no gi'ing it in a gi class

[Fat Donkey]

Up here in Canada gi training makes sense because people here wear jackets 9 months out of 12 and while u can't body punch a guy in a big parka u can collar choke him. Second, I always use gi pants when I train no gi becaues the fabric allows better armbars and gives me something to wipe off sweat before attempting a lock Third, a gi is heavy and after taking it off I feel ten lbs lighter and faster when I train no gi. Fourth it looks cool

[Adonis]

Have fun training in your pajamas

[BJJ is 1]

My instructor tends to prefer the Gi, but most of us train without the Gi after class especialy if there is a no-gi or MMA fight comming up.

[Adonis]

You going to do any BJJ tourny's coming up? There is alot of events in your area. Your training partner who is a blue belt going to fight in pro in MMA. He faught in Hook N Shoot?

[BJJ is 1]

He fights for Elite Cage Fighting he said this will probably his last amature fight before going pro. I don't know about hook n shoot. His fight is at the state fairgrounds December third

I just had my second competition saturday (Gi only), I did crappy, got tapped twice, but learned from my mistakes. At my first one I got second in Gi and third no-gi.

[shogeri]

It should be practiced with a gi, a t-shirt, a suit, or without a shirt (for guys)...

[makosub-wrestling]

I still dont see any real advantage to training in a gi if you are interested in mma and no gi events. If the gi was such a plus then why do so many bjj guys get stomped by great wrestliers like Huges, severn, shamrock, kerr, and the like, all guys who never used the gi and added submissions much later in life. BJJ, which I love is no different than Judo, as long as there is a Gi they will rule because they live in their gi's but in no gi comp. it has no value. The reasons i here are, it teaches them better tec. and adds to their skill. I think you train the most in your sport to be the best in your sport ask Mike Jordan about baseball. So if you want to be better at no gi then that is the style you need to train in.

[TJS]

I still dont see any real advantage to training in a gi if you are interested in mma and no gi events. If the gi was such a plus then why do so many bjj guys get stomped by great wrestliers like Huges, severn, shamrock, kerr, and the like, all guys who never used the gi and added submissions much later in life.

Shamrock has trained with a Gi in the past. read his book. Severn and Kerr dont really submitt people..especially not people that are good on the ground.

Hughes has actually developed a good submission game.

No one is saying you cant be good at submissions with out a Gi. There are still reasons to train with it especially in the begining when you are first learning.

[BJJ is 1]

I think it all boils downt to your preference, if you like Gi competition, train with a Gi, if you like No-Gi competition train with the Gi less but dont totaly exclude.

[ravenzoom]

makosub-wrestling wrote:

BJJ, which I love is no different than Judo, as long as there is a Gi they will rule because they live in their gi's but in no gi comp. it has no value.

I think you're greatly exagerating in your comments.