
Fuji Sports’ ‘Victory’ women’s pink BJJ gi is a comfortable, well-cut and stylish gi, great for everyday training. The Victory kimono is a pre-shrunk single weave gi, with reinforced seams and slightly heavier weight trousers which are reinforced at the knees. While the colour is pretty conspicuous – a ‘bubblegum pink’ – it is rather understated in other respects with limited embroidery in white and grey. For my proportions, this is one of the two best-fitting women’s gi I’ve ever owned; the other being the Break Point women’s light weight gi which you chose and which will be reviewed later this month.[1] The gi ranges in price from $75USD – $98USD and offers excellent value for money in terms of construction and styling. Big thanks to BJJ-gear deal site, BJJHQ, for supplying the gi for review; BJJHQ offer the Victory for $75.
Fuji Victory Features

Embroidered patches of the Fuji logo, gi name and Fuji company name adorn one shoulder and the upper middle of the back of the jacket. Considering that this is a lower-priced piece of kit, this embroidery is very considered and well executed with an attractive use of white and grey thread which harmonises well with the pink of the gi. The Fuji logo embroidery is repeated on the upper outside of the reinforced knee area of the left trouser leg. Sales of the Victory gi support breast cancer research and the links with breast cancer awareness are apparent in the styling as there are small white ribbons embroidered near the vent on the jacket overlap and on the hip of the right trouser leg.
The single weave of the jacket is described by Fuji as a ‘durable long lasting fiber weave’. I’ve ‘googled’ for ‘fiber weave’ and consulted Meerkatsu’s fine post on BJJ gi weaves and all I can surmise is that this is some sort of branded term for a single weave. The weave is very soft for a single weave and has a pronounced waffle texture to the exposed side of the jacket as well as a slight sheen. So far I’ve rolled once in this gi and found it very soft and comfortable and the fabric has maintained its sheen and softness after a warm wash and line dry.
Fuji Victory Fit

The Fuji Victory kimono fits me perfectly. Great sleeve length, no extra bulk in the shoulders, some tapering in the body of the jacket and, unusually for my shape and women’s cut gi, trousers that are not too baggy, but do offer extra room in the hips, thighs and bum. The Victory is pre-shrunk and the post-60°C wash measurements show that shrinkage is well within acceptable parameters with no change to the trouser measurements, 0.5cm from all jacket measurements except the arm measurement which lost 2cm (or 1cm from each arm). The gi weighs in at 1.8 kilos on my scale.
I love the Fuji Victory trousers above all other gi trousers I have ever worn for two reasons: 1) perfect length; 2) perfect bagginess quotient. I like to wear my gi trousers (and my belt) at the smallest point of my torso, which is my waist, rather than my hips; it looks a bit dorkilicious, I admit, but it is the most comfortable and sensible configuration in light of my physiognomy. The Victory trousers are the first gi pants – women’s cut or otherwise – that are an optimal length when worn at the waist. Often trousers seem designed to be worn on the hips – the smallest part of a man’s body – and are too short when worn higher, around the waist.
Fuji uses ‘W’ sizing, rather than the standard women’s F-sizes. While the cut of the jacket and trousers is different than my non women’s gi, for example my ancient and trusty Koral A1 Classic, the official size chart is a carbon copy of the men’s cut size chart:
Height (ft) | Weight (lbs) | Size |
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5’2″-5’5″ | 110-140 | W1 |
5’5″-5’9″ | 140-170 | W2 |
5’9″-6’1″ | 160-200 | W3 |
6’0″-6’4″ | 200-250 | W4 |
6’0″-6’4″ | 225-275 | W5 |
6’2″-6’6″ | 250-300 | W6 |
Fuji Sports Women’s Gi Size Chart |

While there certainly are women over 6 foot, this size chart seems quite flawed for a gi that is purportedly ‘…designed for and by women’. I’m not suggesting there haven’t been modifications to the dimensions of Fuji’s W-chart, and for instance, when compared with my Koral men’s cut A1s, the Fuji trousers have 4cm more width in the thighs and 5cm greater width across the bum. So, while the Fuji Victory W1 may have different dimensions than a men’s cut A1, it remains that the W-size chart may not be optimal for a wide spectrum of women. The advantage of the F-size system, or a modified A-size system as used by Fenom, is that the entire scale is shifted downwards, which accommodates the size spectrum of women more appropriately. So, while, for me the W1 is perfect, I wonder if this gi could work for smaller women, as I’m in the middle of the F-size spectrum (F3) which appears to be equivalent to the bottom of the W-size spectrum.
A Gi with a Conscience

Sales of the the Victory gi help to support breast cancer research, and the company’s Facebook Page claims that:
For EVERY pink gi sold a portion of the gi sale is being given to breast cancer research.
Fuji Sports claims that 10% of the sale of their gi are donated to breast cancer research bodies, including Susan G. Komen For the Cure.
Conclusions

Before the Victory came into my life, I’d never considered myself a pink gi type, but I really enjoy wearing this gi and I am now a convert; I love having this as an option in the gi-wardrobe! This particular pink gi offers excellent value for money, with a very soft weave and a comfortable fit, though this fit may be better for women slimmer in the hips and thighs; it is roomier than a men’s cut gi, but for grander bottom proportions the OTM SupaStar, Black Eagle Raptor or Predadoramight be more appropriate. The finishing is very nice, save a few loose threads on the embroidery, with taped seams and very nice minimal branding. The ‘Victory’ represents a solid everyday training kimono which offers more in terms of quality than its retail price would suggest. However, while understated in bling, she is a strong pink so you will stand out! You may feel extra powers in your cute pink gi, but you better be able to back them up, or – ahem – you might end up being helicopter armbared by your coach in your first pink-gi roll.
Addendum
Disclaimer
All reviews are based on my independent observations. I have no formal qualifications, I am not sponsored by any company and I do not endorse any one brand. If you chose a gi based on my review, please let the manufacturer know that MegJitsu persuaded you. This will not benefit me financially, but can help me to get more gi to review. As always, thanks for reading.
Credits
Thank you to BJJHQ for supplying the gi. Kind of them to spoil us again after donating the Manto Women’s Rash Guard for review in August.
Thanks also to Lisa James – friend, fellow purple belt and veteran film producer – for her photography skills and editing expertise in creating the media for this review.
[1]For reference, I am 163cm/5’4.5″, 60kgs/130lbs and have bust, waist and hip measurements of 86.4cm/34″, 68.6cm/27″ and 91.4cm/36″; this review is of the W1.
10 Oct 2011 @ 10:25 am
Meg – your review write-ups are getting increasingly better. They offer exactly the right blend of objective and subjective commentary and highlight cons and pros. Well done!
10 Oct 2011 @ 10:30 am
What an awesome compliment! Thank you, Meerkatsu. Big praise coming from the gi review king!
23 Oct 2011 @ 10:10 pm
Hi Kara! I wear the blue Fenom in A0 top but A1 pants and this is a pretty good fit for me. I don’t ever machine dry it just air dry. I have the white Fenom in A1 but I shrunk it too much so now now the pants and and sleeves are short on me.
I am wearing the W1 in the photo (in the first gal) and you can see that the sleeves are a little long on me. I have a teammate who also got the W1 and tried to shrink it but it didnt shrink that much.
My favorite gi cuts are the Atama female gis. I also ordered the the Raptor and that had a really nice cut as well!
24 Oct 2011 @ 1:42 pm
Big thanks for following up, Lana!
25 Oct 2011 @ 2:39 am
Thanks a bunch Lana!
I tried the original white Fuji A1 pants and C2 top. The pants fit perfect. The top shrunk a ton, but is still baggy in the arms. If the new pink is preshrunk and tighter cut, maybe that combo would work. I’ll look into the others as well.
24 Oct 2011 @ 12:29 pm
Hi Kara. Glad the review was helpful to you. Have contacted Lana to see if she’d be so kind as to expound in her feedback in these comments. Hope we can find you a well-fitting gi!
25 Oct 2011 @ 8:38 am
YAY!
14 Jan 2013 @ 5:57 am
Where can I purchase the Fugi Victory pink Gi? It seems to be exactly what I am looking for and I have searched the Internet with no luck. I’m beginning to wonder if it has been discontinued.
Thanks so much,
Amy
24 Oct 2011 @ 12:27 pm
Hi Amy, looks like it is available from the Fuji site http://www.fujisports.com/ 😀
18 Sep 2013 @ 2:25 pm
I didn’t know this brand, thanks for the review (sadly I don’t think they are distributed in Europe… any information about that?)
23 Sep 2013 @ 8:28 am
Hi bjjgi, thanks for your comment. A quick google turned up a list of resellers on the Fuji site, though I can’t say how up to date it might be http://www.fujisports.com/resellers.aspx. Hope that helps!