On this episode of the podcast, Chewy and Eugene answer a question from Andy who says he isn’t enjoying training in the Gi anymore and wants to eventually focus on MMA. So he wants to know, “Is the gi necessary?”

We discuss the importance of goals to dictate your training, Chewy talks about how his opinion on the Gi has changed over the years, the law of specificity, if the Gi is more technical, Chewy’s definition of being “technical,” why you should do both Gi and No-Gi as a beginner, the pros and cons to training both and training Gi or No-Gi exclusively.

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