I started seeing these Elite Sports Brazilian jiujitsu gis around my gym a few months ago and a team mate told me they were selling them at a very inexpensive price, just 69.99 for most models.

Seeing as the new market is currently dominated by products in the $99-149 I was curious as to their quality, so when they reached out to me to interview one of their models I jumped on the chance.

Now I couldn’t help but wonder what the catch is, how is a brand like Elite selling their items at such low prices? We all know pretty much every major player manufactures them in neighboring textile factories in Pakistan.

After inquiring to owner Daniel Carlos about this, he informed that basically they have their own production facility which saves them quite a bit and they can pass it on.

The second thing I noticed is they only offer sizes A1-A5, which I honestly am not a fan of. I was assured that this is one of the next things they are working on.

I almost forgot about them until the gi arrived here, I am 5’10” and 175lbs. According to their size chart I should have ordered an A3, but I happen to know how the antiquated BJJ sizing system works so I ordered an A2 anyways. After wearing it 3 and drying it (I wash and dry all my gis) it has become nearly the perfect size. I prefer my gi’s fitted so it is a touch loose, but most people would probably find it just right.

Its quality in short is awesome, well worth the price tag and blowing their most obvious competitors out of the water. It fits as well and seems to be of similar quality to my Tatami Estilo models, all it needs to be perfect is long and fitted sizes to be made available.

It features a mid-weight (400 gsm) jacket and rip stop pants that are triple stitched everywhere and appear to be very well put together.

The patches and orange seam tape adds some tasteful flair, and the draw string is not the gi material that I don’t like, it stays tied and functions as it should.

I have had over 30 gis, 15 being Shoyorolls because I’m a nerd, the elite sports gi leaves nothing to be desired to me in terms of quality and fit.

They say the jacket has anti-microbial features which keep it from smelling, although they do not explain how they achieve this. I will do an update on this later on if there is a need to.

If I had to find one con I would say that their some of the stitching is coming apart on the pants of the model I received, but that has been true for many other gis as well.

If you need a gi, for the money this costs you would be foolish not to grab one.

You can find them at:

https://www.elitesports.com/brazilian-jiu-jitsu-bjj-gis

Rocking it with my fresh purple belt! Beautifully embroidered lapel patch I am a fan of the seam tape Triple stitched nearly everywhere