Going no gi at gi ranked schools how do you deal with not getting rank?

[Eric Perez]

I train at a pretty much Gi oriented school and I have no problem training in either. What I do is mostly do only moves that transition smoothly in both. With the gi I grab only underhooks and overhooks and go for chokes,,North-South, arm triangles, darce so when I take the gi off its not much different. A couple of differences but not many.

[derrick ikwueme]

People are fucking "cry babies" everything you can do no Gi, you can do with the GI, under overs with Gable, still works with the GI.
just because your wearing the GI, doesn't mean your confined to only GI grips. All of you new Jit's players are starting to be "Really Spoiled" just be glad you have so many options these days, When I started in 96 you had to learn what little jiu jitsu you could get your hands on, no matter how good or bad the instruction was. We were just happy to be learning. I Guess All of this Gi no GI "Cry Baby" shit is why there giving out Green Belts now. Because Americans tend to complain to much and need a Pat on the Back

[Jeff V]

^this.

[Dustin C.]

I trained no gi for 6 years in a mma school, never got ranked, now i regret it because one day i would like to teach but everyone asks "what belt are you?" No matter how many gold metals you have the first thing someone asks is your qualifications/rank as a teacher. Now i am training both and i have basically had to start over/white belt.( yes i have got my blue now ) I am advancing faster cus i am tapping higher ranks but now i have to put in more time than if i would have done gi from the beginning. It will make me better i guess, but what I'm trying to say is it depends on your goal in the sport. That is the only reason belts/rank matters to me, i would love to have a gym of my own one day, a 10th planet affiliate school.

[Daniel Elizondo]

If your at a Gi school you need to use a Gi otherwise your just asking to be singled out its just the reality of the situation, sometimes you have no choice but to go to a school that only dose Gi jiujitsu depending on where you live in the end if you choose to attend that type of Academy then thats the stipulations that your agreeing to. Once you agree to attend an Academy you should also know that your agreeing to respect that schools teaching and beliefs even if you dont necessarily agree with them. Its your choice if you dont like or respect the way they do buisiness then leave simple as that otherwise respect the way they do things and be a sponge and learn all that you can.

[Tyler Timmermans]

i train in jujitsu for mma purposes then so if i do a grappling competition what ranked belts will i go against or is it just open and you go against everyone in your weight class?

[AJ Camacho]

At least with the gi on, you can do your same no gi grips but with a handful of cloth at the end of them. Sometimes when you don't have a gi, then you will be subjected to the no gi variations of your gi instructor. So you might be made to do a no gi variation that relies heavily on wrist and head control rather than overhook and posture via RG control.

So you still might not get what you want.

[James Whiston]

I only go to the no gi classes which means i never get ranked. it doesnt normaly bother me but when you see everyone around you going up to blue and purple you feel left behined. i decided this week im going to give in and buy a gi. i think il start doing 1 or 2 gi classes aswell as my no gi clasess each week so that i can grade. i want a blue belt!

your going to the 10th planet HQ in afew weeks, get graded by eddie! no gi style and bring me some short patches back!!

[Gary Burton]

your going to the 10th planet HQ in afew weeks, get graded by eddie! no gi style and bring me some short patches back!!

haha will do james! il get a tshirt for me u and chris and like 10 patches for us. only 4 weeks till i fly out!
how come u wernt rolling this eve? i landed a duda it was badass.