Custom no-gi BJJ academy apparel with no minimum order starts at Bear Grips Pro Shops. Your academy gets a branded shop, your students order directly, and every piece ships from US print partners to their home in about a week. No batch order to coordinate, no bulk pre-purchase, no stack of mediums sitting in your office two months after the season.
Most no-gi academies sit in the 30 to 100 student range. At that size, the traditional batch order math hurts. A screen printer wants 24 of one shirt in one design. Your roster wants ten different sizes split across men, women, and a few kids in the youth program. The order either does not happen, or you eat the cost of unsold sizes.
No-minimum solves this directly. Each student buys what they want, in the size they want, when they want it. The white belt who joined last week can buy a tee tomorrow. The purple belt who just dropped twenty pounds can buy a new hoodie in the smaller size. The instructor who wants ten of a special design for the upcoming sub-only event places one order for ten and it ships together.
You never coordinate a batch again. The shop runs 24/7 in the background while you coach class.
The five products that cover almost every no-gi academy launch:
Five products. Three to five color variants on the tee and hoodie. Done. Most launches start here and expand based on what sells.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.| Factor | Traditional Batch Order | Bear Grips Pro Shops |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum quantity | 12 to 48 per design | 1 piece |
| Size collection | Coordinator collects from each student | Each student picks at checkout |
| Pre-purchase cost | Owner pays upfront, recoups later | Zero, students pay direct |
| Lead time | 3 to 6 weeks | About 1 week per order |
| Unsold inventory risk | High | None |
| Reorders | Another batch cycle | Always available, no action needed |
The takeaway: a batch order makes sense for the big launch event tee where you genuinely will sell 48 in one shot. For everything else, no-minimum is faster, cheaper, and lower risk.
Realistic revenue math for a no-gi academy running an always-on shop with your logo:
| Active Students | Purchase Rate / Year | Margin / Item | Annual Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 3 items each | $12 | $1,080 |
| 60 | 3 items each | $12 | $2,160 |
| 100 | 3 items each | $12 | $3,600 |
| 150 | 3 items each | $12 | $5,400 |
These numbers assume students only. Most academies also see purchases from parents of kids program students, visiting competitors after big seminars, and friends who pick up academy hoodies as gifts. Factor those in and a 100-student no-gi academy realistically clears $4,500 to $6,000 in margin per year with zero inventory.
Free plan, three products, your academy logo, no minimum. Live in fifteen minutes.
Start FreeYes. A student can order a single tee, a single hat, or a single hoodie. There is no minimum at any plan tier. The free plan and VIP plans both have the same no-minimum policy.
Most orders print in 3 to 5 business days and arrive within about a week. Shipping is free to every customer in the US.
Yes. The free plan supports 3 live products. Self-Service VIP supports 200 live products. Done-For-You VIP supports 250 live products. You can offer the same academy logo across tees, hoodies, and hats, or run completely different designs for kids program, women class, and competition team.
No. Students see only the retail price you set. The base price you pay and the margin you keep are not visible on the public shop. You control the retail price on every product.
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