Use of a Gi in MMA

Pingu

Just wondering with respect to MMA, what are peoples opinions on the use of a Gi?

Is it a case of avoid wearing it like the plague or wear it if you know how to use it?

Would you see an inbuilt advantage in wearing it - taking the snap out of body shots...

Adding on to that, how much are you allowed to use the Gi offensively? Can you tie off hands with it or use it to get a choke?

Unpossible

wouldnt it give your opponent something to choke you with?

Its what I usually use to choke people with in Han Moo Do (the few times we do ground work, plus its a light gi, so easy to do this with it)



edited because I grammer no good speak

Pingu

It would but you can also use your lapel and sleeves to choke them.

Nothingcompares

You'd have to be a very very slick gi-grappler to have an advantage wearing a gi in a MMA fight in my opinion. Yes, the gi is a tool, use to choke you're opponent with but these sleeve and skirt chokes are not the most usuable techniques out there.

Your opponent would find it easier to take grips and take you down, control you on the ground by holding your pant legs, it could cover your head and block your vision, breathing.

In Judo comps you're given time to reesemlbe your gi during pauses, you won't be offered this luxury in mma. In conclusion, you'd need to a genius to get away with wearing a gi in a mma fight and you'd be a fool to consider it. However, if you play for fun, why not?

Clive and Yoshida along with gracies are famous gi dressed MMA combatants.

I'm thinking about wearing a Gi for the next leg of the MMA league, I'll tell you how it goes then.

Pingu

I'm thinking about wearing a Gi for the next leg of the MMA league, I'll tell you how it goes then.

Entering it myself and trying to figure wheter i'll wear a Gi or not...

Nothingcompares

gi fight!

Morse

Pingu wrote:

I'm thinking about wearing a Gi for the next leg of the MMA league, I'll tell you how it goes then.

Entering it myself and trying to figure wheter i'll wear a Gi or not...

UNless your well practiced with the Gi I wouldn't dream of it as even the most inexperienced fighter will find some way to use it against you, why give him the ammunition?.

Sorry, can't type much tonight, my poor fingers took a battering in grip fighting this evening and had a nail pulled off

ninjawitatitude

Morse wrote:

...took a battering in grip fighting this evening and had a nail pulled off

OUCH!!

Also, what is grip fighting?

Clive

The league is the league, it's meant to be fun and a bit of experience. If you want to wear the gi, go ahead. Wit' zee kimono - eez bootyfool!

Don't wear it if you are more focused on winning.

Nothingcompares

you can use the gi to distract your opponet.
you can use your gi as a shield
you can use your gi as a cape to help you fly around the mat
it is an invaluable tool.

FiannaGym.com

A kevlar Gi might take some of the snap out of body punches.

Watch Saku versus Royce for a run down of Gi wearer versus MMA super happy golden luck legend.

I think for the most part the Gi is a disadvantage. I mean it doesnt help Yoshia and I'd imagine he's pretty handy with it.

Thats all within a fight, from what I hve heard its great as a training tool.

Peace

Morse

Nothingcompares wrote:

you can use the gi to distract your opponet.
you can use your gi as a shield
you can use your gi as a cape to help you fly around the mat
it is an invaluable tool.

Now thats hilarious.

To answer the question re. "what is grip fighting", sorry I can't spell the Japanese word for it. Basically you fight for grips only, no throws. Take grips for a couple of seconds, let go (or have it broken) and go again. I detest it :mad:

Nothingcompares

If you want to throw your opponent who is wearing the Gi, you must first take a hold of it, or a grip. An experienced judo player, once he has established his grips, perhaps right hand at your lapel and left hand at your sleeve, there are numerous variations, will throw you, sooner rather than later. So, in a judo match, one opponent will try to get his grips but will do his best to prevent his partner from taking grips of his own gi. So If attempted to throw MOrse, I'd first need to get my grip and make my attempt at unbalancing him and throwing him, but simultaneously, he'll try and do the same to me.

Grip fighting is a drill designed to make you better and taking grips, breaking your opponents and controlling the judo match.

Morse

Nothingcompares wrote:

If you want to throw your opponent who is wearing the Gi, you must first take a hold of it, or a grip. An experienced judo player, once he has established his grips, perhaps right hand at your lapel and left hand at your sleeve, there are numerous variations, will throw you, sooner rather than later. So, in a judo match, one opponent will try to get his grips but will do his best to prevent his partner from taking grips of his own gi. So If attempted to throw MOrse, I'd first need to get my grip and make my attempt at unbalancing him and throwing him, but simultaneously, he'll try and do the same to me.

Grip fighting is a drill designed to make you better and taking grips, breaking your opponents and controlling the judo match.

'Ta, can't type. Damn fingers are thorn to shreds

Btw, do you ever make your way out to Portmarnock Judo?.

Nothingcompares

Not very often. Sometimes.The odd Monday. I prefer clubs where people are in their 20s not 40s. Only messing.

Morse

Nothingcompares wrote:

Not very often. Sometimes.The odd Monday. I prefer clubs where people are in their 20s not 40s. Only messing.

:mad:

I was 40 last March!.

Nothingcompares

ah you still look like you're 39.

Pingu

There would also be an advantage of being able to hold your own lapel to prevent an armbar, leaving the other hand free to fight back.

Kevlar gi - or a Euro Comp ? now to check the funds...