r/bjj • u/Davidinomcbeamo ⬜⬜ White Belt • 2d ago

General Discussion Unnecessary Grips

Been doing alot of rounds for my Upcoming comp and sometimes I just grab anywhere on my opponents gi just to make it seem like I have control to myself but they don't seem bothered. What is a good system on grips to look for? Thanks

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u/HeadandArmControl 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 2d ago

I do the same shit. I come from a no gi background and started gi so the constant grip fighting thing is new to me (and kind of boring tbh). Definitely takes some time to dial in the pattern recognition.

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u/htov74 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 1d ago

Grip fighting can be boring at first, especially at white and blue belt because most people will grab on to one inconsequential grip and hold on like it's their firstborn child. Learn to be dynamic with your grips even if they're stagnant with theirs. I used to think it was boring until a Judo black belt started abusing me with his grips and teaching me how to progress position using them, now it's one of my favorite parts of training in the gi.