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No, no you cannot. This is an important statement that I feel a lot of competitors and practioners of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can relate with.
Do or Die appears to be a company with the die hard Brazilian Jiu Jitsu players in mind; with the likes of Xande and Saulo Ribeiro and the Miyao brothers representing them, there’s no shortage of top level competitors who seemingly agree.
When I first pulled this Gi out of the bag the first things to stand out to me were it’s crisp clean look, light-weight and softness. In all honesty, I think those three things sum this Gi up quite nicely.
The A3 seems to be perfect for someone around 6’0″. At 5’10” I didn’t have any issues shrinking the top to my necessary sleeve length (Note: More info on shrinking your gi to fit). A2 pants would have been a better bet for myself, but i didn’t see about mixing and matching sizes.
I can make no assessment of the validity of Do or Die’s claim that “The Hyperfly weave is the strongest weave in the world but still the lightest and softest”. I can say that it is light and I can’t imagine anyone ripping it apart with their bare hands.
The price of the Hyperfly at around $169 places it in the higher end of the Gi price spectrum. This is definitely a quality Gi and for the added features and subtle touches I feel the price range is justified. I don’t imagine anyone not using this Gi in their steady rotation if they buy it.
If you could catch it on sale somewhere it would be an awesome bargain (SEE BELOW TO SAVE $30 and get FREE SHIPPING).
The Hyperfly emblem and aesthetic make for great T-shirt/hat potential in my opinion and a blown up Shield on the jacket under the arm would be exceptionally good looking.
The Emblems on the sleeves are very clean and a well thought design. The Gi itself drew many “oohs and ahhs” from my counterparts at gym and when I opened the jacket to show them the internal “You can’t teach heart” print, they got even more gitty. I had numerous people asking about the brand and price.
There was some loose threading around the Gi top, but these threads were extra little pieces that seemed to have been too stubborn to let the Gi top go.
I had no issues with mobility while wearing this Gi top. The Gi top has a tailored fit which is, in my opinion, the best kind of fit. It leaves less for your opponent to grab while still offering great mobility if done right.
The Gi top is also very light. I also had no issues with the industry wide standard EVA foam collar and had no scratching on my back from the label (I saw this mentioned in another review by Meerkatsu, but it seemed to be an early model). Also of note, I didn’t have any issues with any of the seams being scratchy.
The pants kind of threw me for a loop when I first took them out of the bag. The back of the Gi pants is actually about an half inch higher than the front. I’ll have to go back and check my other Gi’s but I think I would have noticed this before. It could be some awesome revolutionary change to Gi pants…but I’m not privy to that information. Regardless, the Gi pants fit well and I had zero issues with them falling down through full drilling and sparring.
The knees are reinforced and secured with single stitching. The bottom of the pants have a 4 stitch reinforced seam. I really liked the 6 loop system and I never had the stretch rope string ride up past the waist of the pants, which I’ve seen happen in lesser systems.
Another standout upgrade these pants have is the lycra panel in the crotch of the pants (similar to the Kingz 550), it’s very stretchy and is a nice addition to an already well thought out Gi. I don’t see the crotch ripping anytime soon.
My wife ignored me when I asked her what she thought about the Gi. She keeps blabbing about “Jiu Jitsu being 99% of my life” and “I never talk about anything but Jiu Jitsu” or something (You and me both, brother ~ Brendan).
I’m not exactly sure what she was saying, I wasn’t really listening. I was too busy enjoying my new Hyperfly Gi.
Brendan is the Founder of Gireviews.net. By day he is a elementary school teacher, by night, a jedi gi reviewer!
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AweSome how fast you found a deal for that Gi! That’s a great price!
It just sort of fell together! I got an email from mmawarehouse and I knew they carried the gi. Crazy how it worked out. I think it’s still going on too!
It looks like they only have white on the website.. anyway to get the blue one for the same price? Also, does the white have the “you can’t teach heart” inside the jacket?
Definitely try emailing Do or Die. They’re an awesome company and return emails promptly.
I will give that a try. Thanks for the quick response!
Do you have the email or website? I’m having a hard time finding it.
You can get the same deal on the Blue one (although it doesn’t have the shield patches it has the square patches) using a fathers day code. It has the you can’t teach heart slogan on the inside of the gi as well.
Wonder when they’ll come out with the model you received with the shield logo?
Should be some time soon as far as I can tell from talking to DoD. Great find and thanks for posting it!
Could you provide some measurements for the gi?
Thanks for the comment Miro! I’ll have Dan post them up asap.
Did you ever get measurements?
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