Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Gi figure review

To celebrate today's 60th blog post, we'll be drawing from the figure
archive to cover another special Puroresu collectible from Japan: the
Rickson Gracie (Gi ver.) Character Product figure.

Following the 2000 release of Character Product's first figure of Rick
-son Gracie (the Colosseum 2000 and Bushido Spirit variants), Chara
-cter Product followed up with a second figure of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
legend in 2002.

                                   

Drawing from Rickson's previous figure, the updated 2002 version
features Rickson's in his Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Gi and red belt.


                           


The Gracie Jiu-Jitsu logo patch (with Rickson's name) are printed on
the front of Rickson's Gi.


                                 


The left sleeve of the Rickson figure contains a decal which reads
"FIRST INSTRUCTOR" (a reference to Rickson Gracie being a
noted trainer of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu).
                            

This Gracie figure also features an updated head sculpt with Rick
-son's more recognizable buzzcut hairstyle.

The back of Rickson's Gi once again contains a patch of the Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu logo along with Rickson's name and text that reads "INTER
-NATIONAL JIU-JITSU ASSOCIATION".

In typical Character Product fashion, the back of the Rickson figure
contains the text "(C) RICKSON" as this figure was officially licens
-ed by the man himself.