sbaker10

When sparring the kicks i tend to throw usually pass through the blocks, that is not to say I kick with enough force to injure my sparring opponent but the other beginners I spar with usually don't block well enough to stop or redirect the kick merely slow it a little, I am quite comfortable I could hammer through the blocks with enough force to injure if so choose. My question is should I "end" the kick as soon as the block it even if there is nothing really behind the block or does he need to learn how to redirect or fully block them?

Will a heavy weight karate gi survive some light grappling then?

I trained karate for 3 months at my college and decided to keep it up at the sensei's dojo. I am using street clothes but want to order a gi, after class the sensei often will teach some jujitsu or bjj techniques or even incorporate the occasional throw in class. As I am a beginner I dont really want to spend 150$ on a gi but at the same time I want something durable . I was considering the KI international heavy gi. Is there ant better options around that price? I was considering a single weave bjj gi but wasn't sure how hard it may make some techniques or how much it might stand out