Hey all
I was hoping to be able to review the MKimonos 10th Anniversary hybrid weave gi I imported (to Australia), but unfortunately on receipt I've found that it's much too small for me.
I'm 169cm and 62kg, and the website said A1 was up to 168cm and 62kg, so I knew I would be pushing it. I took the risk because the gi was reduced from $170 to $100 - too good an opportunity to pass up.
I figured that even if the gi was a bit small I could still use it for training, but as it turns out the jacket is so small it just doesn't fit me (sleeves 3 or 4 inches too short and the jacket's too tight around the shoulders).
I take responsibility for my decision, and I'll wear the return shipping cost and just get a refund, but it does lead me to question the method which gi companies use for sizing. Specifically, why is it ok for companies to list a range while knowing that people towards the top simply WILL NOT FIT into the gi?
I am a medium-light build with very normal proportions in terms of arm and leg length, but by my estimate I would have needed to be 5'4" or 5'5" to fit into the gi even before it shrunk (I'm 5' 6.5" and the site says A1 goes up to 5'6"). Seems that the sizing chart could be more realistic?
Anyway I didn't mean to turn this into a whinge. Although I haven't rolled in it, the gi appears to be outstanding in terms of design and construction, and I'm seriously considering forking out $160 for an A2 of the same thing even though I'm going to blow $40 on lost postage returning the first one. Also Luciana from MKimonos was extremely helpful, and my complaint is more about general industry practice than anything to do with the company.
ps: I'd read the rules first before annoying fellow Aussie mods.
~Foz
I was hoping to be able to review the MKimonos 10th Anniversary hybrid weave gi I imported (to Australia), but unfortunately on receipt I've found that it's much too small for me.
I'm 169cm and 62kg, and the website said A1 was up to 168cm and 62kg, so I knew I would be pushing it. I took the risk because the gi was reduced from $170 to $100 - too good an opportunity to pass up.
I figured that even if the gi was a bit small I could still use it for training, but as it turns out the jacket is so small it just doesn't fit me (sleeves 3 or 4 inches too short and the jacket's too tight around the shoulders).
I take responsibility for my decision, and I'll wear the return shipping cost and just get a refund, but it does lead me to question the method which gi companies use for sizing. Specifically, why is it ok for companies to list a range while knowing that people towards the top simply WILL NOT FIT into the gi?
I am a medium-light build with very normal proportions in terms of arm and leg length, but by my estimate I would have needed to be 5'4" or 5'5" to fit into the gi even before it shrunk (I'm 5' 6.5" and the site says A1 goes up to 5'6"). Seems that the sizing chart could be more realistic?
Anyway I didn't mean to turn this into a whinge. Although I haven't rolled in it, the gi appears to be outstanding in terms of design and construction, and I'm seriously considering forking out $160 for an A2 of the same thing even though I'm going to blow $40 on lost postage returning the first one. Also Luciana from MKimonos was extremely helpful, and my complaint is more about general industry practice than anything to do with the company.
ps: I'd read the rules first before annoying fellow Aussie mods.
~Foz
