Finding the Right Karate Gi. If you’re new to karate, choosing a gi can feel like learning a new language. Kata, kumite, WKF, fabric weights, competition sets—suddenly there’s a lot to work out. We remember that feeling.

Competition day starts long before the first bow. There are lessons, lifts, kit lists, early mornings and usually at least one moment when somebody asks, “Have we packed the belt?”

Introducing Budo-Nord UK, a.k.a. The Gibsons and The Ramshaws.

Just two families who apparently didn’t have enough to do, so decided that bringing Budo-Nord to the UK seemed like a perfectly sensible next step.