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Gi and No Gi are the 2 forms of BJJ. In the No Gi is grappling form, the practitioners grapple without the traditional Gi, and instead wear shorts and a rash guard. You cannot grab your opponent’s clothing in No Gi.
Most grapplers will most often just train in one stylet and by doing so, they are limiting themselves to just one style’s benefits instead of both.
If you want to be a complete grappler, then you consider training in both. A great example of a BJJ champion that is world class in both is 5x ADCC champ and 3x World BJJ champ Marcelo Garcia.
Marcelo Garcia only started training in No Gi as a brown belt, and he built a strong base in Gi Jiu-Jitsu first.
BJJ and Judo black belt Shinya Aoki shows 20 submissions that will surely get you taps in No Gi grappling.
