Question about the GI

[Tony Green]

Do you guys think that it's necessary to train in the GI as a beginner . I've heard that its best to gets the basics down in the gi and then move to no gi . I know that most of you guys don't train in the gi , but I'm sure some of you guys started out in one . Do you feel you are better for it ? Should I do the same , or just say fuck it and go no gi from the jump ?

[LeeCunningham]

Do what you want to do, IMO.

[Corky]

i personally like the gi more than no gi
inb4shitstorm
however nogi is very essential if you wanna do mma or if you want to learn self defense
gi is good for me cuz i am a huge germaphobe, so i dont like skin on skin contact, so i wear as much as i can
nogi is very good as well, cuz it makes you work on underhooks/overhooks
i do both because when i go to a tournament, i wanna be able to do both
they both have their ups and downs imo

[Bryan Brown]

Do you guys think that it's necessary to train in the GI as a beginner . I've heard that its best to gets the basics down in the gi and then move to no gi . I know that most of you guys don't train in the gi , but I'm sure some of you guys started out in one . Do you feel you are better for it ? Should I do the same , or just say fuck it and go no gi from the jump ?

Not necessary, unless you want to compete in Gi tournys, Or if you plan on street fighting in your bathrobe often. I have never trained Gi, except in Judo. But do what you want to, IMO as well.

[Corky]

hey i was meaning to ask someone who does judo
do they have nogi judo?

[Tony Green]

I just want to be good at jiu jitsu , but I really dont like the gi. I used to train at a Saulo Ribeiro school , it was cool but we RARELY got train no gi .. Our instructor would tell us that its important to know our "no gi options " but it wasnt necessary to practice it, didnt make since to me...

[callum weaver]

depends what ur focus is for the future, and what suits u as a person, the gi game is slower and as a result u take more time with the techniques which is why people say it makes u more technical, however the nogi game is very fast and has more wrestling to it. i personally like nogi better as i just cant get used to choking people with the gi and alot of the chokes i like to use r hard to get when wearing a gi. great for basics moves and submissions though like armbar, triangle and escaping mount and sidecontrol. my advice would be do whatever u want if u like both then do both

[Muhammad Abdou]

imo, train both, but divide the time between each however you want. if you despise the gi, then train with it once a month or something lol. i hate gi but it forces me to try different moves, eg when in the standup i cant start pulling double underhooks like id want cause of kents stiff arming my sleeves, so im forced to play with more arm drags

[Brian Morency]

I wear my gi everywhere I go so I can choke people n animals out with it if necessary

[Bryan Brown]

hey i was meaning to ask someone who does judo
do they have nogi judo?

Of course.