Shoyoroll

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Shoyoroll
Company type Corporation
Founded2006;18 years ago (2006)
FounderVince “Bear” Quitugua
Headquarters Los Alamitos, California,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Products Clothing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi
Website www.shoyoroll.com

Shoyoroll is an American jiu-jitsu lifestyle brand that designs and manufactures Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi, casual apparel, and accessories headquartered in Los Alamitos, California. It is one of the most popular jiu-jitsu brands in the world. [1]

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History

Shoyoroll was founded by Vince “Bear” Quitugua in 2006. Bear started making t-shirts and caps to show off his creative side inside his garage in Guam. Budo Videos, a martial arts online retailer, started to exclusively sell Shoyoroll gis in North America in 2009. [2]

Shoyoroll announced a collaboration with the IBJJF for an exclusive line of gis in 2023. [3] In 2023, Shoyoroll won 'Brand of the Year' at the JitsMagazine BJJ Awards. [4]

Partnerships

Shoyoroll have made collaborations with other brands and companies such as Illest, EA Sports, Undefeated, [5] Albino and Preto [6] and RVCA. [7] [8] They have also collaborated with ONE Championship to produce the official kit for their submission grappling division. [9]

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