Modern flow X kataaro X meerkatsu

[Cleezy]

Hi all,

Just wondering what peeps think about the modern flow X kataaro X meerkatsu range?

Patches, tees and belts adding in some chess style.

Tee
http://www.modernflowbrand.com/produ...flow-chess-tee

Belts
http://www.modernflowbrand.com/produ...boration-belts

Patches
http://www.modernflowbrand.com/category/patches

Look pretty cool IMO

[outonbail]

that purple belt looks sick

I wouldn't mind reading a review, and buy it for when I get mine ( since meerkatsu designed it, it shuld be able for sale in uk i guess)

[Cleezy]

Kataaro is the company meerkatsu ordered his custom belt from - see his blog post 'worlds most expensive belt'.

All the reviews give good feedback on Kataaro. I really like the chess iconography, really tempted on the blue with rook though my blue belt is nice and worn in and I don't want to tempt fate and order a purple for future use (though I like the knight piece less).

Modern flow and kataaro are US brands, I priced a belt and two tee's and shipping was $16 (just $10 for the belt shipping)

[zomoplata]

Tee shirt is ok, the rest is gay.

[Ice 9 Cobra]

That's the only meerkatsu shirt I've seen so far that I would wear

[Cleezy]

I like the tee more than the belts, if I was paying a premium for a Kataaro belt then I would have it embroidered with my own logo/text etc. But I do like the concept of the designs especially with many people likening bjj to chess.

The only other Meerkatsu tee I have is the Tap Cancer Out 'gentle omoplata' many of the other designs aren't really my style.

[dalieu]

Originally Posted by Cleezy

The only other Meerkatsu tee I have is the Tap Cancer Out 'gentle omoplata' many of the other designs aren't really my style.

I also have the Tap Cancer Out shirt and like it, it's not so over the top. I would wear the Chess shirt.

[Meerkatsu]

Hey guys glad you like the design. Most of the credit has to go to Modern Flow for the art direction, I just drew what they told me to draw. Interesting how much controversy the ranking choices they made on the design. A lot of chess players remarked that the ranks should reflect the power of each piece. We went with chess piece order instead.

[outonbail]

well it kind of depends
as a chess player myself it depends if you rank pieces early game, middle or late

Early
Blue --> Tower
Purple --> Bishop
Brown/Black --> queen / knight depending on the what values the player more


but

i like horseys
me want horsey

[TheHereticJay]

I would've thought brown would be the knight just based off the more complex movement versus the bishop.

Pawn - single move - white
Rook - straight line to finding its direction- blue
Bishop - diagonal meaning it's found its own path - purple
Knight - it's like eff moving straight, I'm cutting corners and catching you in strange places - brown
Queen - Can make moves all over the board and never really in much of a bad spot - black
King - slow movement, but that comes with age and wisedom - red

Just my two cents, but the shirt is still pretty dope.