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Originally Posted by cws80us
A fighter wearing a gi can use it as a weapon or it can be used against him. I have seen guys choked with their own gi. Also some submissions such as armbars are easier with a gi because of the "sweat" factor. Shoes could be an advantage too with kicks and foot stops. I'm fine with banning both items. Besides I believe that banning gis and shoes was necessary in order to get the sport to be officially sanctioned.
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this is a great point, and it did have a great deal to do with making it into a sport as opposed to a spectical...but then again, now that we are at this level it is easiser to educate...
also with shoes wasnt the early ufc rule that you couldnt kick in any way?