The best karate-gi ?

[petreliu]

What would be the best quality karate-gi for basic training, kata and coaching ? Does anyone have experience of shureido´s ones ?

[MakotoDojo]

What would be the best quality karate-gi for basic training, kata and coaching ? Does anyone have experience of shureido´s ones ?


I have enjoyed Ronin Gi. But am now falling for Juka Gi.

[Cam Briggs]

KI dogi. Price, quality and durability.

Cam Briggs

[mdamignani]

I personnaly wear a century iron man dogi, It is very durable and it cost 120.00 canadian which is one of the lowest prices I could find for a 14oz heavy weight gi.
sincerly Matt Damignani

[UAB]

Does anyone have experience of shureido´s ones ?

Very nice gis (I am assuming you're using one of the cotton ones, not the synthetic blends). They're durable, comfortable, and as long as you take care of them (no tumble drying, etc), they'll last you for many years. The stitching is strong, and doesn't come loose as easily as other brands might.

There are a couple of drawbacks.

1) The place where you get your gis hemmed will probably start grumbling when they see that you brought in a Shureido gi. Lots of work, and they may charge you a bit extra for the job.

2) They're slightly blue-tinged when they're new. After a few washings, this blue color will disappear, leaving you with a nice white color, but until then, be prepared to be the butt of the "robin egg gi" jokes from some of the more comical dojo members.

[Daniel Son]

http://www.dragon-tsunami.org/Products/Pages/Meijin.htm

[anshin]

Greetings

What is considered best for one person may not be as serviceable to another of a different body type or martial arts discipline.

I stitch Anshin Marts Attire Arts gi and I know that persons with large chests and yes even large hara appreciate our generous sizing and freedom of movement.

I think Anshin gi are respectable.

That having been said, I admit to having a vested interest in Anshin and I am biased toward them.

Respectfully,

[anshin]

Please excuse my improperly typing of our company name in my previous post.
It should have been keyed in as

“Anshin Martial Arts Attire”

It is 2:07 AM and I think that I am more tired than I thought

Respectfully,

[PictonMA]

www.satori-gi.com

[Gakkousei]

I'm a Tokkaido hound, myself.

Not exactly cheap, but very well made and durable.

[Don Morris]

I personnaly wear a century iron man dogi, It is very durable and it cost 120.00 canadian which is one of the lowest prices I could find for a 14oz heavy weight gi.
sincerly Matt Damignani

I have worn out two iron man dogis recently. I really enjoyed the fit and feel of the heavyweights but found that the ones I owned wore well up to a point...then they seemed to fall apart over about three months. I was wondering if you noticed the same with your dogis. The best I got out of them was about two years, which is typical for me, considering the wear, tear and washing.

[Budoka 34]

For the money I love my Black Dragon Brand dogi. Though I think they need a longer (European) cut uwagi they are excellent uniforms.

http://www.blackdragonbrand.com/shop.asp

Also Mejin and Anshin are excellent uniforms for thier cost.

I know several of our yudansha that will wear nothing but Anshin.

[mdamignani]

My ironman is in need of replacment too, it has been a little over a year and half. I am going to replace it with a jukado dogi (also around 125-150 canadian) and use the ironman for outdoor training.
sincerly Matthew Damignani

[ryukyu2000]

Over the years I have used the following: Tokaido, Meijin, Juka, and Shureido

Shureido is by far my favorite -- wears well, doesn't stain on the neck material like Juka; ventilates better than Meijin. About 12 years ago had a Tokaido litterally falling apart within a year of normal wear, so never went back to them. If I had to rate them it would be Shureido in first place by far, followed by Meijin. Wouldn't invest in Juka or Tokaido again.

Andy Morris
Delmar, NY, USA

[Kenshin Butsu]

I was used to wearing Meikyo, which my former sensei would sell me at $130 american 'bones.'

Anyone familiar with the 'Meikyo' brand made in brazil?

Although, I do think the price is preety hefty, I did gorw accustom to it.

It was thick, sorta like receiving a nice startched shirt from the dry cleaner, it did rip easy if you started doing some type of bunkai judo throws. Since my division with him, I have only found pajama GI's.

Is the dragon tsunami brand a good one?
I am going to look into the Meiji ones...

Thanks...

J. Alexander

[Gakkousei]

What would be the best quality karate-gi for basic training, kata and coaching ? Does anyone have experience of shureido´s ones ?


After reading this again, and actually comprehending it(like most, my brain doesn't run full-throttle when i first wake up in the morning) i would say just about any decently priced 10-14oz gi would be fine. Unless you are going to be engaging in quite a bit of ukemi and grappling, gi durability is only nominally important. That is also unless you plan to make it last 10 years or more. Fit and feel seem to be more important factors judging by what you are looking to engage in while wearing the gi. In any case i hope you find a brand that meets your needs.

:)