When you're a woman who trains jiu jitsu, finding a gi that actually fits is harder than it should be. Plenty of women train happily in men's gis, but if you have a fuller bust, a narrower waist, or wider hips, that stops being an option fast.
This page is the shortlist: five women's gis we've tested and reviewed ourselves. If you want the full brand-by-brand breakdown with size charts, split sizing and curvy cuts, that's in our complete women's gi sizing guide. This one is simply what we'd buy.
The Five at a Glance
- War Tribe Women's: best overall, and the only brand doing split sizing
- Fushida CompLS: best competition cut
- Tatami Estilo: best specialty sizing
- Fuji Blossom: best under $100
- Da Firma Kimono Co: best for curves — but read the note
War Tribe Women's Gi
War Tribe are tailored for women rather than shrunk down from a men's pattern, and it shows on the mat. Reinforced stitching at every stress point that holds up through months of rolling, but still light and soft enough that you forget you're wearing it. No flowers, just a striking colourway.
What puts them at number one is the sizing. They're the only brand we track selling split jacket and pant sizes as standard — W1/W2, W2/W3, W2/W4 and more — plus short cuts with an S suffix for anyone under about 5'4". If your top and bottom halves are different sizes, this is the fix.
Fushida CompLS
Durable and light at around three pounds, which is exactly what you want if you're cutting to make a division. Every stress point is heavily reinforced, and the sleeves are trim without falling foul of IBJJF measurements — a balance a lot of women's gis get wrong in one direction or the other.
It's pre shrunk, so it fits as bought. The styling is deliberately plain, leaving room for patches, with "in spiritu et veritate" across the back of the jacket as the only flourish.
Fushida price in Canadian dollars, which usually works out well if you're buying from outside the US.
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Tatami Estilo
The Estilo is the gi we keep coming back to for women who fall between sizes. Tatami's specialty range gives you in-between cuts rather than forcing you into the nearest standard size, and their shrinkage is among the lowest we've measured — which matters more on a women's gi, where an extra inch off the sleeve ruins the fit.
Lightweight, sharp looking, sensibly priced, and easy to get hold of in the UK and Europe where a lot of the US brands on this list aren't.
Check Price → Read Our ReviewFuji Blossom
Around the $99 mark and still one of the best value women's gis going. It sits higher on the waist, which kills the low crotch problem women get in men's gis, and the jacket is pulled in properly at the waist for a curvier shape.
The material isn't as thick as the gis above it on this list, and we'd say that plainly — but as a first gi, or a second one for heavy training weeks, it does the job without you thinking about the money.
Since our review: the Blossom line has grown. It now comes in black as well as the original pink, runs W00 through W4, and there's a kids' version.
Check Price → Read Our ReviewDa Firma Kimono Co
Designed with curvier athletes in mind from the start, with genuine extra room through the jacket and the seat, so you're not fighting your own gi before the round begins. Comfortable, durable, and the silky seam tape doesn't scratch. Competition approved, but it holds up to daily training too. They offer 47 sizes across men's, women's and youth, including long, short and middle cuts.
The Bottom Line
If you want one recommendation and no more reading: War Tribe, because split sizing solves the problem that makes women's gi shopping miserable in the first place. If you compete and want the lightest legal cut, take the Fushida CompLS. If you're buying your first gi and don't want to spend, the Fuji Blossom is still the best thing under $100.
Whichever you pick, wash it cold and hang it dry from the very first wash. Women's cuts are less forgiving of shrinkage than men's — there's simply less margin in the sleeve. Our washing and shrinking guide covers what actually works.
Want the full brand-by-brand comparison with size charts, curvy cuts, short cuts and the IBJJF rule most women only find out about at their first weigh in? That's all in our complete women's BJJ gi sizing guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best BJJ gi for women?
Of the five we've tested, War Tribe is our overall pick, mainly because they sell split jacket and pant sizes and short cuts. That solves the most common women's fit problem — a top and bottom half that aren't the same size — without compromising on either.
Can women just wear men's BJJ gis?
Many do, and for taller women with longer limbs it can genuinely be the better fit. The problems show up with a fuller bust, a narrower waist, or wider hips, where a men's cut gives you a low crotch, a jacket that won't close properly, and pants that fit your thighs but gape at the waist.
How much should I spend on a women's gi?
Around $99 gets you a solid first gi like the Fuji Blossom. Between $130 and $160 gets you a competition grade gi from War Tribe or Fushida that will last years. Above that you're paying for limited runs and branding rather than better construction.
Do women's gis shrink more than men's?
Not necessarily, but there's less margin for error. A women's cut is trimmer to start with, so the same amount of shrinkage does more damage to the fit. Pre shrunk gis like the Fushida CompLS avoid the issue. For everything else, wash cold and hang dry.
Originally published January 2018. Fully updated August 2026 — prices, availability and links all re-checked. · Get your exact size with the Gi Fit Finder →