These are actually quite good, the previous reviewer obviously does not train hard and is used to wearing fashionable martial arts clothing, I on the other hand do train hard and need functional inexpensive kung fu pants because after a few months they will be all torn up anyways, the reason for the large crotch hip region is for flexibility and low stances, the previous reviewer probably does neither of these, if you wear normal sweats without the bagginess in this region you will be getting a wedgie everytime you go into one of these stances, as in Chen Style Tai Chi or any other martial art that will train low stance and rooting, if your not extremely overweight ie have a "huge ass" they look just fine and certainly don't look like you have a "diaper on" but as I said functionality is more important to me than looks, I train solo anyhow so for me I just don't want to have to adjust my pants every two seconds while training, and want a pair that doesn't cost like 50 dollars, because the reality of it is if you train very hard the 50 dollar pair will still wear out just as quickly, particularly the knee regions. These actually hold up quite well, and for the price I buy two or three pairs and they last a long time. I also prefer this elastic as the tie up waist can be a pain when one needs to use the restroom and tends to be either to too tight or too loose. My only suggestion is to buy one or two sizes larger than normal because these do shrink and since they have elastic ankles your leg length is not much of a concern. I normally wear a size 4-5 gi and I purchase a size 6 for these, after a few washes a size six will end up at some where between 4-5, so other than that their cheap fairly durable and ready to be put to some hard use. If you want fancy go buy a 0 silk uniform and pretend your doing martial arts in the park, otherwise a pair of these and a hanes tanktop oughto do you just fine.
I purchased this item because my daughter started taking a Tiny Tigers karate class. We tried to get a uniform at the school, but it took two weeks for orders to come in. I also wanted something logo free and 100% cotton. My daughter didn't like the size 0 at the school because it was very large and the instructor told us they don't shrink much. I went with the 000 instead, since she in petite. It was still large, but I washed it in hot water (not recommended) to shrink it considerably.
Now it fits perfectly. I'll definitely buy the next size up when it comes time to trade in. The sizing chart was accurate and really helped. The white belt included was also the perfect size to tie properly.
Thank you!
