Austin Jiujitsu

For anybody who wants to train in the art of BJJ at one of the Austin Jiu Jitsu schools they must  first decide on whether to train Gi or No-Gi. The term Gi simply mean that you train in the traditional Martial Arts Uniform like the ones you see in most karate or judo gyms. It’s a heavy or thick uniform that has pants and a long sleeve shirt with a belt. The term No-Gi simply means that you don’t train with a Gi and that you usually train in shorts and a T-Shirt or a rash guard for the people who want to reduce their chances of getting a staph infection.

The benefits of training in Gi according to the people who do it that it helps with you technique. This is because when wearing the Gi it gives people the ability to grab hold of it making it more difficult to get out of things forcing you to focus on what you are doing and making mistakes harder to overcome.  Also if you train in Gi you get a belt which gives you the opportunity to earn a higher color or level of belts. Earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is not an easy feet and is not given out to just anybody unlike other martial arts.

Guys who like to train No-Gi prefer it because it is more realistic to real life. They like to point out if you get into a fight you’re not going to be wearing you Gi. If you only train Gi you might not be a prepared for a real life fight. Also a lot of the guys that train No-Gi also train in mixed martial arts and when you fighting in the cage you will not be wearing a Gi. Some people find the Gi somewhat uncomfortable and just don’t like to train in it and don’t have any other reason for it.  Whichever you decide there is an Austin Jiu Jitsu school that offers the style that you are looking for.