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Macho is a brand on par with Century, maybe a little better. They make good products, and not so good products. They're a bit mass produced.

As far as the ones I was talking about, Satori, they're custom, so you can get them made for your own purpose. The one I have is traditional. It's extremely heavy, very durable. It's great for forms and full contact sparring. Not so great for sport fighting, but that's not what I need it for.

What exactly are you looking for?

BTW doesn't Ashihara have their own do-gi? just like Kyokushin.

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I've found that century gis don't really fit right. I had a Century gi and a Century Dobak, and both sucked hard. My favorite gi is the Karate Athlete gi i have now. Heavy weight, great for kumite and kata. Right wicked gi.

"There is no first strike in karate."

"You cannot have a second with out a first."

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Hi all,

I've recently found a Central American gi factory.

They even have WKF approved gis.

I'll give more information as soon as possible, since I'm still looking for it.

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Hey I am a 300+ pound guy that's still got the standard Macho gi he got on day one. Every once in awhile I will get a small tear that I need to sew up but considering I've been kicked, punched, and thrown around in it for 8 plus years that's not too bad.

Long Live the Fighters!

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anyone tried tokon?
I've had no complaints with my Kamikaze Kaiten Europa Gi.

For those who don't know, Tokon is the brand used in the U.S. by the company that sells under Kamikaze in the rest of the world. Someone else claimed the rights to the name here. I think the Kamikaze Europa is the same as the Tokon Europa.

Tokon is an excellent quality gi, as are Tokaido and Shureido, but there's no such thing as a best gi. Just look at the diversity of the answers here and their reasons. Each karateka has different needs and wants and experiences.

The OP mentioned WKF approved gis. If that's what he wants, Tokaido and Adidas both have WKF approved gis, including gis designed specifically for kata or kumite. I think thebudostore, who posted above, has them listed on their website. We sell some of them too, but we don't have our site up yet, and we don't have a policy for selling into Costa Rica.

John - ASE Martial Arts Supply

https://www.asemartialarts.com

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