Gi Addiction!

Right that's it! No more!

No wait that one is really suave! And that one has contrast stitching! AND THAT ONE COMES WITH 2 SETS OF PANTS!

I think i may be an addict, fair enough i only have 6 gi's but with 4 of them at £100 quid a pop its still an expensive addition to my wardrobe!

But with the contrasting styles, cuts, rashguards, stitching, limited editions there is so many to choose from i could spend all my money easily!

I gotta catch em all!


I'm still missing some real crackers for my collection: CTRL, Shoyoroll (not too bothered about SYR), VHTS, Gameness.

My list from fave to worst of the gi's:

Meerkatsu Heavenly Kimono - Just a real good fit for me, perfect in the legs and arms being in between sizes its a nightmare to find the 'perfect gi'.  The gi has slim arms and legs, contrast meerrkatsu emdroidery and a very nice rashguard inliner featuring the heavenly kimono wrist-lock artwork.
Update -Somehow a small tear occured in the crotch area which I flagged to Seymour and he kindly offered to help me out with straight away.

Tatami Estilo Purple - The Colour ! Oh the colour!  Pimping IS easy in this gi, a decent size cut although the trousers have shrunk over 3 washes. Ive also found the colour has faded slightly too but im sure some dylon further down the line will get it back to pre training saturation!
Regular A2 size although the jacket seemed to run large on this compared to a regular estilo v3/4.
I actually had some problems with the stitching in the gi being loose in many areas and also the estilo logo was missing from the arm, I contacted Tatami about this and they were ind to give me a large discount off my next pruchase.

Tatami Estilo 4 - Cracking gi top which fits well and it nice and snug, the trousers again a little on the short side. (Got some metal gear solid patches on this gi which look sweet! FOX HOUND!)

Aesthetic Alpha 2 - I love the style of this gi and the fact it comes with 2 sets of pants is excellent, although what the hell is with the cut, honestly its massive, the sleeves are 7-10 inches wide and the trousers have are at least 2 inches wider than every other gi i have in the same size (A2).  I must say the guys at Aesthetic have been more than kind in trying to help me get the right fit, great communication throughout and they have offered me a change of size and are even willing to pay for alterations at a third party store.

Gracie Barra Signature gi - The old Gracie gi before they changed to storm (which we will come onto). This was actually given to me second hand from my prof 2 years ago and was worn/ripped into the ground by the time i was finished with it. Although I had plans!
A few trips to a local fabric/alteration store and i got it patched up and a new collar put over my existing one. (cost me £20 to get the collar stitched over)
I also used some black Dylon machine dye x2 which turned the gi pure black with contrast white stitching throughout!
The gi has shrunk considerably over the years but it looks great in my eyes, worn old skool look!

Gracie Barra Storm Training gi - Wow, these gi's what is with these gi's? Is it me?
Fair enough the old GB  gi's were prone to the patches coming off here and there but hey hey it was made in a cheap warehouse in Pakistan but crap storm gi's?

The fit has been cut diagonally, supposedly for a competition style fit (I don't get it). So when the gi sits on your shoulders and you put your arms out wide it shortens drastically. Also the collar is weird stiff, like it hasn't been made from good quality elastic inside. And the trousers are very very short, actually the shortest of all the trousers I own. I actually swapped a mate for a size up hoping for a longer fit but they are basically the exact same so now I have hammer pants!

(Update, I've read of a few GB gyms using other manufacturers and putting patches on the gi instead of buying stock Storm ones, so its not just me lol!)


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