no-gi grappling

No-Gi grappling—in which students dress in a t-shirt and shorts—is one of the core components of this martial art. In the Gi, the practitioner has access to collar grips, sleeve grips, and pant grips. This type of grappling doesn’t necessarily make gripping easier, but different than No-Gi.

In contrast, to control an opponent in No-Gi, the practitioner uses mostly two-on-one hand gripping, collar ties (grabbing the back of the opponent’s neck), and body-locks (similar to bear hugs).

NO-GI GRAPPLING DIFFERS FROM GI TRAINING

• The sweat factor makes No-Gi training slippery
• Faster pace
• Less submissions to apply
• Less submissions to defend against
• More conducive to leg locks
• More realistic for Mixed Martial Arts training (although equally realistic as Gi training for self-defense situations).