My nephew and I designed a special t-shirt, to sell and donate the proceeds to charity. After a brief talk about what charity options there were, he chose helping feed hungry kids.
Posted on February 05, 2021
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Roll into the new year with some pristine grappling wear packed into a custom panda backpack by entering our photo contest!
Posted on January 13, 2021
Nelson Puentes
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It came time to design some backpacks for Inverted Gear, it took a long time to get my ideas together, and to narrow it down to 3 designs. Our rolltop bag is the first of these designs.
Posted on October 30, 2020
Nelson Puentes
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when the Affliction/Tapout era was at its peak, we went the opposite direction and made the original panda gi. While we were at it, we tried to solve some problems that had bothered me for years.
Posted on October 01, 2020
Nelson Puentes
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I decided on a week-long road trip from New York to Florida. I would stop at every major jiu-jitsu destination along the way, training, trading secrets, and experiencing all the best jiu-jitsu the East Coast had to of...
Posted on April 08, 2020
Corey Stockton
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We just rebooted our inventory and made a bunch of behind the scenes changes to make things better for Panda Nation.
Posted on May 10, 2019
Nelson Puentes
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Gifts and Deals for Panda Nation
Panda Nation has given us so much support over the years, and we are beyond grateful for what you have done for our family and for the jiu-jitsu community. Every Black Friday season, w...
Posted on November 18, 2018
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The other day someone asked me what I did before Inverted Gear. This caught me by surprise, it’s been a while since I thought about the time before all my energy was devoted to selling uniforms with a silly upside-dow...
Posted on July 19, 2018
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We are looking for the best grapplers you’ve never heard of in Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Oklahoma City. Purple belt and up, do you know a good candidate? Learn more!
Posted on June 07, 2018
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As we move into our 6th year in business, read what's in store for the future of Inverted Gear in Nelson's latest blog post!
Posted on February 23, 2018
Nelson Puentes
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A year ago, my friend Sean contacted me to tell me about a school club a few of his teammates from Main Line United were helping out with. The Workshop School is a project-based charter school that takes an innovative...
Posted on August 17, 2017
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Five years ago, I started Inverted Gear. It seems like yesterday I was ordering polybags and halfsheet labels on Amazon so I could ship the first batch of panda gis from my mom’s basement. A lot has changed since the...
Posted on March 02, 2017
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