'Gentle Dragon' AESTHETIC x Gawakoto x JiuJitsuNerd Limited Edition Kimono + Sofubi Bundle
- Secure your bundle with a deposit. Pay the rest when it ships.
- Only 20 bundles available
- Original art by Gawakoto
- Pre-Order closes September 15
Adult & Female Kimono Size Chart
| Size | Wingspan | Chest | Length | Waist |
Pant Length |
| A00 | 55" | 18" | 27" | 18.5" | 33.5" |
| A0 | 59" | 19.75" | 28.75" | 19" | 35" |
| A0H | 60.25" | 23" | 29.5" | 21" | 35.5" |
| A0L | 63" | 20.5" | 30" | 19.75" | 36.25" |
| A1 | 63" | 21.25" | 30" | 20" | 35.5" |
| A1H | 64.25" | 24.5" | 30.25" | 22" | 36.25" |
| A1L | 66.25" | 21.5" | 30.75" | 19.75" | 35.75" |
| A2 | 66.25" | 23.25" | 31" | 21.25" | 37.75" |
| A2H | 66.5" | 25.25" | 31" | 22.75" | 38.25" |
| A2L | 67" | 24" | 32" | 21.25" | 39" |
| A3 | 67.75" | 24.5" | 33" | 22.75 | 39.75" |
| A3H | 69" | 26.75" | 33" | 25" | 40" |
| A3L | 69.25" | 24.5" | 33.5" | 22.75 | 41.5" |
| A4 | 69.75 | 26" | 33.5" | 24.5" | 41.75" |
| F0 | 55.5" | 20.75" | 26" | 18.5" | 34" |
| F1 | 59" | 21.5" | 27.5" | 19" | 35.5" |
| F2 | 62.5" | 22.5" | 29" | 19.75" | 37" |
| F3 | 66" | 23.5" | 30.75" | 20.75" | 38" |
Please allow a 3% tolerance for all measurements.
| Size | Height Range | Weight Range |
| A00 | 4' 7" - 5' 0" | 90 - 110lbs |
| A0 | 5' 0" - 5' 5" | 120 - 140lbs |
| A0H | 5' 0" - 5' 5" | 140 - 170lbs |
| A0L | 5' 5" - 5' 9" | 120 - 140lbs |
| A1 | 5' 5" - 5' 9" | 140 - 170lbs |
| A1H | 5' 5" - 5' 9" | 175 - 210lbs |
| A1L | 5' 8" - 6' 0" | 140 - 175lbs |
| A2 | 5' 8" - 6' 0" | 165 - 195lbs |
| A2H | 5' 8" - 6' 0" | 195 - 230lbs |
| A2L | 5' 11" - 6' 2" | 165 - 195lbs |
| A3 | 5' 11" - 6' 2" | 195 - 230lbs |
| A3H | 5' 11" - 6' 2" | 200 - 240lbs |
| A3L | 6' 2" - 6' 5" | 195 - 230lbs |
| A4 | 6' 2" - 6' 5" | 220 - 250lbs |
| F0 | 4' 7" - 5' 0" | 90 - 110lbs |
| F1 | 5'0" - 5' 5" | 110 - 130lbs |
| F2 | 5' 5" - 5' 8" | 130 - 145lbs |
| F3 | 5' 8" - 5' 10" | 140 - 165lbs |
This is a pre-order bundle. Secure your kimono and sofubi with a deposit of $149. Estimated shipping date: 24 November. Retail price: $249.
Some collaborations are planned. Others feel like they were circling each other for years.
Our paths with Gawakoto and JiuJitsuNerd go back to the same era of jiu-jitsu – the early 2010s, when the culture was still being shaped by homegrown brands, independent artists and people making the things they wanted to see exist. Different places, different voices, but a lot of shared ground.
Gentle Dragon brings those histories together.
A limited kimono and sofubi capsule built around the contradiction at the heart of jiu-jitsu: softness and force, restraint and violence, calm and intensity. The dragon has always represented power. Here, it wears the gi.
This collaboration pairs Gawakoto’s creature-led visual world, Kinya Hashimoto’s unmistakable JiuJitsuNerd perspective and our approach to considered jiu-jitsu product. The gi is deliberately restrained from a distance; a clean white canvas, subtle embroidery and custom woven detailing – with the artwork revealing itself closer in.
The accompanying Gentle Dragon figure carries the same language into three dimensions: a martial artist rendered as myth, hand-painted and finished in translucent jade green with gold details.
Three names that helped shape their own corners of the same culture, finally meeting in one project.
Made with respect for where we came from, and for the art, ideas and people that have kept growing with us.
Kimono
- Jacket: 450gsm pearl weave
- Pants: 10oz cotton twill
- Twill-wrapped EVA foam lapel
- Durable, high-density embroideries
- Knee-to-shin length reinforcements
- Includes bag
Sofubi
- Limited to 50 worldwide
- Hand-painted and finished
- Made of soft vinyl
- Individually signed and numbered
- Approximately 21cm tall
