{"id":18957,"date":"2023-03-31T14:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/?p=18957"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:32:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:32:27","slug":"gi-vs-no-gi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/gi-vs-no-gi\/","title":{"rendered":"Gi vs. No Gi (Which To Choose?)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Brazilian jiu-jitsu started as a self-defense fighting system created to defeat all others through grappling. But in the last few decades, different sub-styles have emerged, including a highly competitive grappling-only combat sport. Now, this sport is further divided into gi and no-gi BJJ. But do you know what the difference is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Traditional gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu is practiced in a uniform called a gi or a kimono, which can be grabbed and manipulated during grappling, allowing for specific grips and submissions only available with a gi. In No-gi, on the other hand, practitioners wear tight shirts and shorts and are not allowed to grab them, creating a faster-paced grappling style.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The debate over which style is better among the BJJ community is fierce. Knowing all the details and intricacies will make your choice between the two much easier and better informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most apparent difference determining all the others is the clothing in which the two styles are practiced. Traditional BJJ is practiced with a uniform called a gi or a kimono. It consists of a heavy jacket, trousers, and a belt indicating the practitioner’s rank. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The key here is not how it looks but how it can be used and manipulated while grappling. You can grab the sleeves, lapels, legs, and every part of the gi, your own or the opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No-gi does not use a kimono but regular clothing, most commonly skin-tight compression shirts, rash guards<\/a>, shorts<\/a>, or BJJ spats<\/a> made from synthetic materials. The clothing is form-fitting because you cannot grab it anytime during no-gi grappling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These two styles of BJJ also mirror two of the main separations in general wrestling, where you have styles like Olympic wrestling, where you cannot manipulate clothing, and styles like judo and sambo, where you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Key Differences Between Gi and No-Gi BJJ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Clothing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Available Techniques<\/h3>\n\n\n\n