The Weight of your Gi

SaiFightsMS · KF VIP

How heavy is the material in your gi? Do you think the weight of the material matters?

Did your opinion about your gi change over time?

Punchdrunk · Orange Belt

Not to be too obvious but the wieght of your gi matters a lot if you are incorporating throws into your routine. One of the fighters in my dojo enetered the Shidokan tournament. He bought a brand new lightweight gi for the fights and by the end of the night it was in shreds from the throwing grips of his opponents. Even ground fighting and Sabaki grips can destroy a lightweight gi. If your working on kata, kihon, or striking only kumite, the lightweight gi is fine otherwise, you
should at least have a medium weight gi or a judo/BJJ style gi.

Osu!

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Phantasmatic · Purple Belt

The weight of the Gi probably matters, but not all that much. It matters the most if you were in Judo or Jiu-jitsu or any throwing and body to body styles. The material, however, does (my opinion) because of the pops (noise) it makes. This can really attract judges in tournaments and just makes a sweet sound!!

KickChick · Black Belt

Yes I agree with you Phantasmatic

...oh, and Welcome to KarateForums Phantasmatic

Jiggy9 · Purple Belt

Apart from everything already mentioned, I like to train in a heavy Gi once in a while; helps build some endurance/strength e.t.c

username237 · Orange Belt

I HATE training in a lightweight gi, they're awful!!!!! I have a really heavy gi and when i first wore it, compared to my lightweight gi i felt more confident. God knows why but it works!!!

SaiFightsMS · KF VIP

At different points in my training I have preferred different types of gi's. My first gi was a light weight one and shredded in like 3-4 months.

When I first tried to wear a heavyweight gi I did roast!

I did not like it one bit at first. And got a medium weight gi and felt a lot better.

After going throug several medium weight gi's I discovered a 10 oz gi. That is heavy enough to last and soak up copius amounts of sweat. While at the same time not being as hot as the 14 oz gi was.

shotochem · Pre-Black Belt

I prefer the heavy weight too. It feels like a suit of armor. It adds a sense of security and a bit of confidence.

***It makes nice sounds during kata!!!!!

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SBN Doug · KF VIP

I wear at least a medium, if not heavy weight doh bohk (gi) for the exact reason Punchdrunk mentioned. We pratice a lot of throws, and the lighter ones just rrrrrrriiiip apart.

Hey Sai, you sound kinda like Goldilocks. The first one was too light, the next one was too hot, but the last one was juuuuust right. :bigwink:

[ This Message was edited by: KSN Doug on 2002-01-24 05:35 ]

Phantasmatic · Purple Belt

Thanks for the welcome. I do agree with heavy gi's you do sweat like a pig!! But if you eat a whole bunch of ramen noodles before you work out then you wont sweat because of all the sodium that is in those things!!!! j/k. Another drawback to having a heavyweight gi is that it leaves those dreaded sweat marks

. My sensei wore the same hw gi for a whole year and it was almost pure yellow!! Yeah, but he gets a new one every 2 to 3 months now because washing it doesnt help!!! Nasty but had to be said... so long

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