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i have to decide here. There is only one school in town that teaches submission grappling. But its on the other side of town, and they teach grappling so no recognition of skill(e.i color belts). There is however a bjj school down the street. But i REALLY hate the gi. REALLY HATE. could i get some opinions please? what should i do?
first instinct from what i see is really hate the gi....shit i'd say don't do it if you hate it...if you don't mind it that's another story. do they offer no gi at this class or is it strictly gi? how far is other side of town? 20 min isn't bad if it is. also do a trial (usually they have like a free day or more) to try out both and see which one you like. you might even like the gi or environment of the school. good luck
Go to the jiu jitsu school if you love jiu jitsu. I'm sure you'll met others that will be willing to do some jiu jitsu with you without the Gi. Just have to make the friends first :) Have you been to the grappling school, do they teach any jiu jitsu submissions or is it just wrestling?
well i guess i could just suck it up and do the jiu jitsu class. they just teach submission wrestling at the other school. its not legit bjj
I've been to a few submission grappling tournaments. It was just a no-Gi jiu jitsu match. Allot of wrestlers but most jiu jitsu submissions were legal. There is a difference between wrestling and submission grappling. Technically 10th planet it just submission grappling. If you want to learn brazilian jiu jitsu then that is with the Gi. More modified take-downs/throws & a lot of grip techniques as of how to break them and the proper way to do them.
I really hate the gi, but I also do judo and then i have to wear it ... but in JJ with no-gi itīs much more freedom of movement and these belts it has to be on your waist , but it's never there ....so i prefer No-Gi
Since I've started training I've heard it called a a few things from american jiu jitsu to submission grappling. I just know where I train we don't get ranked in no-Gi cause there isn't a belt system. At tournaments its usually novice, beginner, advanced, & expert. I've started training Gi after about 18 months cause I like the way the Gi looks & would like to get belt rankings. But that's just my opinion
I will never roll gi again . That said go to the school that will give u the best instruction regardless of the style.
Most schools (bjj) have open mat classes roll then. Like Brian said u'll make friends and go from there.
Depends. Do you hate it because you suck at it? Do you hate it because you dont know how to defend against the gi attacks? Because you cant use your white belt fury to get away? Go with the school that gives the better instruction.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobertF
do both
He prolly hates it because the gi ruins it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Justin A.
Woah you just blew my mind!Quote:
Originally Posted by DBK
Who's the instructors at each school? What's their background? See if you can try a couple classes at both academies and see how you like them. Try to look at the experience with an open mind, who knows you might end up liking one school better than the other bc of things other than the uniform (instructors, training partners, curriculum, etc.).
Go the route with the best instructor
what the fuck is a gi
Who is the most legit instructor? That's your answer.
Visiting schools is like test driving a car. We don't always like ALL the features in a model but we eventually do choose. There is no perfect answer. Pick the car with the best over all options for you. You'll learn to live (or maybe love) with the other stuff.
NOTE: make sure the submission grappling school isn't a bunch of guys just getting together and doing moves (this happens a lot, even at NORMAL gyms). While you aren't blessed with a 10th Planet school in your area, know that each of us that teach it are fanatical about drilling, technique and order of progression. Its a system, not a mish mash. The one thing you can almost always count on with a BJJ schools is structure. That is important.
How's that for an answer without an answer. ;-) Good luck.
This guy right here. genius. =)Quote:
Originally Posted by DBK
the bjj instructor has a pretty legit background.. for a well rounded martial artist. most of his experience is in taekwon do. but a blue belt from royce gracie, not bad. Im goin to check out the grappling class.
check it out.
http://www.mindspring.com/~martialarts/resume.html
Well I would make a first impression on that as...... He is very well experienced in many areas mostly tkd. As a blue belt tho I'm nit sure that would qualify you to instruct bjj. Have to be already purple belt in my opinion. But I have been instructed by blue belts I still do we kind of teach each other our own style and thing we excel at individually. Best advice I've heard was to take a test drive at both places even tho one class alone may not do it try to get at least a week free.
You'd be surprised at how much you can learn from a blue belt. I'd train with him. I didn't like gi either until I acually started training in it. I was close minded towards the gi, but love it now. Still roll nogi though. Gotta rep my roots, 10P, baby!
I would be hesitant to train under a blue. I mean, you can learn and its better than nothing, but a blue still has a lot of trial and error left to do in BJJ.
I honestly think that if you wanna understand the evolution to No Gi you gotta learn the Gi but that's just my opinion
Not so much, in my opinion. However, it is pretty hard to transition from nogi to gi. I felt like a fish out of water when I first rolled in a gi. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Angel.G.Rodriguez