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Where To Buy A Gi

  • 26-02-2016 3:16pm
    #1
    Lollipops23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,420 ✭✭✭


    Hi all-

    I'm a total rube, with only a passing interest in the sport- my OH is really into it. It's his birthday in a few weeks and I want to get him a new BJJ Gi. I have literally no idea where to start. Any advice??!

    TIA!


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  • #2
    yomchi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,621 ✭✭✭yomchi


    One on One Contact Sports, Mary Street :)


  • #3
    SVJKarate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 260 ✭✭SVJKarate


    or Mullens Sports Shop, Capel Street (just up the road from One-On-One).


  • #4
    Under_Graduate
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 621 ✭✭✭Under_Graduate


    What's the CHEAPEST place to get a gi??


  • #5
    Gene_Parmesan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭Gene_Parmesan


    Mullen's is a good shop (bought my boxing gloves there) but they don;t do BJJ stuff and you won;t find a gi in there (at least when I last went looking). One-on-One on Mary Street should have whet you're looking for.

    It would be worth knowing what gi size your OH is. Sizes are generally A1, A2, A3 and A4 (you can get A0 and A5, A6 too but they would be harder to find). You will find conversion charts which correspond to height and weight etc. but it would be handiest to just have a sneaky check of his current gi to be sure. If you see one of the above sizes on the gi that's the size you should be on the lookout for.

    Aside from the two shops above there are a lot of places online where you can order one but you would need to know the size beforehand.


  • #6
    lanciadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭lanciadub


    Check out wolfhound fightwear online, great quality and Irish owned, I'm sure they'll help u with the size, to give u an idea I'm 5 foot 10 and 82 kg and my size is A2.


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  • #7
    GalwayGrrrrrl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭GalwayGrrrrrl


    I've always bought a gi directly from the club I've been in. Could you get a message to your husbands instructor? (Maybe via Facebook page?)


  • #8
    RoboRat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭RoboRat


    I am one of the co-owners of Wolfhound, if you want to drop me a mail I can help you out :-)


  • #9
    Dave 101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 470 ✭✭Dave 101


    one on one contact sports looks to be closed down, locked up during business hours yesterday and a to let sign above it......


  • #10
    Gene_Parmesan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭Gene_Parmesan


    Dave 101 wrote: »
    one on one contact sports looks to be closed down, locked up during business hours yesterday and a to let sign above it......

    Really?? Haven't been past it in a while. Thats a shame.


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