Gi pants or spats

Tournament sat.

Gi pants = great for my lockdown = strongest part of my game
Bad = opponent can grip

Spats = better escapes and no grips for opponent
Bad = more slippery in guard

Thoughts?

If your lockdown is your best position and you like to black mamba into 1/4 guard then I'd say go with the Gi pants

Buy cotton tights instead of spats. Made out of cotton. You get the grip of a gi pant without the gi pant

Don't buy "tights" unless they say cotton. That's why I said it twice^

Cotton tights that are made out of cotton. If they are coarse like a goat, you'll be good to go.

This is something that I have been also thinking about lately. I used to compete in slippery spats and they worked pretty well, but I noticed that some extra grip could be usefull in lockdown while competing against bigger and stronger guys. Lockdown is a really big part of my game so I started to think about using gi-pants. When I started to train with gi pants, I noticed that my lockdown and 1/4 guard were super tight but passing became just a little bit harder. The reason why I didn't start to use gi-pants in competitions was that they made leglock escapes harder and I dislike the idea of getting into fast heel hook with gi-pants.

Then I bought some non-slippery cotton spats and realized that they are optimal for my game. They give extra grip in lockdown, 1/4 guard and rubber guard but they still don't make passing or leglock escapes that much harder. The important thing is that I recommend competing in the same kind of pants that you mostly train with.

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Originally Posted by Sam Davis

Buy cotton tights instead of spats. Made out of cotton. You get the grip of a gi pant without the gi pant

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Originally Posted by Lauri Karppinen

This is something that I have been also thinking about lately. I used to compete in slippery spats and they worked pretty well, but I noticed that some extra grip could be usefull in lockdown while competing against bigger and stronger guys. Lockdown is a really big part of my game so I started to think about using gi-pants. When I started to train with gi pants, I noticed that my lockdown and 1/4 guard were super tight but passing became just a little bit harder. The reason why I didn't start to use gi-pants in competitions was that they made leglock escapes harder and I dislike the idea of getting into fast heel hook with gi-pants.

Then I bought some non-slippery cotton spats and realized that they are optimal for my game. They give extra grip in lockdown, 1/4 guard and rubber guard but they still don't make passing or leglock escapes that much harder. The important thing is that I recommend competing in the same kind of pants that you mostly train with.

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You two are the best! Cotton tights will fit PERFECTLY into my game. I'm comfortable in both gi pants and regular slippery spats so cotton tights will be fucking amazing.

It appears duct tape speedo is not an option.

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Originally Posted by Ross Davidson

You two are the best! Cotton tights will fit PERFECTLY into my game. I'm comfortable in both gi pants and regular slippery spats so cotton tights will be fucking amazing.

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You may have to shop in the women's department to find cotton tights for a tournament this Saturday. They are usually cotton blend but don't go any lower than 85% cotton because then they are too slippery when wet. H&M is a great place to find them if there is one by you.

For future ones, the tights Eddie sells are great. They hold up better and offer the right amount of grip.

I was about to suggest long johns, those may work pretty well. But finding long johns in florida in june may be challenging. Maybe try the hunting dept at a sporting goods store?