How To Choose Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gear

Welcome to How to Choose Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gear or BJJ gear for short. Now, traditionally, it's played wearing a gi, okay. This suit here is a Brazilian jiu jitsu and it consists of a tough material, much tougher than karate or taekwondo, very similar to a judo gi.

Okay, it needs to be able to withstand pulling, twisting, okay, sleeve holds, sleeve grabs and also to keep you in a comfortable and nice training environment, alright. Okay now, with this kind of modern MMA movement that's happening out there, Brazilian jiu jitsu can be played in what's called a rash guard and shorts, okay. Now, this rash guard here should be nice and tight to the skin so that your opponent can't grab it because it needs to be as close as possible to training without a shirt on, okay, because that's how it is, it's used in MMA.

It should be comfortable, it should not cause any friction on the skin, okay, so if you buy a specialist rash guard, all these things will be provided, okay. We're looking at the shorts as well. Now, depending on personal preference, just past the knee, just above the knee, or skin-tight shorts, are also worn, okay.

Now, underneath these shorts, it's quite important to get compression shorts. These keep your muscles nice and warm and they keep everything nice and tight. But they also help to keep your box or your groin guard in place which is important in doing Brazilian jiu jitsu because the occasional knee might lead into the groin area which can be quite painful.

It's important for you to have a guard on for your box. So if you're looking to practice or learn Brazilian jiu jitsu, it's good to get both a gi and a rash guard and shorts for your non-gi training as well, okay. The best way to do that is go to your local club and find out which type of training they do and from there, they can advise you which equipment to buy, okay.

Don't forget the groin guard, very important either way. Good luck, be safe and be comfortable. Take care. .