Personal preference.
As for the "more technical" argument, well, that's a matter of opinion if you ask me. I've done both. Working on my gi game never made my no-gi game better and vice versa. Each style is unique with it's own benefits and challenges.
But using the gi will expose you to different aspects of grappling. You'll play around with collar chokes and other gi specific issues, which is good but I wouldn't consider gi training critical.
I think you should be asking your students nad training partners, as opposed to us. |