Grappling uniforms?

[Sin]

Is there a special uniform you should get to train in grappling or is he traditional student gi good enough, and also, when training do yo wear your belt (IE with gi)

 

[Aqua4ever]

We occasionally grapple, we just wear regular gi's with belt, I know some of the more advanced prefer heavy weight as they have a lower risk of ripping. I would ask your instructor what he/she thinks.
Aqua

 

[MJS]

Some of the guys in my BJJ class use Judo uniforms. Different material than your traditional gi and I would think that it'd stand up to the wear and tear better.

Mike

 

[Sin]

honestly I have owned one uniform during the one year of training I have had so far...i think i might be getting a new one for easter but i'm not getting my hopes up. I like my uniform the same I like my spot on the couch at home, because my grove is there. I feel confortable in my older gi......eh whatever i'll get a new one and get that one more to my grove...i might get the heavy one..thanks for the advice

 

[Andrew Green]

Is there a special uniform you should get to train in grappling or is he traditional student gi good enough, and also, when training do yo wear your belt (IE with gi)

All depends on what you are doing.

Judo and BJJ will wear gi's, they are stronger then karate / tkd ones though.

But grappling doesn't require a gi, as long as you aren't doing gi grappling. Shorts and t-shirts are pretty common and perfectly acceptable. Rash Guards / underarmor seem to be the "cool" thing for a lot of people. You could go with the wrestling singlet if you're into spandex

Just don't intentionally destroy each others clothes. So if you are training in T-shirts don't be grabbing them.

 

[WilliamJ]

For a truly traditional grappling class you should be naked like the old Greek Olympiad. For proper Brazilian training thongs and tanning oil should be added.

 

[Andrew Green]

For a truly traditional grappling class you should be naked like the old Greek Olympiad. For proper Brazilian training thongs and tanning oil should be added.

hmm... you might be on to something... get a bunch of good looking people, make it co-ed and you could be rather rich. I suggest patenting the idea now before someone else does

 

[Pittbull]

If you're doing gi training look at judo gis and bbj kamonos.For no gi training pick up a rash guard.

 

[ghostdog2]

Gracies' claim it's better to train in a gi at first. If you recall, Royce wore his gi in U.F.C. for the first few years. Later went without.

 

[Andrew Green]

Gracies' claim it's better to train in a gi at first. If you recall, Royce wore his gi in U.F.C. for the first few years. Later went without.

Yup, thats what they do. Of course there is another side to that.

As for Royce in a gi in the UFC, well it was a disadvantage to be wearing one. But for that first few he was good enough to get away with it, and even use it against opponents that didn't know enough about it (all of them), later on the level of competition increased and the gi would have been a bad idea.

Don't forget that the UFC started as a way to promote Gracie JJ, so they had to make it look good