Judokas, how can effectively use Judo in my Mat Wrestling game if there is no Gi allowed?

I%26#039;ve never done No Gi Judo neither. So I%26#039;m wondering how I can effectively use the techniques without having the Gi. Thanks for the advice.|||For one thing, Judo is not wrestling anymore than karate is boxing.|||Judo can help with Greco style take downs, and some throws can be used in Freestyle competetions.





Pins, scrambles, sweeps and mat control you develop with Judo also help with wrestling. They both compliment each other.





As you begin to understand throws more and more you can modify them by using underhooks/overhooks, whizzers and the like. Also by doing both you get practical experience in each one and more mat time, which translates into better understanding and more practice.





They compliment each other well. Also keep in mind most mat techniques aren%26#039;t nearly as Gi dependent in Judo as they are in BJJ. Yet BJJ guys do great at No Gi, it is just a matter of understanding and using body parts to control a person vs. the gi. The principles are the same, with wanting to control a quarter of the body, moving an opponent to where you are taking away his post etc.





A lot of it just comes with mat time.





Good luck!|||I am a karate man. Now that you said no gi judo. Judokas use to practise with gi on al the time, what happen when they are in a real fight without shirt on? After all they were used to practising with gis. So I think, judokas should also practise without having their gis.|||It will be a big help. The one thing about going from Gi to no Gi is you still have the timing, the endurance, the feel and the reflexes. You just need to change some of the techniques. It will help alot.|||I trained with Karo, under Gokor Chivichyan for many years. The reason why he has adapted Judo without the Gi is because Gokor makes his students fight Judo without the Gi many times during practice. Over the years they learn all the throws and submissions without the need of a Gi.





My advice for you would be to train Judo without using the Gi. Over time you will learn to adapt the techniques.|||Judo translates well into freestyle wrestling with the slip rules and trying to turn %26quot;turtled%26quot; opponents.





Honestly it doesn%26#039;t do much for folk style.





I did both judo and wrestling for many years - In the summer I did free style and judo as they went hand in hand. When I was in highschool - I had to switch mindsets and get my head into a very different game.





If wrestle freestyle or even greco - you will find judo translates very well after about 3 months of training.|||Adapting Judo techniques to no-Gi fighting is possible, but will take practice. The main aspect is that you have to modify throws so that you no longer rely on using the Gi for support. Instead of grabbing the the Gi you need to adjust your grip to grabbing someones arms, neck or torso, depending on the throw. A good place to get some ideas is to look up Karo Pariyan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karo_Parisy... on google there are many videos that show his modified judo throws used in UFC bouts.