Comments on: Jiu Jitsu community reacts to Gordon Ryan retiring from Gi competition, Gordon looking towards MMA

By: Dik Tracy

Dik Tracy — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:57:28 +0000

Bring out the jammie lovers….

By: darren tay

darren tay — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:44:23 +0000

Did AJ just went full retard and insinuate that training in the gi actually makes you better in mma where they don't wear gis?

By: BuickV

BuickV — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:17:29 +0000

GR starts saying "people will hate me for this" because he doesn't care what people say of him. Right.

By: Coffee Cool

Coffee Cool — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 05:23:37 +0000

Gracie Jiu Jitsu is shit with the Gi just ask Sakuraba and Yoshida

By: cunn1n6ham

cunn1n6ham — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 04:05:49 +0000

Why everyone hate on Gordon? If he thinks gi isn’t helpful for MMA training that’s fine…nothing wrong with that. Who cares whether you train gi or no gi…train what you enjoy

By: Mirage-

Mirage- — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 22:22:24 +0000

So now we have an ex wrestler defending the gi lol. The funny thing is that Aj actually made a couple of great points – not regarding the fact you should train in the gi for MMA (you probably shouldn't…) but regarding how the truth is Gordon quit gi because he wasn't having sucess with it and didn't want to compete in a field he wasn't dominant at. Also AJ, what's up with the correct grammar, punctuation, and no emoji spam, I'm not used to actually readable social media posts from BJJ fighters anymore.

By: Zedek

Zedek — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 22:18:41 +0000

It's not that you can't learn good techniques with the gi, it's just that it's completely unnecessary. Wrestling is the most dominant form of grappling in MMA, and while most people learn BJJ to avoid submissions, the overwhelming majority of grapplers win via ground and pound, either as a finisher, or to dominate via points.
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Really the only exception is Demien Maia.

Point being, olympic wrestlers certainly did not need the gi. It's obvious the gi is completely irrelevant to learning good grappling skills. Certainly nothing wrong with using it; it's a sturdy, utilitarian training outfight, but we all know that there are some really esoteric submissions via the gi that truly aren't applicable.

By: Louis D’ la Riviere

Louis D’ la Riviere — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:30:02 +0000

Sorry but you can’t call that retirement, I understand the kid, addicted to win, frustrated with the gi and unwilling to get exposed with the IBJJF gi modality.

By: Poems Perfect

Poems Perfect — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:07:27 +0000

It's come to something when a man can't decide which way he wants to live his life, and career to go. Is this the middle-ages or something, where a man was vilified or castrated for not following the sheeple majority? Floridaboy should shut his mouth and mind his own business

By: Rey Anthony Renacia

Rey Anthony Renacia — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:10:18 +0000

Im with Gordon Ryan, why should you train in the Gi when MMA fights don't have kimonos to cling upon? HAHAHAHA Try to grab a lapel and the nearest thing is your opponent's nipples lol