Kunoichi & Shinobi was born on the mats at The Garden MMA in Philadelphia: compression gear that stays put, rank-colour rashguards, and a women's camp that shapes what we make next.
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In Japanese, kunoichi is the female warrior: precise, composed and powerful. Shinobi is discipline, control and mastery. Together, they stand for balance.Made on the mats in Philadelphia
Kunoichi & Shinobi was born at The Garden MMA, a jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai gym at 4537 Wayne Ave in Philadelphia, run by Keren Fedida and Judah. Keren is a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. Judah is a black belt and a former professional fighter. Every piece we make gets tested on our own mats, in our own classes, before it ever reaches the store.
Why we started
You know the round where you spend half of it pulling your rashguard down, hitching your spats up and worrying about what's showing instead of where your grips are. We got tired of it. So we made gear that stays put.
Our compression fabric holds and smooths. It covers you completely, so you can roll freely without thinking about anything showing. Pull it on and it feels like armor. The only thing left to think about is training.
Strong, not exposed. Elegant, not delicate. Athletic, not careless.
Gear for women in movement, and for the men who train beside them
We design first for women in jiu-jitsu, MMA and beyond, and we make the same gear for men. Rashguards, spats and leggings, built for no-gi training, hard rounds and the open mat after.
Wear your rank
Our Warrior In The Garden rashguards come in rank colours, so the rashguard you roll in says where you are on the path: white, blue, purple, brown, and black with red. Prefer black as your base? The two-tone versions run your rank colour down the sides. And the yellow one isn't a rank at all. It's our nod to Bruce Lee and Kill Bill.
Warrior In The Garden
Our gear grew up alongside Warrior In The Garden, our women-only no-gi camp. Three camps in, it has brought together women from gyms and affiliations across the East Coast to train, learn, roll and connect. Campers wear our rashguards; the camp shapes what we make next. Warrior In The Garden 4.0 is coming, and you can join the waitlist.
Made to order, made for you
We make in small batches, so nothing sits on a rack waiting to be picked over. Most orders ship in 2–3 weeks. Train at The Garden? Pick up your order at the gym for free. Not sure about the size? Returns are free within 30 days, and size exchanges are on us.
Daily warriors. Quiet power. You train like one. Now dress like one, and then forget about it.
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