Blitz Adult Student Karate Gi (7oz)
- Budget
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- General training
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Product details checked against available sources.
Specifications
Our verdict
A light 7oz polyester-cotton first gi from Blitz, with a wrap-over jacket, an elastic and tie waistband and a white belt included. Sizes start at 3/160cm, so check Blitz's height chart before you buy for a child.
Blitz calls the Student gi an ideal first gi for students. It is a 7oz, 65% polyester / 35% cotton wrap-over gi with an elastic and tie waistband, and Blitz says it has extra room through the gusset for kicks, stances and transitions. It comes with a white belt.
Sizing is by height, from 3/160cm to 8/210cm, although Blitz's height chart stops at 7/200cm. It is sold in white, black, blue, red and mixed colour combinations. Competition gis under WKF rules are white, so if you want another colour, check with your club first.
Blitz describes it as suitable for regular training, gradings and competition. However, Blitz is not on WKF's approved list for karategi (karate gis). Under WKF rules, athletes wear a white, WKF Approved karategi (WKF Kumite Competition Rules 2026, Art. 2.2.1), so for events run under WKF rules it is a training gi. Blitz does not say whether the jacket has ties, which WKF requires in competition, and it does not name the fabric weave.
Beginners 160cm and taller buying a first gi for classes, who want a belt included and have checked what their club asks for.
You're buying for a child under 160cm: Blitz's sizes start at 3/160cm. You're entering WKF kumite events: see the adidas K220KF, a kumite gi from a brand WKF lists for kumite karategi. You want a heavier cotton gi for regular training: see the Blitz Zanshin.
Pros
- A white belt included
- Extra room through the gusset for kicks, stances and transitions, per Blitz
- Weight, composition, waistband and height sizing all published by Blitz
Cons
- Blitz is not on WKF's approved list for karategi
- Sizes start at 3/160cm
- Blitz does not say whether the jacket has ties, or name the fabric weave
Why we rated it this way
Materials & Construction (3): Blitz states a 7oz fabric of 65% polyester and 35% cotton: the normal build for a first training gi.
Fit & Movement (3): Blitz describes extra gusset room and an elastic and tie waistband and publishes a height chart, but sells whole sizes only and its chart leaves out 8/210cm.
Value (3): A budget price for a 7oz polyester-cotton gi with an elastic and tie waist and a white belt included, which is what gis at this price normally offer.
Sources
- Manufacturer — Blitz's own UK product page (re-read 2026-10-22) - the purchase route in GBP and the source of: "Ideal first gi for students", "a classic wrap over Karate gi", 7oz, 65% polyester / 35% cotton, "elastic / tie waistband", white belt included, the colour options, the gusset wording, "suitable for regular training, gradings and competition", sizes 3/160cm-8/210cm and the height chart (3/160cm-7/200cm). No jacket ties, weave or WKF wording.
- Technical documentation — WKF approved list (wkf.net/approved; no version printed): the brands WKF's kumite karategi page lists - Daedo, adidas, Arawaza, Budo-Nord, Hayashi, SMAI, Shureido, Tokaido, Wacoku, Wesing, BEST SPORT, KO, Punok, MOOTO, FUJIMAE and Tusah; Blitz is not among them. WKF's kata karategi page shows only KO and FUJIMAE, and Blitz is not on it either. Checked 22 October 2026.
- Technical documentation — Governing body rulebook: WKF Kumite Competition Rules (Rules Version 2026.01, valid from 1 January 2026; note of 13 April 2026), Art. 2.2.1: athletes wear a WKF Approved white karategi; jackets without ties cannot be used (g); sleeves end no longer than the bend of the wrist and no shorter than halfway down the forearm (h); trousers cover at least two-thirds of the shin and do not reach below the anklebone (j). Checked 22 October 2026.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-22 · Last verified 2026-10-22