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Originally Posted by BigRod 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. |
That is kind of what I was thinking. Gi and no-gi are so different that I couldn't see how doing one would make you better at the other. In my opinion they are almost like two completely different sports.
I have asked the guys I train with (I run the classes but do not consider myself the "instructor") and they are happy to just train with no gi (and so am i) but after reading about this the other day I just wanted to ask around to make sure we were not missing out on anything. We are relatively new to MMA (less than 1 year) so I wanted opinions from people who are training at good clubs or have been at it a while.
Thanks
Cam