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schtebe
Joined: 20 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:42 am Post subject: purchasing jiu-jitsu gi |
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| I plan on picking up jiu-jitsu again when I move to seoul in august, but I need to get a gi. Should I buy one in the states and bring it over, or can I easily just find one in seoul? |
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Bryan
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:02 am Post subject: |
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Cool, are you going to train with Frankl? I will be starting there at the beginning of September. I arrive at the end of August.
FYI, Judo gis are completely acceptable in BJJ. There should be at least a billion of those available in Seoul, since Judo is incredibly popular in Korea. |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:14 am Post subject: Re: purchasing jiu-jitsu gi |
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| schtebe wrote: |
| I plan on picking up jiu-jitsu again when I move to seoul in august, but I need to get a gi. Should I buy one in the states and bring it over, or can I easily just find one in seoul? |
Most schools will be able to get you a gi and sometimes it's included in the introductory price. |
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schtebe
Joined: 20 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Bryan wrote: |
Cool, are you going to train with Frankl? I will be starting there at the beginning of September. I arrive at the end of August.
FYI, Judo gis are completely acceptable in BJJ. There should be at least a billion of those available in Seoul, since Judo is incredibly popular in Korea. |
Yep, thats the school I've been hearing about so I'm gonna check it out. Are you coming with SMOE as well? |
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cheem
Joined: 18 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Depends on what type of gi you're after. If you want a name-brand gi (Koral, Atama etc.) I'd suggest picking one up in the States and bringing it over. These are available in Korea but only online and at 50% markup. If you're fine with a no-name gi you should be able to pick one up here for 35 - 40 bucks. |
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dharma bum
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| cheem wrote: |
| Depends on what type of gi you're after. If you want a name-brand gi (Koral, Atama etc.) I'd suggest picking one up in the States and bringing it over. These are available in Korea but only online and at 50% markup. If you're fine with a no-name gi you should be able to pick one up here for 35 - 40 bucks. |
This seems about right IMHO. |
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