Originally I found the Karate Depot website trying to solve a pants issue. (see my review under medium weight elastic waistband pants) By finding the Karate Depot website I found the solution to another problem. I was wearing a size 6 uniform but was uncomfortable with the jacket. I have wide shoulders so the size 6 jacket never fully closed. With this option of purchasing the jacket and pants separately I bought a size 6 pair of pants and a size 7 jacket. It's the next best thing to buying a custom uniform. Now I can truly say I'm comfortable with my entire uniform. Also I can honestly say that the durability is excellent. Mine sure has taken a beating.

Practicing aikido, traditional drawstring pants just were not being cooperative. As an uke I was thrown to the ground and getting back up consistently. After 3 or 4 repetitions of this my pants would be falling off. Searching the web for a solution I found these elastic waistband pants. They also include a drawstring feature that runs through the elastic waistband so if you like that feature it's still there. Not only is this middle weight pant durable but they eliminated the problem of losing my pants in the middle of practice.