Gi reviews, mouthguards, mat reviews, no-gi essentials.
A decade ago you paid $97 for John Danaher to teach you a gimmick. Today most of the content is on free YouTube channels (Lachlan, Faria, Submeta clips). Do you still buy instructionals? Which are worth it, which are recycled garbage?
Origin makes a great gi for $80. SYR is $300+ and the collars are dying faster lately. Hyperfly fits weird on long torsos. Who's rocking what, and is the SYR price tag actually buying you anything beyond the patch culture?
Going to drop $200+ on a comp gi and don't want to regret it. SYR's collars seem to die fast lately, Hyperfly fits weird on long torsos. Who's rocking what and how's it holding after 6+ months of regular training?
I've tried SISU, Shock Doctor, custom-fit from my dentist ($400). All of them either make me drool like a dog or fall out mid-roll. What are people actually wearing for 2-3 hour open mats?
Running a Sunday open mat. Whatever I tape down to mark the comp area peels by week 2. What's the actual industry standard? Gaffer? Vinyl? Some BJJ-specific brand I'm missing?