What To Look For In Martial Arts Gi’s

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So you’re starting out in Martial Arts, what do you need, well in most traditional JuJitsu dojo’s, then you need a Gi.

But what to choose, there are so many.

Quite often for the first year or at least just to get started to see if you’re going to like it or not i suggest a light or medium weight Karate Gi, they work well enough as a start but aren’t strong enough in the material or stitching to handle JuJitsu.

From that Gi I’m really struggling to find a Gi I really like, some people like the double weave Judo style Gi, but it’s not to my taste, we don’t need that extra strength in the Gi that Judo people need, we don’t throw using the Gi, we throw and manipulate them using the body and body dyamics, though we do occasionally use the Gi.

Another thing we don’t want in a JuJitsu Gi is stitching at the shoulders, it just rips way too easily, no good for us. Some extra give in the gusset would be good too, because we can kick, and it also gives extra options and more room to move on the ground.

There are many manufacturers of Gis out there but not too many claiming to make JuJitsu Gi’s, usually Karate, TaeKwondo or Judo. Hayashi used to make a really good one years ago, the Jacket had re-enforced shoulders, no seams at the sleeves it was one piece material. But they stopped, Why?????

Are there any others out there I wonder,

Personally I’m looking to find:

One piece jacket, no separate material for the sleeve
Extra room in the gusset
reenforced knees.
Black and White

Not too much to ask is it?

What do I recommend, at the moment my favourite out there is one by Quality Martial Arts, or MAR. It’s only in white, but it has most of the other qualities I am looking for.

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