always thought the gi was cheating
Ken Shamrock and anyone else who knew the leg lock game could have taken advantage of that gi. Guys like Gary Tonon only grapple in shorts because of the risks of having any friction down there. There are both pros and cons to fighting with a gi. Was it an advantage? Yeah. A big one? No. His advantage was being the only guy who knew jiu jitsu. Let's face it. The entire event was catered to him winning it. He was meant to dominate. You think it was all because of his magical gi that his family set up UFC 1 for him to win it and showcase Gracie BJJ to the world? Nah.
But in a real street fight you would not be wearing a Gi, most clothes do not have thick lapels to grab.
The BJJ guys staged the contest, because they knew he would come out on top. The Gracies didn't send out Rickson or Rolles or Renzo or Royler. But weak, unintimidating Royce, just to show the world the dominace of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. That's how confident they were they would win. Why would they set-up a tournament to showcase BJJ getting smashed. I think it's you who is the moron.
What?Exactly. You can't contradict anything I said. But I will contradict you.
Totally staged by sending out weak royce against huge dudes with skills in other arts.
Why would they want to showcase bjj getting smashed? So why did they send out weak royce?
You are contradicting yourself in less than 10 words.
Casual.
What?
I mean in a real fight most people wear clothes.
Nogi really shines when you're flexin on the beach
Royce Gracie won UFC1 because he had a secret weapon...
The Gi
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The Gi is infact a weapon and he should not have been allowed to wear it.
But in a real street fight you would not be wearing a Gi, most clothes do not have thick lapels to grab.
Therefore training in a Gi is useless and just for weak people who want to find a way to beat you in a physical contest even though they are mostly beta types.
Technically it is cheating.
No Gi is clearly the way forward as it can be used in any situation.
I trained at Gracie Barra for a time and it was like being in a real life sitcom of the "Renato Laranja Show"
The instructor made nothing but jokes about gay people and being black. Sometimes he combined the two and brought the house down.
The Gi is cheating and encourages homophobia and racism in all who wear it. Plus the Gi is super hot and nasty to wear - i am surprised no one has invented a godamn zip up jacket so that it does not keep coming undone and the belt falling off.
Here is my idea for a jacket with loops that would keep the belt in place which i think would solve this problem. The jacket is by Fendi but as you can see it even has a clasp which would keep the belt even more secure and a zip to stop the jacket from coming undone.
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Does it have a hole to poop through also?What a horrible thread and is so not true because I walk around in my gi, I go to the store, church, work, shower in it, and have a hole in it for when I have sex.
Could not have happened to a better bloke...