Tuesday 19 February 2008

Blitz Karate Suits

Blitz make a wide range of karate suits from cheap good value karate suits to slightly more expensive heavyweight karate suits. The full range of Blitz Karate Suits are reviewed below

Blitz Student Karate Suit

The Blitz Student Karate Suit is the most basic blitz suit avaliable. It is a good value suit ideal from those just starting out there karate training.


The Student Karate Suit comes in a choice of either polycotton or cotton material and comes complete with a white belt.

Ideal for those new karatekas wanting a cheap good valued karate suit.

Blitz Elite Competition Karate Suit

The Blitz Elite Competition Karate Suit is a new range of Karate Suit by Blitz. It is made of 57% cotton, 40% polyester and 3% lycra. This allows for extra stretch in the material and this allows for better movement and therefore better technique.

This suit is a 10oz lightweight suit ideal for kumite and summer training. it come with elasticated trousers which have longer length legs. The Jacket is also longer stopping it from riding up.

This is one of the best lightweight karate suits on the market and is very comfortable. Prices range from £30-£45 (depending on size and postage)

Blitz Silver Tournament Karate Suit

The Blitz Silver Tournament (Red Label) Karate Suit is one of the most popular heavyweight suits. It is a pre-shrunk suit made of 100% raised double brushed cotton canvas which gives the karate suit a soft and confortable feel.

The trousers come with a tie waist and are easy to iron.

Overall the suit is a high quality heavyweight karate suit that is very confortable and soft. Prices range from £35-£45 (depending on size and excluding postage)

This suit is ideal for those wishing for a comfortable and high quality Blitz karate suit.

Blitz White Diamond Karate Suit

The Blitz White Diamond Karate Suit is a 14oz heavyweight karate suit that is made from 100% smooth woven cotton canvas.

The Jacket is longer than usual karate suit jackets at the front and shorter japanese cut sleeves. This is ideal as it stops the jacket riding during training and the shorter sleeves stay out of the way while you are training.

The weight of the jacket provides a good clean snap to your techniques. The Blitz White Diamond Karate Suit also comes with two sets of trousers. One which has a tie waist and heavier, shorter legs which has been designed for kata and another pair which are lighter with an elasticated waist, designed for kumite. This makes the suit versitile and means it is ideal for competitions as it could be used for both events with ease.

Prices for the suit range from £55-£77 (depending on size and excluding postage) Overall the Blitz White Diamond Karate Suit is a very well made, durable and versitile karate suit which is a very good buy for someone looking to upgrade to a heavyweight suit.

Blitz Japan Karate Suit

Blitz Japan Karate Suit

The Blitz Japan Karate Suit is a 16oz karate suit made from 100% smooth cotton-canvas.

This Blitz Karate Suit is designed for the professional karateka such as senseis and shihans.

However the Blitz Japan karate suit may be too heavy for some especially if you are used to wearing much lighter suits. If you are used to wearing a heavy suit and want to wear something heavy from the Blitz range then this is the Blitz karate suit to go for. However if you are not used to wearing a heavyweight karate suit then the Blitz White Diamond karate suit may be more suitable.

Overall the Blitz Karate Suit is a very good heavyweight karate suit with prices ranging from £50-£68.08 (depending on side, not including delivery). However this karate suit is not suitable for those not used to wearing heavyweight suits.