Our friend, Meerkatsu, over in the UK has this crazy-ass idea. Since BJJ is all about the flair, and people who train in BJJ are obviously intelligent, creative people with questionable taste, why not have a contest in which everyone submits their own crazy-ass designs? The best part is that the winner will actually get [...]
Archive of posts filed under the gi category.
Gi Dye: Jet Black (actually more of a dark blue) Lucky Gi
Griff asked me to dye a gi for him. Griff is a purple belt who trains up in Ballard at Ballard BJJ, a Gracie Barra affiliate run by black belt Micah Reyes. He had a white Lucky brand gi that he wanted black and, after the requisite disclaimers like, “Dude, I might really screw it [...]
GI Review: Tatami Fightwear’s Zero G Competition Gi
Brits, for some reason, seem to be among the most prolific BJJ bloggers around. Between Seymour over at Meerkatsu, Matt with Grappling Dummy and Scramble, and Can and his Slideyfoot blog, it’s easy to keep up with what’s going on over in the UK. So, when I saw pics and reviews of a new gi [...]
Bad Boy Pro Series Lightweight vs Gameness Feather Jiu Jitsu Gi Review
Okay. I’ve wanted one of these for a long time. I like the new, lightweight generation of BJJ gis coming out, and Bad Boy is old school, up there with Vulkan and Atama. When they came out with the Bad Boy Pro Series Lightweight Gi, I was all like, “Damn. I have to get one.” [...]
Good Luck At the Revolution
I’m leaving tomorrow afternoon to head out to my wife’s 20th High School reunion. Woohoo! I love my wife, and I’m looking forward to a roadtrip with her, but at the same time, I don’t know any of her friends from high school. We’ll see how this goes. Good luck to all of the Lotus [...]
“Pewter” Dyed Vulkan Pro Light Gi plus Quick Review
This is a NICE color. I used Pewter, which I honestly thought was going to be a lighter tint, but it deepened up into a very cool, greenish-gray color. At first, I thought it was going to be very similar to my “Wedgewood Blue” Gameness Feather, but it quickly started moving from blue to green. [...]
Orange Crush Koral Gi
For Bingo. I tried to batik a design inspired by the biohazard symbol. Once again, I’m getting the fickleness of fabric, but I think it turned out okay. The orange is awesome. I’d give myself a 9/10 for color, but maybe a 5 or a 6 for the design. My son says it’s at least [...]
Punisher ShoYoRoll Super-Lite
Coach Foster is a comic book guy. He likes all the superheroes, but the Punisher is his favorite. He’s usually running around with a Punisher t-shirt, has a Punisher patch on most of his BJJ gis and the logo is pretty badass. So, when I took his gi and offered to dye it for [...]
Mundial Finals, Modern Family and Vulkan PRO Light Gis
Quick post here. If you missed the live, streaming coverage yesterday, it’s okay. You’re still good. The finals are today and the coverage is going to be AWESOME. Log into Budovideos now. Do it now! Also, I was watching an old episode of Modern Family on TiVo and Ed O’Neil shows the son a little [...]
Quick Gameness Feather Review
Depending upon who you ask, the “best” gi at any given time will be something that fits them well, incorporates what are considered the latest features and has a good balance between cost and quality (in other words, if it’s inexpensive, some cost cutting in the design/construction is expected and forgiven). I’ve tried a ton [...]
