What happened to shrink to fit in word 2010
They are also handy to roll around in hot weather. Such super light gis are useful for competitors trying to make weight, and are so thin, dry out very fast after washing.
But the record has to go to the Kauai Kimonos Ultra Light Ripstop gi, which weighs in (or doesn't weigh) just one kilogram! The Vulkan Ultra Light Summer gi, for example, weighs as little as 1.3 kg! Or so they claim. The trend recently has been for gi makers to offer what they call the 'ultra' or 'competition light' gi. The excellent Budo Videos store has the weight of each brand of gi it sells - you just have to convert the imperial units if you are like me and can only live in a metrical world. Golds are a little heavier, generally around 2kg and doubles are the heaviest. This has actually happened.Ī typical single weave A-2 will weigh anything between 1.6 to 1.8 kg. A bit harsh when you have flown several hours all the way to another country to compete in an event you have trained exclusively for months previously, but thems the rules. And if your gi is a bit short, a bit tight, a bit narrow, a bit scruffy, a bit smelly.then the gi-checker will give you two minutes to find another gi, or you go home. The gi-checker does what his job title says. At each IBJJF tournament, you are not allowed to enter the matted arena unless you pass the man who can make or break your day.the gi-checker. Somewhere in the long list is a section that details what type of gi to wear, how long the sleeves should be, what colours are allowed and where you are allowed to sew your patches. If you want to enter competitions, then a judo gi might not meet the strict IBJJF criteria for a tournament legal gi. Having said all that, multiple World BJJ Champion Roger Gracie frequently wears a judo gi when competing and it does not harm his ability. I presume because judo fighters do not hold on to the ends of the sleeves very much, but BJJ players do, so BJJ gis have much narrower sleeve widths. Judo gis also have very wide sleeve cuffs. BJJ gis are narrower for precisely the opposite effect – to discourage your opponent from gripping you. This, I presume, is to encourage grip fighting. But judo gis tend to be a lot baggier and looser fitting than BJJ gis. As mentioned before, judo gis are also tough and can quite happily be used for BJJ.