Century 12 vs 14 oz Gi

[The Pred]

I've never seen the 16 oz Ronin to give an opinion on its quality. As chiliphil said, 16 oz is very heavy. To be honest, I'm most like going to get the 10 oz Ronin because the 12 oz is too heavy for me at times. Then again, I'm pretty sweaty 5 minutes into class, so I'm not the norm. My 14 oz KI heavyweight that I hardly wear is very heavy. Can't imagine wearing a heavier one than that unless I was doing judo or jujitsu. But some people love the extra weight in a gi for some reason. I think they're all about getting that loud snap sound during kata and kihon. Or they're standing around looking "cool." Neither one is my thing. I like the Ronin and Shureido because they just fit me right. The Shureido feels very comfortable too. Kind of like a suit that's the perfect size.

What size KI is your uniform. I have a size 5 pants. I'm 5ft 7-5ft 8. But wasn't sure about the waist in the size 4. Do the gi tops run longer than century?

I wear a size 5 KI and size 5 Ronin. I don't have the Century anymore, so I'm going by memory. They're all pretty similar in cut. The Century and KI are about the same jacket length. The Ronin is longer. The Century and KI's jacket are about a hand (wrist to fingers) and a half length from the belt to the bottom. That's when I'm standing straight and pull it down. Moving around, it feels like it's going to come out from under my belt sometimes, but never actually has. The Ronin goes down to almost my fingertips.

Compared to the KI, my Ronin pants are a little slimmer in the waist, but a little baggier in the legs. Not much for either one, but just enough for me. Wouldn't notice it until you tried it on and started kicking and going into stances.

The jacket on all 3 are virtually the same, minus length. A lot of people at my current dojo and more so at my former dojo wear Century 12 oz gis. Most at my current dojo wear the KI 14 oz. My Ronin 12 oz looks and fits better than anyone else's gi. I can't believe I said that last line. Makes me feel like the dojo's a fashion show lol. Definitely not the case.

If you're in the market for a 12 oz. Century, the 12 oz. Ronin is a no brainier. Better in every way, and cheaper.

Cool thanks for the info

[Nidan Melbourne]

Personally for me I haven't used the Century Gi's before as they aren't readily for sale here in Australia, or at least here in Melbourne.

I own a Black 'Tans' Gi which is a local Martial Arts store here in Melbourne. I rarely use it, with the exception of the pants which i wear monthly.

But I also own a Seishin Gi (Love it!), Jols Gi (It's alright, not the greatest) and a Tokaido Gi which is the heaviest of my gi's and is really good just long in the arms.