1st ever session in a gi

[Ramone (RAM) Codrington]

my 1st session in a gi. rubber guard worked fine tws worked fine got to the truck. was very happy. hu ever sed 10th p dont work in the gi. lol :-)

[AJ Camacho]

Were your hands shaking? Sometimes I get crazy lactic acid build up in my hand if I've dodged gi grappling for too long.

[Cookie Monster]

did you try the half guard game?

[Tony Toffolo]

i do both, they're just different.

personally i like working gi for two reasons:

(1) helps my posture from the top since they can yank on your collar (forces you to react sooner and control distances)
(2) when going back no-gi its like wearing a weighted vest for an hour then taking it off and running a race, things seem simpler when you're not as restricted or slowed down

[bobby rivers]

I often roll gi guys with no gi. I feel its unfair whoever's gi. Anyone else do this?

[Ramone (RAM) Codrington]

my fingered r numb lol. my half guard was more stopin him passin but was easy to transision to buterfly from the new stomp. i felt it was harder once thay passes to side to recover but felt solid wen i was in side control ect.

[Luis Acherbo]

yeah ive noticed that too once some1 gets side control on me its harder to recover in the gi

[KevinGill]

I only ever train in Gi.. So do most guys find it easier or harder to pass guard with a gi on?

[Muhammad Abdou]

it seems like most of the people that sound like know what theyre on about with the gi vs no gi thing agree that gi helps you develop better defense because of you having to deal with being grabbed by your jacket while no gi helps you develop offense because of the fact that you can't rely on those same levers. thats why i train with a gi but without using my opponents gi to my advantage. its the best of both worlds.