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Padilla & Sons Single Weave Kimono
Quick summary is that after speaking with Joe Padilla on the phone I decided he was the guy I wanted to buy a Gi from. We also decided that my needs right now were for durability so I went with a single. Now I'm almost 6'4" and weight about 251 right now so I'm literally on the border between a size 6 and 7. I would rather have my kimono be slightly big than too small so I went with a 7. Now the single weave is more of a Judo cut as you can see by the skirt and these photos are of the out of the box kimono and the directions said I could shrink it to fit better up to 2 inches so if I screw it up the gi will still not be too small. Otherwise the craftsmanship is excellent and the gi is soft and does feel more like a karate gi which is another thing I like about it. The service, cost and product will bring me back for a blue gold weave in the future.
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Thank you for trying our Kimonos.Keep in mind that our uniforms are not pre-shrunk.
Shrinkage is around 2-3" overall on the jacket. The pants are about 2.00" in length
and 1.00" in overall width. After you wash it I think you will see a noticeable differance.
After washing the fabric and stitching really snug up nicely.Thanks again for the
opportunity.
if you guys tightned the sleeves it would be great.
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I think some people are getting the wrong imprssion on my kimono, I posted pre shrunk photos so that you guys could see before and after shrinkng. I will post the shrunk to fit photos later in the week.
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This is the Kimono after two washings. I don't want to shrink it anymore because it fits exactly the way I want it too. To me a uniform is just equipment to play the game but when I recieved several postive comments from the guys in class I felt a little pride. The shark does look cool without making the Kimono look like a walking billboard like some many other non traditonal uniforms. The material of the single weave was a perfect balance of thickness for rolling yet still light enough for me to do some standup work after class. Also in the 70 degree dojo I wasn't hot at all in this Kimono. No photos of the pants but I have large legs and the pants fit loose w/o being overly baggy or having a saggy crotch. The pants shrinkage as about an inch or so.
I couldn't be happier with this purchase. As far as sizing questions and other details I really recommend calling Joe Padilla and getting the detailed answers from him.
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