Lucky Bamboo Series Fleur-De-Lis Gi Review

The price is ridiculous…

I’d rather buy a submission gi that looks just as good for less than half the price! I’m a bargain shopper.

The first shipment of these gis had problems with tearing. Apparently it was a manufacturing defect. Happened to a friend of mine who has the white and green bamboo gi while I was rolling with him; I got grips on the inside of his knees while working a guard pass and the left pant leg tore a good 4-5 inches on the opposite side. Lucky just recently shipped him a pair of pants supposedly manufactured under a different process, which was pursued after several owners complained of tearing. So far so good.

I own the black bamboo series, and out of the three I own (atama, shoyoroll, lucky) this is the best gi I own! By a very large margin. However I refuse to wear it in competition, I’m not willing to give my opponent something that soft to grip, but even for a practice gi it is worth every penny. If you decide to go cheap just remember you get what you pay for!

Yes the ripping issue with the pants is real; however, Lucky sent me 2 ADDITIONAL pairs of the old pants to tide me over while they redesigned the pants to make them sturdier…then they sent me the new pair of pants. So I really can’t complain with how they handled the problem since they sent me 4 pairs of pants in total and the new ones show no signs of weakness.
Also, to echo what BJ said, these bamboo gis are simply the most comfortable gi on the market. Whenever it comes up in my rotation, I’m like “yes” and whenever I have to use another gi it sucks a little. As soon as they come out with the blue/silver one, I’ll be purchasing that one as well.

Very informative comments. I am in the market for a new Lucky but I do have to say I don’t like the new patches and logos as much as the old ones. Although they have a t shirt that has the symbols with all the belt colors which as a gi liner with the original patches and logos would be awesome. I might wait for the next generation. I think the majority of comments say the same thing so maybe when the staff at Lucky sees them or sees poor sales then maybe they might rethink things. Either that or I have to up my game so that Lucky comes to me to make my own signature gi.