Well, despite a lot of naysayers (myself included), it actually looks like Shoyoroll might come out with their scheduled 10 gis this year!
I think that if I had to pick a favorite upcoming batch, I couldn’t (but it’d probably be Batch 13). But I’m REALLY looking forward to the Charles Lew, The Competitor, and the Forever Rolls gi. Read on for more details on these!
Below is a quick update of some of the new gis (sorry, no photos.. yet!) that will be coming out this year.
YES! It’s finally freaking here!
The very first ever episode of the GiReviews Podcast!
(No Jar Jar Binks jokes, I promise)
If you look below, there’s a handy-dandy link to let you save it to your computer, or you can click on the little play button below to listen to it here on the blog.
A lot of you already know a ton about me, but I think you’ll learn a lot more in this first podcast. I also go over how the show will run in the future and why type of ridiculousness you can expect in the future!
I’ve gotten a lot of questions in the last few days about why I’ve decided to start a podcast. Especially when everything that I might talk about is either on this site, or in the eBook you get from signing up for the mailing list. There are essentially 5 reasons that I think it’s important … Read more
You were all set to order your Shoyoroll Ring. You read all of the previews and had been geeking out on it for a few weeks now.
You logged onto Budovideos at the appointed release time, put the in your cart, and… nothing.
Nothing happened.
You relogged on.
Again.
Then a third time.
Aaaaaaand its sold out.
The other day, while perusing eBay, I noticed a few old Shoyoroll gis for sale. I wondered what all of the old Shoyoroll gis looked like. I didn’t really know about Shoyoroll prior to 2006 (when I started training) and only learned about them through Budovideos.com.
So, diligently, I went through batch by batch and noticed that I actually really like some of their older designs. But, I also really like some of their current stuff.
Without further ado, here are my top 5 Shoyoroll Gis (Plus 2 Bonus gis!).
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For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting details on Shoyoroll‘s release of The Ring since we first announced it, they just mentioned that details will be up on Monday.
Since it’s not a pre-order, but a pre-sale, it leads me to believe that it’s a set number of gis that have been made. Meaning not everybody will get one!
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Anybody can make you tired.
A real coach can make you better.
Strength and Conditioning is a vital part to high level success in any sport, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Grappling/MMA is no different.
To illustrate this point, here’s a pertinent quote from Mark Rippetoe:
“(in reference to a bicyclist who seemed to be saying that riding was similar to squats since they both made your legs hurt): “Yes they both hurt, but so do burning your hand and burying your bulldog. The differences are actually quite significant. The trouble with cyclists is that their training establishment keeps reinforcing the silly bullshit that all recreational athletes want to believe. At some point, all serious athletes go outside their sport-specific work to improve, and recreational athletes just want to play their sport and wear the clothes.”
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This is a collection of posts that followed the GUMA Reserve Membership that Shoyoroll made available for a year starting in December 2011. You can skip to the different sections by clicking on these links:
Shoyoroll just sent out it’s second member’s package for GUMA Reserve Members this past weekend.
We’ll have a lot more coverage on it in the upcoming days, but we wanted to make sure you guys got a quick look at everything that was included.
This week, we’ll have a full 1751 gi review and video, our thoughts on the members package, and a chance for *you* to let everybody know what you think!
In the meantime, here’s some pictures!
Anybody who has been reading Gi Reviews for a while now knows that we love the bling. Bull Terrier, Break Point, a yellow Vulkan, Tatami’s Terere Gi, Ronin’s Samurai Gi.. SIGN US UP!
But, a lot of you don’t prefer so much bling. Or maybe you want to transfer some patches from your old gi to a new gi.
Since we have a total lack of expertise regarding de-blinging a gi, we decided to contact an expert.
Without further adieu, I present, Can Sönmez.