no-gi BJJ in manhattan

JP · Posted On: 11/06/2007 4:53pm

Originally Posted by chingythingy

My only input to this thread is that if you are in Manhattan and are arguing the merits of no-gi jiu-jitsu or submission grappling, and in conjunction with that have not visited Marcelo Garcia's school

http://www.marcelogarciajj.com/academy.html

then your stupidity defies any logic, argument, or input.

Wanted to add this in response to the above poster: Yes. Yes it does.

I started training there recently. I don't have much to add as I am a shitty grappler, but I have noticed that training in the gi has improved my no-gi grappling. I do two days a week in the gi and two without it on a good week.

The two places I noticed the most benefit is this:

When rolling the gi helps me hold my weight down better because its harder for the guy on the bottom to just slip out, thereby giving my a few extra seconds to consciously drop my weight down. I don't have much of a top game but thats been changing because of this. Actually all thats changed is that I get position better on top. Submitting people is next.

And the second thing is that I've noticed my escapes getting better because I have to pay better attention to where my arms and legs are all the time with gi.

**UpaLumpa** · Posted On: 11/06/2007 4:58pm

This thread predates the opening of the Garcia school

JP · Posted On: 11/06/2007 7:17pm

Originally Posted by UpaLumpa

This thread predates the opening of the Garcia school

Thanks, man. Hadn't felt like a dumbass yet tonight, I appreciate you helping me out with that.....:eusa_wall

While I didn't know that, from things I've heard about the gracie barra here, it doesn't really change my opinion.

Edited to add: I'm not shitting on the gracie school, I just think I'd enjoy the training more at studio x than at the gracie place for a variety of reasons, none of which is a reflection on the quality of their school.

Things like friendlier members, mixed classes, instructors and the like.