{"id":118,"date":"2026-09-29T16:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/como-elegir-tu-primer-kimono-de-bjj\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:27:25","slug":"como-elegir-tu-primer-kimono-de-bjj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/como-elegir-tu-primer-kimono-de-bjj\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose your first BJJ gi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You don't need a gi for your first class. But if you get hooked (and most people do), you'll need to buy your first <em>gi<\/em>. We'll help you get it right.<\/p>\n<h2>The size<\/h2>\n<p>BJJ gis come in sizes A0, A1, A2, A3\u2026 based on height and weight. Always check the brand's size chart and bear in mind that cotton shrinks a little in the first few washes.<\/p>\n<h2>The fabric<\/h2>\n<p>To start with, a <strong>pearl weave<\/strong> fabric is the best option: durable, not too heavy and quick to dry.<\/p>\n<h2>The colour<\/h2>\n<p>White, blue or black are the colours allowed in IBJJF competition. If you think you might compete one day, choose one of these.<\/p>\n<h2>Care<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wash it after every session.<\/li>\n<li>Cold or lukewarm water, never hot.<\/li>\n<li>Air dry, no tumble dryer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not sure about the size? Ask at the school and we'll advise you. And if you haven't tried a class yet, book your free trial class: just come in sportswear.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sizes, fabrics and permitted colours. A quick guide to buying your first gi without getting it wrong.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-material"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}