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Welcome, hope the forum can help you in your journey into the martial arts

KWON makes a nice heavyweight gi they call their self defense gi. Its a standard heavy karate gi with reinforced chest, back, and knees. Also the lapels are extra thick. https://www.kwon.com

.....that ways a great segway

Try this book...written by the inventor of the Kubotan itself http://www.thearmedcitizen.com/gunladys/kubohome.htm

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But wait.......good ol EBAY to the rescue http://cgi.ebay.com/KYOKUSHIN-KARATE-HEAVYWEIGHT-GI-SIZE-5-180cm_W0QQitemZ7211261293QQcategoryZ36280QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dragon Ball Z.....Maybe?? Anyway the best way to shorten you gi sleeves is to take it to you local tailor. That is what I have done in the past, and it really is inexpensive to have done.

I hope you weren't watching "will and grace" while you did this. On a more serious note, I have not heard of this brand, how much was it and was it worth the money? Sensei Rick: I bought mine several years ago, a 12oz. black gi, and had it custom fitted to my measurements. At the time it cost me $130US. Hope this helps P.S. In my mind it was worth the $$

I bought my Satori custom made to my measurements, so any shrinkage I believe was factored in for the purpose of washing and drying. It fits perfect, and from what I recall, the staff I was in contact with was very helpful with any and all questions I had

Look for some uneven ground on your walkabouts. A small mound, a slight slope to a retaining wall, that sort of stuff, and adjust your body weight so that you can feel how your balance has changed.

Taz...cuz i like all the spinning kicks in my younger days. The other was pineapple because of my stocky islander build

http://www.dragon-tsunami.org/

A nice pair of Eskrima sticks should be just fine. That was what we used when I studied Shotokan and then cross-trained in Okinawan Kobudo

Your best bet is to go to a supplier that carries Shureido. I bought a size 5 Shureido, and its plenty big. I normally wear a size 5 in the Ronin middleweight, and in fact had recently bought a new one, only to find that it seemed larger in size than the original Ronin 5 I bought some years ago. Perhaps in time it just kept shrinking through all the washings. But I prefer a larger gi to one that fits perfect, or has the potential to run small after washings.

Welcome aboard K-A

Best Karate Series by Nakayama Sensei

Or here... https://www.risingsunproductions.net To see Sensei Kanazawa's DVDs

You can look here too: http://www.budointernational.com/html/america/karate/karate4.htm Hope this is of some help

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Congrats Laurie..even though I'm a lil late Didn't realize we had a new whatchumacallit See I knew you passed with flying colors

Ain't grand to be young and think your old...

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