Boxing/MMA trainers wrap their fighters' genitals for protection
Olmedo Saenz: “I was an amateur boxer in Honduras for seven years and I have been training both boxers and MMA fighters for the last five. I highly recommend groin wrapping to fighters of any discipline. All of my MMA fighters are into it and they have great results in tournaments. Here in Honduras, MMA really got popular in the jails and it used to be practiced in the nude.
"It was very brutal and there were all types of injuries. I learned MMA during my brief incarceration and was left partially impotent after being bitten in the groin. After this happened, I started making wrappings out of bed sheets and started wrapping my groin.
"The other inmates caught on and I started training guys and wrapping the groins of most of them as well. Groin wrapping allows more flexibility especially when wrestling on the ground instead of having this big bulky cup in your pants.
"The groin wrapping gives you the protection as well as a more natural feel allowing for more agility. After I was released, I started working in this gym where I train both boxers and MMA guys.
"I have implemented the groin wrapping technique with all of my fighters and I recommend that it be done immediately after you perform the nude grease down on your fighter.”
Nivaldo Carrizo: “I have been training fighters for 23 years and have been wrapping the fighters groin areas for the past 13 years. I invented this because my country, the Republic of Nicaragua, does not invest money in sports programs and especially not boxing.
"I have many young boys that wish to train but we do not have all necessary equipment. Because of the lack of the resources, I have my boys share things like the mouthpiece, the jockstrap, and other things.
"When you have a lack of resources, you have to be inventive. About 13 years ago, I had a fighter named Dionisio Prado. He was a very poor boy from Managua and he wanted to train. One day he wanted to spar even though he was only 13 years old and didn’t have a groin cup.
"I have a rule against letting my fighters fight without the groin protection, so I just started to wrap his hands and think of what I could do. At that point I had the idea and took Prado to the back room. I started wrapping his groin in the very professional manner and used several layers of gauze until the protection was adequate.
"Ever since then, I do this with all my fighters and I have noticed great results. I do not practice the nude grease down technique because I find it a bit taboo and somewhat disturbing. The groin wrap technique should not be considered taboo because the fighter should be standing up and you must be at eye level with the fighter’s groin.
"Also, you must wrap around the hips and buttocks areas while also passing the wrapping through the buttocks crack like a thong. It is almost like you are a doctor but in reality I guess it’s just like wrapping the hands. I don’t know, at least I’m not massaging the buttocks and the private areas; I’m just wrapping them. I understand that Saenz says he invented this first but this is impossible for reasons that my lawyer says I can’t state right now.”
By Mickie O'Reilly-Gomez
Top boxing and MMA trainers, Nivaldo Carrizo and Olmedo Saenz, both claim to have invented a new technique referred to as “Bendaje de Verga” and can be translated as “Cock Wrappings.” In a manner similar to hand wrapping, the trainer wraps the groin of the fighter immediately after performing the well-known nude grease down technique for focus and relaxation.