"I chose to live by choice, not by chance" Miyamoto Musashi. Inspired by the legendary swordsman Musashi himself, comes the new "Kensei" competition oriented GI. Musashi created and refined a two-sword technique called niten'ichi ("two heavens as one") A Kongen Buddhist Sutra refers to the two heavens as the two guardians of Buddha. In this technique, the swordsman uses both a large sword, and a "companion sword" at the same time, such as Wakizashi. It's through his mastery of the katana, and his writings about Zen philosophy that even during his life time people started addressing him by the honorary title of Kensei, Sword Saint. A light 400gsm Pearl Weave jacket to give you the edge on the competition scale, is coupled with lightweight reinforced 10oz Cotton Ripstop pants - Half Sumo has worked tirelessly on the fit, to make both top and bottom extremely comfortable to wear, with no loose fabric to give your opponent any unnecessary grip. The internal shoulder panel is sublimated with an artwork inspired by life and battles of this legendary warrior, while a hand printed haiku poem written by Musashi himself is there to inspire you in your daily pursuit of Kaizen. Various high definition patches, embroideries and prints decorate the outer part of the jacket and pants. The GI fits like a modern tapered GI -It is pre-shrunk, but please allow for an additional 3% to 4% natural fabric shrinkage after the first few washes. Size Guide: A0 will best fit athletes under 5'5", and under 130lbs A1 will best fit athletes 5'5"-5'9" in height, and between 125lbs to 160lbs in weight A1H will best fit athletes 5'5"-5'9" in height, and over 160lbs in weight A1L will best fit athletes 5'7"- 5'10" in height, and between 125lbs to 160lbs in weight A2 will best fit athletes 5'8"- 6'1" in height, and between 160lbs to 190lbs in weight A2H will best fit athletes 5'8"- 6'1" in height, and over 190lbs in weight A2L will best fit athletes 5'11" -6'2" in height, and between 160lbs to 190lbs in weight A3 will best fit athletes 6'1"- 6'4" in height, and between 185lbs to 210lbs in weight A4 will best fit athletes 6'3"- 6'7" in height and between 200lbs to 250lbs in weight A5 will best fit athletes over 6'7" in height and over 250lbs in weight |