler who shoots in and still use my head to help pivot the opponent and so I still get caught in a jillion guillotines and headlocks and triangles or whathaveyou. I've been able to slip out of them not much worse than without it. Just my personal experience.Overall: 9/10. I would prefer an extra strap running perpendicular to the other straps so it can protect my hair from getting caught even more than it already does, but that's a minor issue a lot of grapplers won't have (I have relatively long "fobby Asian-style hair).

This headgear is pretty comfortable and stays in place while I roll rounds in Jiu Jitsu. I hadn’t worn any headgear for about two years and developed cauliflower ear and it is extremely sensitive especially after having it drained with a needle. But this headgear really protects my ears, is comfortable and I am able to hear my coach and training partners while rolling. The one complaint I have is the cloth straps absorb a lot of sweat( and can smell) and is a little more complicated to clean than vinyl straps would be. I had to unweave the straps and throw them into the washer( hang to air dry after )then wipe down the styrofoam and plastic padding with a Clorox wipe. It took a little bit to figure out how to reweave it properly and get it fitting to my head again but once I got that down it was easy to dissemble, clean and reassemble. There might be an easier way to clean them but I am always considerate to my training partners and how I smell and I also like to ensure my equipment is clean.

Rock solid. Doesn't move once adjusted. Took a little while to get just right. And with respectful grappling if you don't use it as a weapon (grind its ear cups against an opponent) people shouldn't use the straps against you--at least for practice sessions. All bets are off if it's for a medal or belt I'd imagine. This is the only headgear I've ever worn and I haven't used it long but so far I was able to grapple pretty much full bore without reinjuring my treated cauliflower ear. Which BTW is fully healed now so that's good! I'll keep wearing this for BJJ for sure as it's a great value and very effective.

I'm happy with these. I use it for jiu-jitsu to avoid cauliflower ear. The space around the ears means I can actually hear just fine when I have them on. Overall, they're quite comfortable. My only gripe is that it can sometimes come loose or shift. This doesn't happen to me too often, but when it does, it's really annoying. I've used these for over three months now. They probably get 1-2 hours of use a week. Wear is otherwise good. These work well enough that if I had to make the purchase again, I'd probably just get these.

I'm switching to the softer CKs (2 actually). I've used these for a few months for BJJ to prevent the progression of the beginnings of cauliflower ear I have. It slides around quite a bit when rolling... and most opponents have commented that it hurts... them. Don't be a Richard's Cranium, get softer ones to keep your partners wanting to roll! I'll be witching to the lower profile fully foam guards as they have excellent reviews as well. These simply hurt your opponent and slide around. They're okay, but not the best.

I always hated sparring with ear guards but after my first cauliflower ear at 44 and multiple attempts to drain it, I knew I had to look for one. My old one was never comfortable and you couldn’t hear a thing. This one is totally different. You can hear and it doesn’t get too hot thanks to the ventilation slots. Sits very comfortably and gives you plenty of protection. Definitely worth a try.

A bit bulky for your partner but the most comfortable headgear I've ever tried. Lasts a while as well, despite soft surfaces... being soft. My third one in four years.

Used for Gi and no Gi BJJ the best ones I’ve had yet

I use it for mma Sparring while my ears are swollen and it works perfekt. I feel nothing in the sparring when I wear this headgear.I tried other headgear and they didn't worked well but this one is excellent.

I use it whenever my ear starts to get tendy for bjj so I can still roll. It can be moved slightly when someone is gooning you, but if i can still roll and not have wrastlin ears thats good.