How long?

[Tank]

1.Did y'all train at your first school no-gi before you had to get a gi?

I'm knew to bjj but have been training at the same school for 6mouths or so. We have gi and no-gi classes Ive been training with both classes for 3 mouths now and have not got a gi yet.

I have one on order but my size up top makes it a hard to find thing, so my instructor has been letting me slide.

2.So how long did you train if any before you got your first gi?

[KCBrunoTostesBJJ]

Ummm why do you assume most people trained no gi first?

[Kyduh]

or that people didn't start with both?

[Tank]

Ummm why do you assume most people trained no gi first?

Im not trying to assume anything gist asking if people do or not. The school I train at gives new comers two free classes to get their feet wet before they go after signing them up and stuff like that.

[The Don]

Lots of schools give trial classes.. Many schools have loner Gi's.. we do.. It was once worn by Vitor Belfort.. and I have one I won from this site for the larger guys.. Sometimes we have someone who does not fit but we can usally get them a Gi inside a week or two..

[KCBrunoTostesBJJ]

Well I started doing both and both are offered at my school and I firmly believe everyone should be doing both

[Romeo]

I guess I started no-gi first, training for MMA and such, but quickly signed up for BJJ w/ the GI. All depends on your goals, I think training in regular class with the GI helps me learn the most, since most of the non-GI my gym offers is all MMA related. It's nice to learn the moves well, then transfer them over to no-GI. I just keep my goals in mind when I train, I do this for MMA, so I make sure I'm not relying on the grips of a GI too much while in a GI class..

[Insidious]

I started both, to begin with it was the on-loan Gi when ever we did a lesson on chokes or something that really needed it, then about a month into training I bought a cheap Judo Gi then about a year in I moved up to my enViro Gi.

I think training Gi is an advantage for anyone, it lets you learn more on breaking grips and the fact that your not going to be wearing just a pair of shorts when you walk down that dodgy street at the wrong time.

[Avenged]

I started training mostly with GI, however I didnt have a gi for my first month or so...I started doing no gi as well as gi after about 5 months.

[Kyduh]

You guys make me feel like such a nerd for starting with Judo. I had been doing BJJ for a year before hearing the name Royce Gracie or even seeing a MMA fight.