Marcelo on Judo vs Wrestling. Hmmm....

[ifreez]

Funny!!! Greco Roman has limitations!!!Freestyle does NOT!!!

A lot of free style guys, also NCAA, are pretty bad at upper body clinches when they hit MMA or the grappling circuit. A mixture of both is good, but free style guys mostly are not good at clinches from the upper body.

[rock d]

The feeling I get from Marcelo is that in his heart he has no use for the gi, and he only wears one out of tradition so he doesn't have to be a rebel.

Judo for MMA

[Mike Nall]

The feeling I get from Marcelo is that in his heart he has no use for the gi, and he only wears one out of tradition so he doesn't have to be a rebel.

Judo for MMA

lol what?

It's not being a "rebel" to not wear a gi. Where is this silly notion coming from? Almost everyone in BJJ trains without a gi and participates in no-gi tournaments. Not wearing a gi is about as rebellious as talking back to your high school math teacher.

Here's a newsflash. Marcelo is probably the best P4P Jiu-Jitsu player ever. In terms of his training philosophy and his game, he does whatever he wants. Marcelo didn't get to where he is by worrying about what other people thought about him. Shit he still has a lot of opinions that go against the grain.

He trains both because he competes in both and teaches people that compete in both. It's not that complicated. Here's his schedule:

http://www.marcelogarciajj.com/schedule.html

Now he could make his schedule entirely gi or entirely no-gi and it wouldn't effect his business either way. Because of his resume people are going to train at his academy no matter what. His schedule is split because that's what he prefers.

That Karo dvd is dope by the way

[J Grooms]

A lot of free style guys, aka NCAA, are pretty bad at upper body clinches when the hit MMA or the grappling circuit. A mixture of both is good, but free style guys mostly are not good at clinches from the upper body.

I could be wrong, but I thought NCAA was folk style not freestyle.

[ifreez]

you're right.

[Emir Mehovic]

NCAA is folkstyle (the kind practiced in high schools)

[kying418]

As stated above, Marcelo is one of the best BJJ (in the gi) competitors ever. He has won the World Championships, 5x as a black belt, and at every other belt level too (blue, purple, and brown)...I think he likes training in a gi just fine

[Tony Toffolo]

this coming tuesday i'll be at his school in NY for the whole day. i can't fuckin wait

[Mike Nall]

As stated above, Marcelo is one of the best BJJ (in the gi) competitors ever. He has won the World Championships, 5x as a black belt, and at every other belt level too (blue, purple, and brown)...I think he likes training in a gi just fine

Yeah, and I confidently believe that if he had been able to compete in the Worlds in 07 and 08 I think he would have won those as well. Terere was his only nemesis at his own weight class.

[The kza]

catch wrestling > all other wrestling

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