Red J Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 If you are working out, wash your uniform. I've never heard of a personal hygiene sacrifice as a way to enlightenment. I had to lose my mind to come to my senses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramymensa Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 God this is a HUGE stipidity. I have only one karategi, a heavy weight one (that's because in my country the monthly wage is 150 USD so I can't afford another one too soon). That means I can wash it only once a week, since it takes ages to dry. The idea is it's dirty and sweaty (although I don't sweat to heavily). Still I wear my top just 2 times and train the other 2 times that week with a tshirt and the pants. I know I should have it cleaned more often, but so far this is all I can do. Stilll... never wash it? That's the biggest junk I ever heard. Wash it VERY often, you could try to have everythime a clean gi with you, that's the ideal. always train in a brand clean karategi. I'm against keeping even the belt dirty and sweaty ... never occured to me people would have "fantasies" like this with their gis World Shotokan Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username9 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 I wash it once a week usually - basically after two sessions - unless one of them has been a real heavy session - then it gets banged straight in the washer - and when I am at home it tends to get washed more often - but it is harder for me to wash it at univeristy cos there's no washing machine in my flat! haha As for washing ur belt/obi then I have only ever done theat about twice when I got blood on it. Apart from that I just don't! One good reason not to wash a coloured belt with ur gi is that one guy that trains with us came in with an orange-tinted gi once cos his ran in the wash! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbelt_girl15 Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I most definatly wash my gi.No disrespect to your Sensai but not ever washing your gi is just gross! I don't wash my obi though.Why? Tradition! God has not given us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of love, a spirit of power, and of self-discipline.2 Timothy 1:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangepair03 Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I don't wash my obi for a very traditional reason.............I don't want it to shrink and end up having that "great" bowtie look A punch should stay like a treasure in the sleeve. It should not be used indiscrimately.Kyan Chotoku Sensei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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