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03-20-2003, 07:21 PM
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Dojo: Ki No Kawa Aikido
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Bujin Design...
Hello, has anyone bought a gi from Bujin Designs? They look like really good quality however very expensive. Give me some input please. Do you guys have any other recommendations of a good gi available? Thanks.
Matt
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03-21-2003, 12:22 AM
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Dojo: Seiwa Dojo and Southside Dojo
Location: Battle Creek & Kalamazoo, MI
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I don't have one but the people I know with them really like them.
The judo guys I know really like Mizuno, Adidas, and HSU gi. I have a couple HSU and they're not bad.
Bronson
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"A pacifist is not really a pacifist if he is unable to make a choice between violence and non-violence. A true pacifist is able to kill or maim in the blink of an eye, but at the moment of impending destruction of the enemy he chooses non-violence."
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03-21-2003, 06:29 AM
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Dojo: Chishin Dojo
Location: Coventry
Join Date: Jan 2003
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I have 4 or 5 of the Bujin heavyweight jackets and I highly recommend them. In the last 6 years or so since I've been using them I think I've only gone through one top due to wear. They're very well made, long lasting and extremely comfortable.
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03-21-2003, 08:11 AM
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
Join Date: Apr 2002
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I LOVE my bujin stuff. It's expensive, but worth the cost.
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03-21-2003, 08:21 AM
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Dojo: Sukagawa Aikido Club of Montreal
Location: Montreal
Join Date: Aug 2000
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I am about to purchase my 3rd set, and really like them. My ONLY "thing" with them is the jacket sizing. I am 6ft, about 170lbs, 33 waist, size 17 dress shirt, 44jkt. The Medium is a bit snug on the neck and the large is a little baggy. But, with a custom order, I'm sure the next one will be spot on. I have one set lightweight (for last summer in Japan; that saved my but!) and one heavy.
My first cheap gi sits in the drawer and never comes out.
Just to confuse things a little, take a look at http://www.tozando.com/eng/index.html
I might get one of these, too.
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03-21-2003, 09:51 AM
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Dojo: Ki No Kawa Aikido
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Nick, I checked out their website. It seems that they are extremely expensive unless I miscalculated the conversion. I remember something like $650 us dollars. It was something like 108,650 yen. Let me know if you know different.
Thanks
Matt
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03-21-2003, 12:28 PM
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Dojo: Messores Sensei (Largo, Fl.)
Location: Florida
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: Bujin Design...
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Matthew Morrison (mattmor) wrote:
Hello, has anyone bought a gi from Bujin Designs? They look like really good quality however very expensive. Give me some input please.
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Bought two, loved both. I like the zipper pants.
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03-21-2003, 01:27 PM
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Dojo: Baltimore Aikido
Location: Maryland
Join Date: Oct 2002
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not $650. more like $150
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06-28-2003, 02:54 PM
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Dojo: Yorkville Aikido
Location: IL
Join Date: Apr 2002
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I do not thnk he was talking about bu jin
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Matt Rice (MattRice) wrote:
not $650. more like $150
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Tozando has a hand stitched gi that is very expensive. I think that is the one that is 650$
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06-28-2003, 06:33 PM
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Dojo: Aikido of Midland, Midland TX
Location: Midland Tx
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Budo King has a very nice gi.........heavey weight, and strong.
I love mine........but they are sized large (as judo gi's tend to be)
about $59 or so with freight.
Lan
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Play nice, practice hard, but remember, this is a MARTIAL art!
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06-30-2003, 03:11 PM
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Location: Florida Gulf coast
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Everything I've gotten from Bujin is escellent.
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Lynn Seiser PhD
Yondan Aikido & FMA/JKD
We do not rise to the level of our expectations, but fall to the level of our training. Train well. KWATZ!
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07-04-2003, 07:32 PM
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Location: Yokosuka
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Quote:
Matthew Morrison (mattmor) wrote:
I remember something like $650 us dollars. It was something like 108,650 yen. Let me know if you know different.
Matt
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I haven't checked their website, but the current yen rate in Japan is 118 yen to the U.S. dollar, making 108,650 yen = $920.75.
-Adrian
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04-28-2004, 02:31 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Re: Bujin Design...
Does anyone have a gi from Tozando? Are they any good?
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04-28-2004, 03:27 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2000
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Re: Bujin Design...
Hi Chuck,
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AikidoGuy wrote:
Does anyone have a gi from Tozando? Are they any good?
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09-05-2005, 12:08 PM
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Dojo: UNLV Aikido Club (ASU)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: Bujin Design...
I must agree with many of the respondents to your question. I, too, purchased a Bujin top and pants. This is a high-quality uniform which I find very durable and comfortable. The double lining is useful for keeping the torso cool. Also, I like the fact the you can tie the top via built in laces to the uniform doesn't open up during practice. I recommend buying one. I also wouldn't mind seeing Bujin lower their prices. What's the chance of that?
Cheers.
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09-05-2005, 02:06 PM
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Dojo: Atlanta School of Aikido
Location: Atlanta, GA
Join Date: Sep 2002
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Re: Bujin Design...
Check the 'Clearance Rack' at Bu Jin, deals can be had on their Gi's.
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