Though there are people who are becoming obsessed with gi collection, it is still unclear how gis are being made. Do you ever wonder how your Atama, Shoyoroll or your Koral has been constructed? Some companies claim that gis came from unicorn fart, while some gi collectors speculate of Chinese and Pakistani children's tears.
Here in this video, we bring you a glimpse on how your gi is being made. It all starts with the production of a fabric. Is the fabric a double weave, a hemp weave or probably a Submission FC Poly-Cotton-pretending-to-be-hemp weave?In this video, learn more on how different weaves are made.
Now that you have your weave, the next thing is to bring it to the factory. When you are interested with BJJ gis, you can expect for some people from Pakistan to leave you a message or an email, asking you if you want to have a gi manufactured under their company. Some of these individuals are third party entities to factories, while some are factory workers themselves performing list building. In the next video, learn how the gis are made in the city of Sialkot, Pakistan.
Not too bad right? There are different types of factory owners that you can meet when it comes to outsourcing your production. From the professional to the not-so-professional factory owners, and even the ones out to scam you, starting brand owners should carry out necessary precautions when outsourcing their production.
For Origin, they thought of making their gis in the United States. Shoyoroll has also been doing the same steps as Origin. Is this better for consumers? In reality,this move may not be too practical. For one, overhead cost can be so much higher when you have your factory in a first world country. There is a reason why sports brands like Nike and Lululemon preferred outsourcing their production to China, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Mexico to name a few.
Is the quality going to be better if they make it in the US? There is a possibility of having better quality if they know what they are doing. However, there is also that chance where the items are sub standard because of the lack of knowledge in the textile industry. I had the experience of buying an Origin bag with zippers that quickly gave up (twice, I might add. The replacement item also sucked). Also, I posted here a about their gi that turned purple when I washed it. If you are curious how their production works in Origins, check this out.
Labels: atama, Bjj Gi, gi critic, Gi manufacturing, Origin, shoyoroll, submission fc
