From only one wholesaler?

IcemanSK

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I'm curious to see if any school owner gets their equipment from only one source. If so, which one?

I've been doin' this a long time in several schools (although I've only had my school for less than a year.) & I've used a lot of different gear. For some things company "X" is great, but company "G" does this really well. I'll also admit that I'm a guy who likes "stuff".....so I get things from a lot of different sources. I use Century, Tekno, Macho, Sang Moo Sa (for wtf tkd uniforms) & Eosin Panther for black belts.

What wholesalers &/or name brands do you use & for what items?
 

SFC JeffJ

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We use AWMA, Century, and Samurai Sports.

I'll have to check out Gorilla Gear.
 

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I have been using century, but I also try others. Choi brothers have the best uniforms, AWMA have a great selection of Addidas....I'm still looking for quality sparring gear in the color green.
 

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I use a wide selection of sources for my training uniforms and gear.
Century, Ed Martin, Action-Flex, KrisCutlery, Edges2 and the list goes on.
It is simply hard to get everything from one source.
 

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So many new places are popping up on the internet (but sometimes it is just a website seelling drop ship goods for someone you already do buiness with).

I have been using century, but I also try others. Choi brothers have the best uniforms, AWMA have a great selection of Addidas....I'm still looking for quality sparring gear in the color green.

Lime green or standard green?
 

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I get my gis and belts through Tiger Claw, sparring gear through Century, and weapons through AWMA. I get different patches through all three.
 

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I stick to KWON myself, since I have a wholesale account with them.

On occasion, I use the Academy of MA Supply www.martialartssupply.com , but that is cheating since they carry Century, Macho, Proforce, & every other company you can think of. BTW, that place sells Century and the others at wholesale prices to everyone.

AoG
 

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i give as much biz as i can to MTI trading. they really rock. good prices, excellent service, quick delivery. they have a somewhat limited selection, though, so sometimes i have to branch out to century.

and for some reasons, AWMA consistently has the best deals on puzzle mats....
 

Brandon Fisher

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We use century primarily now and awma sometimes. I prefer to use Shureido whereever possible. All my own personal equipment comes from Shureido even my makiwara in the dojo came from them.
 

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I worked at Karate Mart in Phoenix once upon a time and the owner was able to hook me up with great prices. I've used them almost exclusivly for equipment. They offer wholesale accounts for instructors.
 

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