by MustardCuttah » 22. Feb 2010, 01:59
I noticed a lot, being a wrestler, rolling with judokas and BJJ prac's when they are wearing a Gi that they fuck me up, because I'm not used to gi's... However they're too used to being able to grab a gi to defend against a submission or get to a better position using their own and their opponent's gi's, I reckon thats a downfall. Especially when they come to MMA, they're to used to having the gi there, so when they have nothing to hold onto, they get fucked up. I notice most of the takedowns Judokas do use the gi, and most defence against submissions are used with the gi in BJJ, so just looking from a non-gi wearing perspective, it's a bit of a downside. (I'm not biased, I train Wrestling and BJJ, my cousin is NZ national Judo champ for womans open (and she's 17).
my 2 cents.