Built for Life Around the Mats
The SPARS Men's BJJ KATAKANA Daily Tee in Heather is a Japanese-designed Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle T-shirt in a soft, lightweight 65% polyester and 35% cotton blend — made for the everyday rhythm around training, on the way to the gym, changing into a fresh tee after class, or heading out on a rest day.
The Design
The SPARS BJJ KATAKANA chest design pairs bold white 「ジュウジュツ」—the Japanese katakana rendering of “Jiu-Jitsu”—with BJJ on the chest, hand-drawn in the manga lettering tradition rather than typeset in a standard font. The characters are deliberately off-balance: tilted, with some strokes stretched far beyond their normal length. Kuzushi (崩し) is the grappling principle of disrupting an opponent’s balance to create an opening. Here, that same idea is applied to the letterforms themselves. Off-balance, yet unmistakable.
The Fit
A classic unisex regular fit with a relaxed, natural drape, available in sizes S through 3XL. Not a slim or compression-style athletic fit.
Five Heather Colors
Heather Navy, Dark Heather Grey, Heather Indigo, Heather Royal and Heather Red, each featuring the white BJJ KATAKANA chest design.
Made for the BJJ Life
For competitors, hobbyists, coaches, gi practitioners, and no-gi grapplers who want their connection to BJJ to carry beyond the mats — lifestyle apparel, not designed as a training shirt.