Karate Gi (Extra Heavyweight), 4/5 sleeves - Black
Equipment Details
Manufacturer: Piranha GearBrand: Piranha Gear
Product features:
- Ideal choice for advanced students and instructors
- Extra heavy weight, soft brushed 14 oz (!) cotton
- Reinforced in high stress areas of jacket AND pants
- 8 rows of stitching for hems and jacket
- Pants have traditional drawstring waist
Sports reviews of Karate Gi (Extra Heavyweight), 4/5 sleeves - Black
Customer Review: Excellent Product
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
This is an excellent Gi! As far has heavy cotton uniforms go, this uniform fits nicely, the cotton has a wonderful feel and it's well built. The best part is it isn't stiff like cardboard nor does it feel like cardboard on the skin like many other heavy cotton uniforms. Stick with the wash and care pamplet to care for this uniform and I believe this uniform will hold up for years to come.
Description of Karate Gi (Extra Heavyweight), 4/5 sleeves - Black
This is a black extra heavy weight "instructors" karate gi. It's made of long-strand 14 oz 100% brushed cotton canvas so it's much softer than traditional heavy canvas uniforms (we got tired of washing our uniforms for a year to get them to soften up - if you LIKE getting rubbed raw from a new canvas uniform, this is not the one to get).
We had these made with a stable black dye to avoid all but the slightest running during the first washes. However, it will show "character" after the first wash, so if you want something that will stay "coal black" forever, you can't go with 100% cotton. We'd recommend a cotton/poly uniform instead.
This Piranha Gear brand gi includes pants with a traditional drawstring waist, reinforced groin, and heavy stitching throughout to ensure durability. The pants, jacket and sleeves all have 8 rows of stitching at the hem. It is truly a "top-of-the-line" uniform.
We were tired of the drawstrings calling it quits before the uniform. So these drawstrings and jacket ties are made of the same heavy material as the uniform (but quadruple folded) so they won't tear after the first year. We also have a nylon lining put inside the drawstring "tunnel" of the pants. That makes tightening them much easier - especially when they get sweaty.
The jacket has shorter "work-out" or "tournament" length sleeves (4/5 length) rather than full length "formal" sleeves - specifically for comfort and convenience. That means the sleeves will ride a couple inches above your wrist rather than cover it.
These uniforms do tend to run a little large, so if you're not sure about the fit, we recommend that you get the smaller size.
This is NOT intended for beginning students and we'd suggest you consider a light weight gi before investing in one of these. It does NOT come with a belt because, honestly, you probably already have one if you're ordering this...
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