The MH series is the Dogi range which made Hirota famous. Features include:
The always popular MH-11 dogi is an ideal all round dogi for everyday training for Kihon, Kata and Kumite.
MADE IN JAPAN
Best Gi I've ever had. Material is unique; appears somewhat stiff at first, but feels unbelievable once you put it on. The medium weight is super comfortable and provides a great snap! The quality and craftsmanship is top notch. Had sleeves and trousers altered to my specs; cut and fit is perfect. I've had Tokaido and Kamikaze in the past, but this Hirota tops them all. Fast shipping, and service was excellent all the way around. Very pleased!
After twenty-something years of practicing Shotokan and getting fed up with wearing locally-made or Made-in-China dogi. I finally decided to invest in a proper Japanese make. Having seen the oh so handsome Tatsuya Naka _swoon!_ flaunt his Hirotas numerous times on YouTube, I decided to start off my online binge shopping of 'Made-In-Japan, Wash in cold water only' luxury keikogi with the MH-11. This is my first exposure to wearing a properly fitted, generously-cut yet slim and handsomely-tailored, off-the-rack, proper made in Japan keikogi. The description says 'medium-weight' but in fact, it has a really good heft to the cloth. I'm currently using it for both regular training as well as for teaching classes. On opening the package, I'm confronted with a gorgeous, blue-ish tinged uniform. Hirota does a really good job on the tailoring, you can see the lines are clean and stitching is spot-on. The MH-11 has surprisingly good snap, yet feels light and nimble during kumite. Living i
The MH-11 is a very good dogi, maybe the best middle-weight one I've ever had. Out of the box, it is wonderfully bluish and it's both sharp and soft. Once you get it washed, obviously, it tends to go a little stiffer, but not as stiffer as any else 100% cotton dogi I've ever experienced. The cut is quite generous but, surprisingly, even if I went for a half-measure above, it looks almost tailor-made on me (and I am a thin person). You may want to know that this dogi has an old-style jacket's hem: just three rows of stitching. This may look weird if you're accustomed to the new era of muscular dogis: "if your hems have less than a billion of rows of stitching, you're a loser". But I think it's a great feature: I love the way it lets my hems stay down and the feeling of freedom it gives me. Honestly, after I have experienced this one, I think that a over-stitched jacket's hem is quite useless. Despite its lightness, this dogi has a good snap and stays sharp even after hours of hard train
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