Ghosted-Barra
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Would you rather have the school "strongly suggest" their gi, or go to a school that you have to go out and get your own?
Would you rather have the school "strongly suggest" their gi, or go to a school that you have to go out and get your own?
My coach sells plain (ie: patch-less) Judo Gis that are extremely cheap in price ($40), but seem to hold up really well. I have an Atama and an Adidas (both from a previous school), but several of my teammates have the Century Judo Gis that our coach sells and from what I can tell, they're good Gis; especially for that price.
He doesn't require that we buy or wear the Gis he sells. He just offers them for people that want an inexpensive Gi for class.
ugh century
He doesn't require that we buy or wear the Gis he sells. He just offers them for people that want an inexpensive Gi for class.
Well, most BJJ schools seem to be selling overpriced Gi that they want to make some money on. Most Judo school sell generic Gi at barely over wholesale prices.
I would say buy the Judo dojo's Gi, but not buy the BJJ dojo's Gi unless they are offering a really good deal.
But honestly, BJJ Gi's are starting to get TKD level retarded with all of the colors and patches and shit. I'm just waiting to see BJJ guys with flames and American flags and 16 patches for stuff like "armbar of the month".
White or blue, either slick sleeved or with flag patch and dojo patch for comps. Anything else starts to get stupid.
I DO think that if you buy an aftermarket gi you should at least buy your schools patches and sew them on
One thing I like about the gym trying to sell only their stuff is the uniformed look. Do you guys think its ok or not ok for schools to not allow certain colored gis?
It depends. Do you want your school to look like a military academy. I think that approach is good for kids, but I should be able to wear any gi that doesnt get in the way of a technique.
I like a dojo with some restrictions on appropriate training equipment.