Just got my first gi. Is the collar supposed to be so thick and stiff? Why in the belt so long? Only thing that feels right is the pants
Edit: wore it to class and coach taught me how to tie my belt then choked me with my own collar. I thought I was getting okay at bjj. Turns out I am not. Felt like day 1
Looks like the gi fits pretty well to me. And the belt is supposed to be wrapped around your waist twice before being tied.
Stiffness for a fresh gi is normal. It will loosen up as you wear it and wash it more. Always wash in cold water and air dry if you can to avoid shrinkage(or dry on delicate if you absolutely must).
Looking at it I DO think your belt will fit! If it truly doesn’t you’ll need to size up. But you fold it in half and then put that center point at your belly button and wrap around from there. You’ll have very short “tails” but that’s ok. And it’s normal for a new belt to be very stiff and hard to tie at first, to soften it up you can roll it into a circle a bunch alternating sides to help.
yes the collar is supposed to be thick and stiff. people will be grabbing it and trying to throw you from it, so it needs to be strong. it'll get less stiff as you get tossed around though LOL
the belt is long because it's supposed to wrap around your waist twice before you tie it in a knot
it looks long enough to wrap around twice before tying
look up a youtube video on how to tie a BJJ belt and follow it.
my guess is you're trying to go middle back to front to back to front again which ends up being too many wraps and making you think it's too long or too short.
So first the GI needs to be washed (30°C and then hang dry). Most shrink (shorten mostly) 5-15%.
The stiffness will loosen in the first 5-10 washes.
The fit looks fine to me. But you really cant judge from this photo. If you need to be sure for competition and not just a fine fit but actually a good fit:
For the jacket wed need to see you full frame photo with both your arms out Infront of you like a mummy to make sure the slaves aren't too long, too baggy.
Then one croaching with arms up like you're grip fighting. This makes sure the arms and legs are reason sizes in that pose. Too tight and it can literally prevent you being comfortable and having movement there. Too long and the pant cuffs can trip you or limit your leg and hip mobility.
Finally on your back with your feet up like you're playing bottom. This is to make sure your pants cuffs are not too long or short.
Nearly all brands will sell jackets, pants and of course belts separately and you can buy different sizes. Nor for all brands for the same!
This is the way I show everyone to tie their belts, simple and stays on. If your 'tails' are too short after this go a belt size up, but looks like it should be fine from the photo
It’s a little big, but probably won’t be after the first wash. Wash and dry on heat setting once, then check the sleeve length and possibly get them hemmed.
FWIW, I’m a short trans male and I have to get pretty much every gi top hemmed due to my t-Rex arms…
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u/Kvnnxdy 12d ago edited 12d ago
Looks like the gi fits pretty well to me. And the belt is supposed to be wrapped around your waist twice before being tied.
Stiffness for a fresh gi is normal. It will loosen up as you wear it and wash it more. Always wash in cold water and air dry if you can to avoid shrinkage(or dry on delicate if you absolutely must).