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Sensei Kellam, Could you please tell me how much the Meijin uniform shrinks? Or more specifically, if you know the answer, how much would the meijin tropical shrink? Thanks

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@senseikellam I was wondering, to take shrinking into consideration how many sizes up should I go in a meijin gi so that the gi will shrink into the size i want?

So here's a video of Matsuhisa from the JKF fighting some poor sucker. I'm wondering, where can I find a gi with smaller circumference sleeves? I've looked at KI International, Tokon, Tokaido, and Arawaza. A lot of their uniforms have sleeves that could be used to smuggle illegal immigrants. I don't want something as tightly fitted as the gi in that video, but I don't like large sleeves like the KI mugen uniforms or the Tokon Europa. Anybody know what sort of karate gi would not have large sleeves?

What about the Shureido New Wave - 1 (NW1) ? I haven't worn it, but I've seen other competitors with it. It seems very light, but surprisingly has good snap to it as well.