Folk who say the gi has no self defense value is laughable. Just about any shirt, even a T shirt is in fact durable enough for a choke for one choke (and if its self defense, Do I really care if I garrote a guy with his shirt and make it so he cant wear it again)?
Most people do in fact wear clothes, and in some places a good deal of em. It is funny this debate pops up all the time, and what I notice is its usually folks with not alot of submission grappling experience (white/blue belt) arguing the hardest one way or the other. Fact is, if you want to learn grappling, to be the best you can be, you should put some time and effort in with both, plain and simple.
Most people do in fact wear clothes, and in some places a good deal of em. It is funny this debate pops up all the time, and what I notice is its usually folks with not alot of submission grappling experience (white/blue belt) arguing the hardest one way or the other. Fact is, if you want to learn grappling, to be the best you can be, you should put some time and effort in with both, plain and simple.
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