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Thanks again Complete and Karate Depot! I love the new Gi. Here is a quick write up on it and then some pics. Thanks again!
The gi is a KD Elite Double Weave Judo Gi. The fit was awesome! It's a little softer than my Pro Force double weave but its not to soft. Quality even seems better than my pro force. The "skirt" is good quality as well. It feels lighter than the pro force but I seem to sweat a little more in the KD. It could be that the KD might not be as absorbent. Not a big deal though. I could have also been because I had not washed it the first time I wore it. It does have a seam down the back of the jacket which I was a little worried about. I know some of the Atama gi's have a seam and people complaining that it hurts their back when they roll or do sit ups. I didn't even notice it was there. While I only have two Gi's for BJJ it is by far my favorite!
And while these pics aren't very flattering here they are:
I like it. Its a little softer than the pro force which is nice (the pro force is like sand paper) and it fits very well.
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Originally Posted by John Takeshi
How long did you have to study to get that second degree white belt?
We don't have those, except in our kiddie program. So I wouldn't know.
Don't envy my 2nd degree white belt!
I got the two stripes after having trained for about 6 months. I thought I would only get one but was surprised with two. Ive been training for a year now (11 months actually), and still have the same two stripes. There is a tournament next weekend and I believe a grading shortly thereafter, if I preform well enough and my instructor deems me ready I might make blue belt. It usually takes a year or so to make blue in BJJ so im almost at that point. I feel like my game has improved very nicely but am not sure if im ready for blue yet. we will see soon I guess. If not this time then in another 6 months or so.
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Originally Posted by RiveraRa
I like it. Its a little softer than the pro force which is nice (the pro force is like sand paper) and it fits very well.
Don't envy my 2nd degree white belt!
I got the two stripes after having trained for about 6 months. I thought I would only get one but was surprised with two. Ive been training for a year now (11 months actually), and still have the same two stripes. There is a tournament next weekend and I believe a grading shortly thereafter, if I preform well enough and my instructor deems me ready I might make blue belt. It usually takes a year or so to make blue in BJJ so im almost at that point. I feel like my game has improved very nicely but am not sure if im ready for blue yet. we will see soon I guess. If not this time then in another 6 months or so.
It took you that long to get second dan white belt?!?!? It only took me 3 months to get a solid yellow belt in American Jiu Jitsu! (Granted i am obsessed with the martial art and practice nearly every day and learn a s*&%6t load of submissions on websites such as submissions101.com, i beat a red belt with a white stripe in grappling as a second dan whitebelt.)
Different arts and different schools have different training times. For the time that I've been in karate, someone could have achieved a black belt in three different Americanized karate schools in succession, and then had time to start a fourth.
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From what I hear and have seen it usually takes on average about a year to get to blue. If your real good then maybe less, if you only get to train once a week like me, maybe more.
Also, on average, about 10 years for black belt. On average I would say.
Pics of me in my new Gi I won
So I wouldn't know.
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