I recently ordered a new gi from BudoVideos. Their Aikido Gi by Kaizen Athletic. Now admittedly, it isn't the most expensive gi that I could have ordered - but pricewise it was about twice as expensive as the one that i've been wearing for the past several years. Out of the box, the jacket is of decent quality - albeit a bit large. I shrank it down to a decent size and i'm happy with it.
The pants, however, are a different matter. I've found several places where the sewing is weak and the threads are already coming out. It looks much like a six year old child did the sewing. (As in, I can do better sewing work than that, and i'm not a professional by any means.) I'm very dissapointed with this gi, but I can't afford to send it back or get another one at the moment. (I already sent one back to another company before this.) Since i've already shrunk it, i'm going to fix the sewing myself. (i'm atleast good enough with a needle to do that.) But I shouldn't have to.
In summary: while this product isn't made by Budo video, they sell it - and as such I would recommend that anyone look elsewhere for a gi. You can find the same products elsewhere, but hopefully someone else will at least check the quality of what they sell you before they put it in their stock.
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