Best NoGi Gear I Ever Bought/Own

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I don't do a lot of product reviews, but this is one I figured I'd put up because I don't train in the Gi very frequently anymore and have started accumulating more NoGi gear and products slowly over the past year.

This is NOT a paid product or otherwise compensated post. Just passing along the most indestructible piece of NoGi gear I own.

I've used the above NoGi shorts and another version of theirs since I was fighting MMA. The pair or rather several pair I have now I've owned for coming up on 3 years.

I've bought Gis, rashguards, shirts, and all matter of gear over the years only to have it start to unravel within a week or a month.

The shorts I've linked above, I've literally worn every time (underneath board shorts or other NoGi longer length shorts) to train NoGi for the past several years and they're still going strong.

Deconstructing the Fail: Advanced NoGi

 
 
Rocked my Cageside MMA/Toro BJJ sweet purple rain rashguard and shorts for my 2nd Advanced NoGi division ever. It was my teammate, two black belts, and myself.











I  open the match by securing the takedown points with an arm drag to kouchigari/inside trip. I eventually posture up and look to pass and decide to give up top position and go for a toe hold which is Fail 1.

I get to my sit-up guard at about 1:25 and stand up with an opportunity to score an additional takedown but my opponent pulls guard/with a guillotine as soon as I let go of the leg, meaning I don't get the add'l takedown points.

Fail 2:
Around 3:16 I fail to address the butterfly hook which leads to a nice NoGi Berimbolo by my opponent and eventually concede the sweep points to him.

Fail 3:
Around 4:30, I am lackadaisical with the waiter-type position and my opponent steps over into full mount and I'm forced to turtle to escape mount/avoid mount but give up my back/rolling back take in the process.

Takeaways:

1) reconsider willingness to dive on a toe hold while up on points and in top position

2) insist on coming up to top position like at 4:30

3) Be more proactive in establishing butterfly guard or x-guard rather than being passed

 
 







Purple Rain Rashguard by Toro BJJ: first rash guard I've worn in about 3 years. Fits well, material feels good, not scratchy or too thick like some I've tried on in the past.

Toro BJJ Fight/grappling shorts. Good fit, not too long or straight legged like some NoGi/board shorts I've tried in the past.