Well if I am going to do this then I need to be prepared. Usually when I go to my grappling class (no-gi) I usually have the following items; mouth guard, bottles of water, sandals, watch, and a beanie (for when it’s cold). I can’t carry much more because when I’m there I put it all over the floor.
I have to do better.
So on my birthday, I bought a gym bag so I can carry all my goods. It’s a cheap sports bag that I picked up from Wal-mart for $9.82, minus the tax. It has an ample sized middle space, a water bottle pouch, an inside sleeve for my iPod or cell phone, a wet shoe bag pouch and a front zipper section that can hold my mouth guard and another side section to store miscellaneous goods. It also has a carrying strap.
Well, what have I put in my new Jiu-jitsu Gym Bag so far? Judo gi-top and Green Belt (I wear gi pants in class and some of the other guys wear gi’s even though is a no-gi school), my mouth piece, an extra beanie and that’s it. Sorry….
Now that I think about it, I am going to add my jump rope, band-aids (I ripped some skin off my big toe on the new mats they just put in) and some sports tape in there.
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Hola! I’m also suffering from a big toe wound due to mat burn! The thing was about 1.5cm long and wide and still hasn’t healed fully after a few weeks. I keep taping it up in my classes and things seem to be working fine!
In my bag:
> mouthguard
> gi top and pants (HCK)
> rash guard (long sleeve - RBK)
> water bottle
I used to wear shorts in non-gi grappling but I’ve decided to try using my gi pants for a while to see if it will help me with technique (less slippage and more grippage!). I did ask for a new Koral rash guard and grappling shorts this Christmas though, just for kicks.
Yeah, the gi pants have helped me tremendously when trying to establish a half-guard for a reversal or for a lockdown (Eddie Bravo style). A lot of the bigger guys sweat so much it’s hard to clamp their legs down without them.
Bizarre that some of the guys in a nogi class still wear their gi - does that mean people avoid gripping the fabric? Can’t see the reasoning behind wearing the wrong stuff: why not a t-shirt and gi pants?
In both of the places that I have trained we have had a lot of guys that have trained in places where they used the gi. They don’t want to lose their ‘gi skills’ so a lot of times we will work together after class or get the permission of the instructor to wear a gi.
I keep my judo gi top with me for that purpose. I want to eventually train in an academy with a gi so I can go for black belt. I don’t want to have to start learning how to use the gi from scratch…..
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My jiu-Jistu gym bag - a reebok backpack i got for free at a place i used to work.
if i go out of town to train i bring:
- my Gi - Atama blue hot-weather Gi ( or my HCK if it’s cold)
- my mouthpiece
- Cup
-rashguard ( a cheap everlast one i have had for a while)
-board shorts - either my atama board shorts or my corona ones with the strings cut off
-My Zune and earbuds
-Flip Flops
-water bottle and tape
-passing the guard book (Ed Beneville)
if i’m in town training, i just use a small backpack and
put in:
water bottle
flip flops
mouthpiece
cup ( depends on whether i roll or not, i ususally don’t wear a cup when drilling or learning technique)
i ususally have my Gi on before i get to class.
It seems like you have it covered Dave….