March 2015 ~ BJJ New Gear

Monday, March 30, 2015

VHTS "Be Water" Kimono Giveaway

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Welcome to BJJ New Gear's blog. Feel free to poke around a bit if you like.

As far as the contest for the VHTS "Be Water" gi...well you made it this far and you are almost done with the scavenger hunt for this Giveaway.

Here is the VHTS size chart. Check it out and determine which size kimono fits you best. Then go back to the original post for this item in BJJ New Gear (see link below) and enter it below the contest post for VHTS' kimono.

And if you have any question with regard to your size, take a best guess. Then if you are the winner, you can work with the owner of VHTS to make sure you get the right size. But for now, for the purposes of this contest, make an educated guess.

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This link will bring you back to the contest post:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BJJNewAndUpcomingGear/permalink/422953294532621/

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Where to get a CUSTOM MADE BJJ kimono

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Some people just have a hard time finding a gi that fits their body type. Maybe your arms or legs are shorter or longer than "normal" (if there truly is a "normal"), or you are extra tall, heavy or muscular. In any case, for a significant percentage of the population it is difficult to find a cut of gi from any brand that fits properly.

Well, the option may well be to "build your own" gi, where you can choose your fabrics (in some cases), color and most importantly measurements.

In that effort the purpose of this blog post is to list as many gi brand manufacturers as we can find, in no particular order, who will make you a one-off, custom gi to your specifications.

Whether or not they'll also add custom embroidery or patches is not the focus of this post. But some do and you should either have your digital images ready to go (usually .ai vector files are best), or be prepared to pay extra for that service (design).

So here is the list what we've assembled so far. More will be added as we become aware of them. The company names are linked to their website or Facebook page. The owner/contact name is linked to their Facebook page (where appropriate).

If you know of other companies offering this specialized service, please PM me and I will look into them and then post here if appropriate. Oss.