Got to roll with a Rickson Black Belt...

[Ehsan_Karam]

say what you will about the gi, but that dude would've smashed me six way from Sunday
with or without that piece...I was seriously impressed.

[Ehsan_Karam]

Just thought everyone needed to know.
lol

[stlnl]

Black belt is well, a black belt. Alot of places have a day or two where they roll without a gi, and I have never met a single person good with it on who sucked with it off. For sure some guys are better with it/without it, but for the most part, if you are honestly good at grappling, and a BB is, you are going to do well with it, or without it.

[lates85]

Black belt is well, a black belt. Alot of places have a day or two where they roll without a gi, and I have never met a single person good with it on who sucked with it off. For sure some guys are better with it/without it, but for the most part, if you are honestly good at grappling, and a BB is, you are going to do well with it, or without it.

This is a true...my money would go on a blackbelt doing jiu jitsu in the gi for many years vs. someone blue or white doing no gi and less then a couple. Plus, most class schedules i've checked for bjj schools that offer the gi will have a day of no gi and even a judo day. So there's evolution going on. no gi is great for mma but you gotta consider too using someones jacket or clothing to your advantage in a street brawl, even most of the time they take it off before the fight starts ;-/

[stlnl]

This is a true...my money would go on a blackbelt doing jiu jitsu in the gi for many years vs. someone blue or white doing no gi and less then a couple. Plus, most class schedules i've checked for bjj schools that offer the gi will have a day of no gi and even a judo day. So there's evolution going on. no gi is great for mma but you gotta consider too using someones jacket or clothing to your advantage in a street brawl, even most of the time they take it off before the fight starts ;-/

IME not evolution, its always been this way at alot of the BJJ places, or at least has been since I have been involved with BJJ (since '97).

[Helge Båtstad]

IME not evolution, its always been this way at alot of the BJJ places, or at least has been since I have been involved with BJJ (since '97).

been a whitebelt since 97 ? :S

[Eric Schuettenberg]

I started bjj under Rodrigo Vaghi, a Rickson black belt in St. Louis. He is a bad mo fo! and a great guy

[stlnl]

been a whitebelt since 97 ? :S

no.

[Ehsan_Karam]

I started bjj under Rodrigo Vaghi, a Rickson black belt in St. Louis. He is a bad mo fo! and a great guy

Vaghi is an ANIMAL. He's been to our gym for a few seminars.

[D.Stachovak]

Try rolling in street clothes(I have),it is not a gi!

I think an experienced (10 years plus) grappler in any discipline is a beast to roll with.