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This season’s new gi drop from Kingz Kimonos is a fresh take on a tried-and-true model: The One Vice Jiu Jitsu Gi . The inspiration for this gi came from a recent trip by the Kingz team to “The Magic City” and the resurging popularity of 80’s style and television drama. But you don’t have to be from Miami to enjoy this retro styled gi. Miami Vice Influenced What is that “Vice” style from you ask? From 1984 to 1989, Miami Vice was one of the most-watched crime dramas on television. Featuring Don Johnson as Detective James Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Detective Ricardo Tubbs, the series is chock-full of 80’s fashion, music and that distinctly Miami vibe. With The One Vice, Kingz did their own take on the iconic Vice logo and font, pulling in the bold love for vibrant blues and pinks that epitomizes 80’s style. A War Horse Gi But Kingz could have designed it on any of their leading gi model. They chose their best-selling The One jiu-jitsu gi becaus...
The Kingz team is full of some of the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu talent in the world, and some of our toughest competitors are Masters level athletes… including one of the best pound-for-pound Master 2 athletes in the world: Jeysen Santiago do Santos. jiu jitsu kimonos What does it take to earn that prestigious title? An indomitable will and tireless work ethic. Even at the age of 18, Jeysen was training four to five hours a day in his hometown of Manaus. When his academy moved locations during his purple belt years, he would walk nearly an hour to train, spending six hours on the mat, nearly every day of the week. And he’s never stopped. Today, Jeysen is a fourth degree black belt and co-owns JJ Brazilian Academy in Colton, California. In addition to teaching jiu-jitsu full-time, he still competes in the Master 2 light-feather weight division… and has his sights on that World Championship title this year. We caught up with Jeysen to learn a little more about who he is and wh...
While the history of Brazilian jiu-jitsu has long been peppered with the stories of young prodigies, this most recent group has proven to set the bar a little higher. One of the most standout young athletes of this new generation is Kingz Athlete Cole Abate. jiu jitsu gi for women Long a dominant figure in the kid’s and juvenile divisions, Cole has benefitted from the tutelage of Rodrigo Pinheiro in San Antonio, Texas, before moving to Costa Mesa to join the juvenile army of Art of Jiu-Jitsu, with Guilherme and Rafael Mendes. In 2021 he hit a new stride, taking on some of the biggest names in the sport. At just 16 years old, Cole entered the ADCC North American Trials in New Jersey, held just last November. In a division of over 160 men, Cole fought his way to the finals, submitting three opponents and outscoring four more, to finishing with a win against Keith Krikorian. He became the youngest male athlete to win a trials in ADCC history. Some of his recent a...
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