Due to the incredible success Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has had in the ring and octagon in big MMA and UFC events it popularity has 
just sky rocketed. However, many people don’t understand that although MMA is real fighting there are a lot of moves and types of techniques that are banned or illegal which can’t be brought into the ring or octagon and even though these moves can’t be used in a sanctioned MMA even they are still worth practicing and working on as a self defense.
One such instance is actually the use of the Jiu Jitsu Gi in general, along with BJJ Gi chokes in particular. A lot of people believe the fact that no-gi grappling is just “even more effective” simply because folks don’t wear gi’s in everyday life, and MMA fighters don’t wear them in the octagon. So, they believe since the real world doesn’t have gi’s then no-gi grappling must be more effective and this can’t be further from the truth. Although we don’t wear a gi in normal everyday situations people do were lose shirts, jackets, vests, etc.
