As I was skimming over my trusty notebook, looking for another bjj topic to write about, I decided on cauliflower ear. I think it may be worthwhile to do like a series of posts or articles about it; what is cauliflower ear, how you get it (it's contagious and passed from skin-to-skin contact,) treatment, and prevention. We will also be taking a look at ostriches. Cauliflower ear and ostriches. Let's do this.
Hopefully you already have realized a few things - 1) we will not be talking about ostriches and b) you can't "catch" cauliflower ear, I was merely joshing with you. That being said, I love cauliflower ear. It has always signified tough, grizzled wrestlers to me. Guys like Dan Gable, John Smith, and the Schultz brothers. And now with the popularity of mma, we have guys like Randy Couture and BJ Penn that sport some gnarly yet quite sexy ears. No homo. Maybe a little homo.