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our booth at the green mountain open. it was a great day. We had a great time last weekend at the Green Mountain Open in Rutland, Vermont. A big thanks to Matthew Neronsky and his instructor Huzon Alexander for inviting us to attend. Sales were good and we sold a surprising number of sweatshirts... and it wasn't even cold in the gymnasium! This tournament went very well, especially considering it was a first year event. Good attendance and great people. Honestly, I can't recall ever attending a tournament where everyone was so happy. That made for a great day for...

whistlekick Martial Arts Radio The major news at whistlekick HQ is the upcoming release of our podcast, whistlekick Martial Arts Radio. We're targeting an April 20th launch day and will have 3 episodes published then. We recorded our second interview today, and we're just plain pumped for this. If you haven't been following the story of our podcast, it's a 30-45 minute show that will be released weekly. We're starting by interviewing martial artists that have great stories. If you'd like to get more behind the scenes info on the podcast, you can join the Launch Team! Want to be...

This past Saturday we were at the IPPONE sanctioned Central Mass Open martial arts tournament. This was our second time here and, if it was possible, this year seemed to go more smoothly than last year. Sue and Mike Sonia of Sterling Martial Arts put on a classy event with a lot of thought to making things better. This year featured printed QR codes throughout the venue so attendees could check ring assignments with their smartphone. Very clever! one of our first blinggear models showing how he customized his sparring gear with blinggear. Our three new products were a definite hit....

We're always looking out for our customers. For the past couple years there's been one major request we haven't been able to fill - a face shield. We wanted to do a face shield that wouldn't only fit our head gear, but all of them. After some experimenting and testing we have a very limited supply that we're putting out there to solicit feedback. If you're interested in purchasing, you can head on over to the store here.We're in the midst of a production run right now because you all keep buying stuff! That's certainly not a complaint. We thought...

Today's going to be a short post, because I have to run to the airport to pick up a friend. No one ever tells you that starting a business doesn't mean the rest of your life stops... that in between the emails and contracts you still need to... live. Today's living involves picking up a friend at the airport. Yesterday was, in short, crazy. Our busiest ever day in terms of number of shipments going out and the dollar value of those shipments. The volume exposed a few gaps in our process that we rushed to shore up. I'm pleased to...