beginner, please help with gi selection...

Tektoniks · 11-01-2001, 02:19 PM

Hello, I am just starting BJJ (as in one class, and now I'm signing up)

I'm interested in pursuing BJJ for awhile.

I'm trying to decide what kind of gi I want, so I've scoured the net for reviews. HCK seems to be fairly unanimous, with Atama being second...

Now I'm pretty sure I want an HCK, but now my question is whether I should get the single or double weave. What are the advantages to each? I really like the blue color option on the double, so that's influenced my decision a little bit. The cost difference between the 2 is about 50 bucks I believe, and not an issue to me.

Thanks.

MadMax · 11-01-2001, 11:15 PM

Preference....the double is fairly heavy and the single is light. Both are nice GI's.

Oldskulbus · 11-01-2001, 11:33 PM

Unless you are going to be rolling a lot there isn't need of a double. I bought a single weave a couple of years ago and it has worked great.

SweepEm · 11-03-2001, 10:45 PM

I would also look at Ouano's Gi's but if you are sold on the two choices, if I were you, I'd get the double.

But that's me, I like the doubles with the thick collars.
But, what ever you choose, you can't go wrong.
When I first started Jiu Jitsu, there weren't as many Gi's as there are now.
I had a funky Judo gi that had the worst material. I still have it hanging in the closet, to remind me of my beginnings.

I had a blue but I sold it and will probably stay with whites.
Much easier to wash. I really abuse my HCK's and Ouano's in the wash, and they keep coming back, no problems with them.

JaredExtreme · 11-04-2001, 12:14 AM

Definetly get a double. It makes it much more difficult for your opponent to establish a firm grip. I got a Ouano single, it's good, but I want something thicker for competitions and maybe some judo. I'll probably get an HCK double.

11-01-2001, 02:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tektoniks Novice Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	beginner, please help with gi selection... Hello, I am just starting BJJ (as in one class, and now I'm signing up) I'm interested in pursuing BJJ for awhile. I'm trying to decide what kind of gi I want, so I've scoured the net for reviews. HCK seems to be fairly unanimous, with Atama being second... Now I'm pretty sure I want an HCK, but now my question is whether I should get the single or double weave. What are the advantages to each? I really like the blue color option on the double, so that's influenced my decision a little bit. The cost difference between the 2 is about 50 bucks I believe, and not an issue to me. Thanks.

11-01-2001, 11:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Oldskulbus Novice Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NP California Posts: 133 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unless you are going to be rolling a lot there isn't need of a double. I bought a single weave a couple of years ago and it has worked great. __________________ No purifier equals knowledge, and in time the man of perfect discipline discovers this in his own sprit. The Bhagavad-Gita

11-04-2001, 12:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
JaredExtreme Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,115 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Definetly get a double. It makes it much more difficult for your opponent to establish a firm grip. I got a Ouano single, it's good, but I want something thicker for competitions and maybe some judo. I'll probably get an HCK double. __________________ "I don't fight in the street, there's no mats out there." - JaredExtreme

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11-01-2001, 11:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
MadMax Novice Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 32 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Preference....the double is fairly heavy and the single is light. Both are nice GI's.

11-03-2001, 10:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
SweepEm Master Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,846 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would also look at Ouano's Gi's but if you are sold on the two choices, if I were you, I'd get the double. But that's me, I like the doubles with the thick collars. But, what ever you choose, you can't go wrong. When I first started Jiu Jitsu, there weren't as many Gi's as there are now. I had a funky Judo gi that had the worst material. I still have it hanging in the closet, to remind me of my beginnings. I had a blue but I sold it and will probably stay with whites. Much easier to wash. I really abuse my HCK's and Ouano's in the wash, and they keep coming back, no problems with them.

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