Coco Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Well, right now, im wearing a white karate gi and a green belt. When I sweat alot, many times I come home, and after I take out my belt and my uniform, I check over my gi to see if there are any stains, and many times, there is the huge colored outline of my belt, green and all... Is this normal? Shito Ryu (3rd kyu) RETIRED - 2002-2003Now studying BJJ(2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudDragon Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Yep, if you haven't washed your belt it will do that. Try to wash it on the gentle cycle with regular detergent and let it drip dry and the belt shouln't run any more. Most folks don't need to do this, but for those who perspire freely it is the way to go. A Black Belt is just a white belt that don't know when to quit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 9, 2004 Author Share Posted August 9, 2004 I heard if you wash/wet your belt itll un-dye? Hh and it also says do not wash on the little thingie. Shito Ryu (3rd kyu) RETIRED - 2002-2003Now studying BJJ(2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramymensa Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 WASH THE BELT! And the problem is because the coloures are not best quality. Had belts that wouldn't leave stains and only one that left a trace Wash the thing and DRESS UP FOR HOME AFTER FINISHING THE TRAINING. Stop wearing the karategi on the streets. You remember what happened before, not to mention I find it of a very bad taste. I don't wear my pijama on the streets and a karategi is very similar And as for the belt ... change it. Try to find one that doesn't stain the gi. I guess they're a bit expensive ... but they can be found. I had some belts with silk covering. They never left marks. World Shotokan Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefibird Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 If you wash your belt gently the dye shouldn't run the next time you wear it. If you wash it fairly regularly it will stop it becoming sweaty and smelly too. Handwash it if you're unshure of whether to shove it in the washing machine or not. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorinryu Sensei Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Interesting. The only belts I've ever seen bleed their colors are ones that were origionally another color...like white...and dyed to a new color. I and my students have used Century MA's belts for quite a few years and have never had a problem with colors fleeding, and we never wash out belts...EVER! My nightly prayer..."Please, just let me win that PowerBall Jackpot just once. I'll prove to you that it won't change me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solar_kid Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Yeah, I never have had a problem with my belt color coming off on my gi, but I always wash the belt before wearing it. It may help take off any excess dye, but I also find that the belt stays tied better too. The new belts tend to be too stiff. ----Hmm. Hello. This is the floor. How did I get here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goju 4 Life Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Um. We never ever ever wash our belt either. To us your belt is sacred the only thing you can do to alter that I can think of is take off the manufacturer's label. but you dou whatevr you do If i had to choose between karate and everything else, I would choose karate so i could beat up whoever made me make the decision and have everything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramymensa Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Here we go again We are separated in our beliefs regarding washing or not the belt. I chose to wash mine. In our dojo (a sport hall) some others train in basketball and vollyball. Imagine the floor So I go home with a grey gi and grey belt (it would show better when wearing a lighter colour ). After some weeks my belt would be just miserable. I hope Funakoshi would forgive me for my sins, but I had to clean the coloured rag ... because it didn't look like a belt anymore. Not to mention the "traces" left on my gi. So I chose to wash it. For me the belt is just another accessory. It's not holy. Is my rank and that's all World Shotokan Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aes Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I have never seen colour transferred from a belt to a white gi. IMO the belt did not get the dye set properly when it was made. 43 Years oldBlue Belt (7th Kyu) Shorin-ryuRoberts Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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