karatekaBR86 Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Hello all, I will be recieving my 1st dan, and thought it's time to invest on a nice gi. My questions is, which gi is of better quality. I am looking at 12 oz tokaido, and equivalent shureido. Your suggestions? -Nicholas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White_Tiger Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 I own 2 Shureido uniforms, and they are great looking and very good quality. I have never owned a Tokaido, but one of my students bought one, and it looks to be good quality as well. I don't think you will go wrong with either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marion Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Hello!!! I would like to know where can i fild tokaido uniforms in England. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasori_Te Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I would never by anything other than a Shureido again. It felt like putting on a nice cotton t-shirt right out of the box. A block is a strike is a lock is a throw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefibird Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Hello!!! I would like to know where can i fild tokaido uniforms in England. Thank you! Hi Marion! Welcome to KF. Try these UK websites: Meijin Playwell Karate Kid I own a Tokaido gi and I bought mine from Meijin UK. They were very quick with shipping. Hope that helps! "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Häkkinen Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Both Tokaido and Shureido are state-of-the-art karatedo-gi that are pretty much of an equal quality. Personally, I am a Shureido user, but my next do-gi might be Tokaido - or then Hirota, from which I've only been hearing praises lately. Reason for thinking about the brand change is that Shureido has seemed to drop its quality a bit lately - not a lot, and its do-gi still are among the very best you can get, but still enough to make me to think about giving Tokaido or Hirota a chance. You can't go wrong with these brands, so choose freely. Jussi HäkkinenOkinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do (Kyan Chotoku lineage)TurkuFinland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marion Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Hello!!! I would like to know where can i fild tokaido uniforms in England. Thank you! Hi Marion! Welcome to KF. Try these UK websites: Meijin Playwell Karate Kid I own a Tokaido gi and I bought mine from Meijin UK. They were very quick with shipping. Hope that helps! thank you very much!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotochem Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Hey Jussi, How is the fit around the shoulders on those 2 brands? I'm always feeling confined in the shoulders. I've been a big fan of Ronin 1 size larger. I have somewhat of an ape-like build big and wide upperbody with little legs. The durability is not as good as the Shureido but its half the price. If santa were to bring me a new gi at that price I'm a little squeemish that it won't fit to my likeing. I'm also concerned about shrinkage (the uniform ). There's nothing worse than shelling out all that cash and then hating your uniform. I have a couple in my closet I almost never wear because I hate the fit. Pain is only temporary, the memory of that pain lasts a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Häkkinen Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Hmm, this might come in late, but... If you really want to have something that fits, get a custom made do-gi. Tokaido, Hirota and Shureido all do these, as do the American brand called "Satori-gi". Shureido - and usually the "tournament cut" -do-gi of most brands - is pretty roomy on the shoulder area. Of course, you can measure the key areas of a do-gi that fits and mail them to the selected retailer. If their service is good, they'll find you a do-gi that fits. If they won't do that for you (and only refer to some vague size chart), it's time to find an another retailer. Jussi HäkkinenOkinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do (Kyan Chotoku lineage)TurkuFinland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangepair03 Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I owned the shureido super heavyweight do-gi, and thought it was the best gi in the world......until I bought a Mejin gi from Dragon associates I never had a gi fit like this one, and you can split sizes 1-7...and they run up to size 10!!! Excellent fit and service!! A punch should stay like a treasure in the sleeve. It should not be used indiscrimately.Kyan Chotoku Sensei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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