compare price and quality of kendo gi

[LNGUYEN]

- Bogubag: Fuji brand keikogi, single weave: about $50. Hakama 7000: about $100, not include shipping.
- e-bogu: buying hakama 7000 with free keikogi: $160 (include shipping)
- Kendo shop: set of kendo gi 10000: $162 (included shipping)

What do you think better value?

Or should I settle down for a set of chemical dye for around $120 (include shipping)

I don't have a lot of money but I want to buy something which should last a long long time. Do you have any suggestion?
Gracie.

[Tako-kun]

Hi Lnguyen:
Like you I'm in the market for a keikogi and hakama, and I've pretty much settled on the Kendoshop #10000 set that you're considering. I managed to get a quick review of it from someone who owns a set, the remarkably helpfull Alexpollijr:

"Yes, i've got the #10000 Kendoshop set. What I can say about it is that of course the quality does not match Japanese standards ( say, like Fuji Daruma or Jin ) but I believe it was a good bang for my buck. The keikogi is especially good, very soft and confortable double layered cotton. The hakama is a little thin ( like e-bogu's #5000 Oz cotton ) and the overall cut is no good, but it'll do the job.

Just make damn sure that you need the XL set, because I am 1,80m tall and I ordered a 1,75m one and it looks BIG on me. I should have got the 1,70m ."


Hope this helps.

Mike Geen

[alexpollijr]

Oh, thank you for the most gracious comment of my person :D

Just wanted to add that the general Keikogi from Kendoshop is also very nice. It's by far the best bang for your buck ( U$ 15 I guess, and beats e-bogu's single layered keikogi by miles ). But the general hakama is not that good, really.

- Alexandre