What you actually want from a training t-shirt
Two things, and they pull in opposite directions. Say that you train, and still be able to wear it anywhere. Artwork that talks too much ends up at the back of the drawer because it only works at the academy; artwork that says nothing says nothing.
Our prints sit between the two. They carry something of the discipline, a word, a mark, a piece of lettering, rather than a slogan or a figure mid-technique. The result gets worn to work without needing an explanation.
Choosing a colour
This is not only taste. A light shirt makes prints read sharper and wears better in summer, but it shows more over time. A dark shirt takes daily use in its stride and lifts pale areas of the print, while going dull if it is washed too hot.
The same artwork does not land the same way on different grounds. Look at the images on each product page before choosing, that is the only way to judge the contrast.
Keeping the colours
Cold wash, inside out, no tumble dryer. That goes for the print and for the dye in the fabric, and it costs thirty seconds when you load the machine. A shirt treated that way keeps its contrast for several seasons.
T-shirt or rashguard
Different garment, different job. A t-shirt is street clothing, cotton, cut loose. A rashguard is mat clothing, technical fibres, close to the body, built to stay put and to protect the skin from friction.
If you are looking for something to train in, go to the rashguards. If you are looking for what to wear the rest of the time, you are in the right place.
Wearing jiu-jitsu off the mats
A training t-shirt is not a team jersey. It gets worn at work, travelling, at the café after class, in places where nobody knows what a spider guard is. That is why our artwork stays readable from a distance without being loud.
The rest of the range
T-shirts sit in the streetwear section, with the other everyday pieces. Training gear lives in Brazilian jiu-jitsu gear.