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How to Maintain and Care for Your Martial Arts Equipment

Posted on March 24, 2025February 5, 2025 by Fight Quality

Training in martial arts comes with its fair share of wear and tear—not just on your body, but on your equipment too. Whether you’re practising Muay Thai, boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or any other martial art, proper maintenance of your gear is essential. Without the right care, your equipment can wear out faster, become unhygienic, and even compromise your performance or safety.

How to choose the right Gi for you

Posted on October 11, 2019August 9, 2021 by Fight Quality

The following article was submitted to Fight Quality by Ronan, a writer from breakinggrips.com.

The Gi is also known as a Kimono and is the traditional uniform of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It was adapted from modern Japanese and is very similar to the uniform worn in Judo. Some BJJ schools such as 10^th Planet do not use a Gi and train in what is known as Nogi (rashguards and shorts) However the vast majority of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies practice Jiu-Jitsu in the Gi.