Hello all, I am in the market for a new gi and like many others on here, finding the correct thing to order has been a bit of a headache. I practiced Aikido as a child, Judo in college, and now I have been studying Shotokan Karate for about 3 years. I've been wearing my old HSU Judo gi up until now but the big sleeves and heavy weight are a problem at my current level. I have talked to my instructors and they have suggested a few brands to get: Tokon, Meijin, Tokaido, and Dragon. I tried to buy a gi from Tokon and that went poorly as its been 9 days and they won't answer phone, email, or facebook messages, and I've had to cancel the order with my bank. Meijin was a mess and didn't have many things, and the phone support knew absolutely nothing and gave conflicting information. Finally I found some Kamikaze Europa gi on Amazon and my instructor said they are basically the same as Tokon. But the sizing is very confusing. Many people complain the gis are way too big. I am 6ft. and 175lbs. and I can't decide whether to get a size 5 or 4.5. I feel like because I hear lots of people say they are big, and my current too large Judo gi is a size 5, that I should go for the 4.5. Am I crazy? I don't want the wrong size and the price is a lot for me right now and returns don't seem to be a very smooth process. Any advice welcome. Thanks
