Can you grade BJJ without the GI?

Jason McCabe · 26-07-2010 3:29pm #1

well straight forward enough question.

Also in most clubs is it just a straight matter of performance or do you do theory?

RearNakedJim · 26-07-2010 4:26pm

Simple answer is yes, most clubs allow grading to blue without.

Clubs can be different though with Next Generation grading in no gi through all the ranks, and SBG Ireland grading with a gi from the start, at least it does these day, not so back in the day thank god

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Grading is based on performance (comp, rolling, etc.) pretty much everywhere.

Barry.Oglesby · 26-07-2010 10:23pm

Really Jim? Next Gen are the only ones I know of who do nogi gradings. Who else?

Sid_Justice · 27-07-2010 12:27am

If you're not interested in training in the gi/ don't train in the gi I don't know why anyone would actually be interested in the grade (with the exception of next generation).

Rashad Evans got a black belt of a gracie i think and never trains in the gi.

SBG Ireland · 27-07-2010 7:44am

depends on the org

sbgi you need to wear the gi....if you dont wear a jacket what will you tie your belt around?

RearNakedJim · 27-07-2010 10:32am

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Really Jim? Next Gen are the only ones I know of who do nogi gradings. Who else?

My bad, that was what i thought. I guess from your post that Drysdale Jui Jitsu requires all gradings to be gi gradings?

EnjoyChoke · 27-07-2010 12:28pm

Grading should be avoided at all costs:

You get whipped mercilessly when you get your new belt.

You will be expected to be magically better overnight.

Polish people will try to kill you.

_oveless · 27-07-2010 12:46pm

Is submission wrestling something else entirely then or just bjj without the gi?

Tim_Murphy · 27-07-2010 3:25pm

_oveless wrote: »

Is submission wrestling something else entirely then or just bjj without the gi?

Depends on who you ask really. Some will say that they train in no gi but do BJJ (i.e. Next Gen guys or Eddie Bravo), others won't. I did a seminar today with a BJJ Brown belt who has apparently been brown belt for 11 years. He hasn't been promoted to belt as he no longer trains gi. He made comments at the start about how BJJ is in a gi and if you train without it you are doing submission. As someone who's mainly self taught (thank you Matt Thornton and your DVDs

) and isn't affiliated with a particular school or group then it's really IMO just semantics. You do what you do, put whatever label you like on it.

As far as grading, if you want a new belt then surely it makes sense that you have a gi jacket to rap it around.

David Jones · 27-07-2010 6:17pm

SBG Ireland · 27-07-2010 10:02pm

David Jones wrote: »

lol

Can you grade BJJ without the GI?

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