getting my first gi, heavy or light?

[Pacificshore]

Do they sell a nice middleweight? This has been my preference living in South Florida.

J....I wear a Ronin middleweight that I bought from https://www.kinjisan.com so far it has held up well with the exception of turning gray Plus the price was not bad at all

[P.A.L]

i think anything less than 12oz is waste of money, i have couple of 8oz gis that i hate , my best is 16oz.

 

do you guys use bleach for washing a gi?

[Omega14]

Its funny because I prefer the medium weight over the light weight, and light over heavy. In most cases, I find the heavy weight to be too hot. Well, my opinion may be influenced by the fact that my heavy weight gi is oddly designed. Light weights are good because they dry quickly . With the washing part, I don't use bleach because I find it to shorten the life of the gi.

[aefibird]

I sometimes use specialist washing bleach (such as Ace) for washing my heavy weight gi, but I generally don't bother unless there's a lot of dirt on them (or bloodstains!)

[Grenadier]

Assuming you've had previous experience, I'd recommend going with a medium or heavweight gi.

 

There are all sorts of 10 oz and 12 oz cotton gi's (some brushed cotton, some ordinary canvas) that will be plenty durable. If you decide that you need a heavier gi (14+ oz), then you'll know what to get by then.

 

Besides, even if you end up buying another 14+ oz gi, it's not as if you're going to stop using the 10-12 oz gi entirely.

[strangepair03]

I have 4 heavywt gi's and i like them much more than the lt. wt. ones I had in the beginning of my training, when I wash them I use tide w/bleach alternative...works great...also I have that oxyclean powder.. I make a paste with a little water and rub it into tought(blood) stains before washing, has worked everytime!! good luck

[DeeLovesKarate]

theres nothing better than the snap of a front kick w/ a heavyweight gi.... ahhh.... beautiful music.

[aefibird]

theres nothing better than the snap of a front kick w/ a heavyweight gi.... ahhh.... beautiful music.

 

Sure is!

[aes]

Anyone have the Arawaza - Sapphire Gi? I've only had 2 lessons so far but I love it and I really want a good one. Our Sensei sells Kamikazi and Arawaza at really good prices.

 

I have an Arawaza Sapphire and love it. Lots of snap fits nice.

[The Saint]

go with a heavy weight for training

 

and a light weight for competition.

 

I have a black training Gi and a White competiton Gi. The competeion GI is only used in Competitions and gradings. PLus has no yellow pit stains.