What do we like about these new Gis at The Jiu Jitsu Shop?

Here are the links to these two gis for those of you who just want to skip to see the goods.  Street Fighter Ryu Hadoken Gi and the Star Trek Mr. Spock Gi.

For starters I love both of these gis.  As soon as I saw these at the shop I knew i had to grab one. But I could not decide so i put them next to each other to compare. Let's walk through the thought process for me.

The manufacturing is the same, clearly these guys worked hard on the manufacturing side.  Top Grade Cotton with the Japanese Weave and Double Twill cotton pants. Both of these gis are 500 GSM on the jacket top.  Pretty standard builds for both top and bottoms.  So no major difference here. The gis are in the 3.5-4.5 lbs range depending on size

I love the fact that these gis are fully licensed.  I love other brands that have "inspired" gis but i don't know why they have not been sued, I would rather not go into that discussion.  It says a lot that they are going through the efforts of fully licensing these products.  I love that we can have full logos from the shows/games. 

Now the differences between these two. (These are just my preferences)

I Like the color scheme better on the Street Fighter Gi 

I prefer the patch work better on the star trek Gi with the Sciences Delta Shield on the front

The shoulder patch work on the street fighter gi is awesome.  Ryu shooting the Hadoken.

I also Prefer the inner rashguard lining from the Star Trek Gi.  "Live Long and Prosper"

Although i love the street fighter gi bag, the Star Trek Gi bag i think takes the take for my preference.  Spock in the background just looks amazing.  

The real choice i think comes down to what kind of nerd where you growing up. Did you watch more star trek or play more street fighter.  Personally I played more street fighter and will be rocking the new Ryu Hadoken Gi along with the Blanka rashguard. 

Let us know what kind of nerd you are!

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Why you Should Compete in Jiu Jitsu Tournaments

1. Experience

Experience is one thing that you will hear over and over.  You can't get the same experience from training at your gym.  At your gym everyone knows your moves and adapts to it.  At a competition you can expect to learn a lot from what you fear to what you need to work on.  Learn from your mistakes as you will make many through your journey.

2. Motivation

Training frequently is great but sometimes you plateau.  Going to a tournament and seeing that there are a large amount of people so committed to the sport is a huge motivation.  If you train in local circuits you will gain "the friendly rival" that you either go back and fourth, or always tap you. You can capitalize on this motivation to push your limits.

The weeks leading to the tournament you also tend to be more motivated to train.  You want to push hard and train hard towards the tournament to be successful.   

3. See where you stand

You can always use competitions to gauge where you are in your jiu jtisu career.  Are you where you think you should be? Sometimes its difficult as there are people in the competition circuits that should be a different belt AKA sandbaggers.  Competition is a great way to gauge where you stand in the sport. Does it seem that everyone is in better shape than you?  Maybe you should be more explosive? You can learn a lot from local and large tournaments about where you stand.  

In your gym sometimes people will learn after you submit them over and over but your competition has no idea what you do.  You can try all your moves on the mats and then you will see if they really work.

4. Humility

You will learn more humility.  Not necessarily only if you lose.  Even if you win you can see all the upper belts and top black belts compete which is always a humbling experience.  You can see where you will be in a couple years.

Rubbing elbows with some of the best in the world or locally is always humbling.  Great to meet your idols on the mats. Unlike any other huge sports the greats will usually say hi to you like they know you.  Try going to say hi to any major football player and its a hit or miss. 

5. Conquer Anxiety

Did you forget to breathe?  Breathing and controlling your nerves is one of the most difficult things to conquer.  It only becomes easier the more you compete.  To know that you can control your nerves at a large platform will make your game advance to the next level.  Learning to spaz less and therefore get less tired is an learning experience that is difficult to put a price on.  

Take away.  You learn a lot from competing.  We recommend competing at local tournaments first.  Do a google search on your area and sign up! You will not regret it!  Go out there, train hard, do your best.  Most importantly always keep learning. 

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From the facebook of Caio Terra:

"Life like jiu jitsu has a way of humbling you. Today was the first time I lost in 3 years, and the first time I've ever tapped at Rooster.

Losing was surreal, on the mat where I always feel the most comfortable, I felt alone. Then I got off the mat. Surrounded by friends and family it put everything in perspective.

I was reminded again today that it's not the medals or matches I've won but the people I've met along the way. Congrats to Bruno, I'm sure we'll have many more matches in the future.

Thanks to my team, you guys mean so much to me you don't know how thankful I am for all of you.
Thanks to Felipe, and comprido for coaching me and being such a big part of my journey from the beginning.

Lastly thanks to my family, Kim, Jayme, Rayza, Yuri. Everything I do I do with you in mind, you motivate me to be better and are the reason I'm excited to wake up very day."

Congrats to Bruno for a great show of Jiu Jitsu And congrats to Caio for his contribution to BJJ on and off the Mats too. 

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As time goes on you can see dean slow down. Keenan then capitalizes on the tired Dean.

Both of these competitors are amazing and great guys.  The take away here is the power of the kimura grip.  Watch this match multiple times to really appreciate the power and technique from the double leg takedown determination to the finish.  

One of the things we always strive for in Jiu Jitsu is using the best techniques. Study hard and train hard!

-Chris Stoner

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