<mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote in message
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> Ryan Ginstrom <ginstrom@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Question though: why do you think Gracie took off his gi for the fight?
>
> That's actually more traditional for BJJ fighters; it's called "Valle
> Tudo", and that's actually how they first got famous.

Oddly enough, I knew that. I even know that it's spelled "vale tudo" <g>, as
in Spanish "vale todo," anything goes.
However, whenever I have seen that Royce guy fight before he has worn a gi.

I suppose it was because lack of a gi would hurt Yoshida more than him,
which is undoubtedly right, but on the other hand it seems like a tacit
admission that his gi'd skills aren't on a par with Yoshida.

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Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom