Yesterday one of my students ask me to teach him how to fold his BJJ Gi. I spent about eight minutes teaching how to do it and it cause me to wonder if my method was the most practical and efficient. So today I went on Youtube to see how other schools/instructors taught their students how to fold the Judo/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gi.

Below are sample of video that I found on Youtube that does a pretty good job showing how to a fold Karate, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gi. I have not a found video that taught how to fold a gi that I teach to my students. So in the coming I will be shooting Youtube video on how to fold you gi using the Fusion Mixed Martial Arts method. Stay Tune !!

Traditional karate Gi Folding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgfcRHsKZhc
I like the elegant way they finish tying the belt so that the insigna of their style/school is in the front

SKK: Sensei Warrener illustrates folding of the Gi

If you watch the middle of the video, the Sensei mention that you can put a t-shirt, mouth guard extra inside the fold.

Folding The Gi

Reference to the Kodokan method of folding. I am not crazy about this way of folding

How to roll your GI (uniform) Sushi Style (House of Ronin – Aikido)

I am not sure if this for really or not!!

Tom Callos folds his uniform (gi, dobak, kimono).

I am not too crazy about how he fold the pants.

Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Team HK Kimono Folding

A single fold length wise fold. Cool way to make sure the school logo is showing on the back of the gi

How to fold the Traditional Japanese Martial Arts Uniform.

Two different way of folding. Same result. One method is for the Sensei to practice tying the belt on their students. The other method for the students to practice tying the belts. This method of the gi is kind of complicated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30f-woFIuPg&feature=related

Japanese Style: How to Fold your Judo Gi

Skinny method of folding a Judo Gi

Judo Gi to go

The belt knotting system is very similar to the way Fusion Mixed Martial Arts tied and knotted our belts

Classic Judo Gi Fold

I like how the knotting and tying of the belt is the same if it was on your hip

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