Daisho Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Hey guys, this is my first post here , anyway today we had some visitors to our dojo from a dojo across town. Some of their students are looking for more in-depth Kenjutsu, so I guess they're being sent over to cross train.Anyway when they walked in I was in awe of their gi's. They had ryu patches, dragons holding yin/yang balls, a huge specialized dojo crest on the back, starsfrom the knee to the ankles, Korean flags, some kenji symbols, I mean the works. Not to mention their collars are tri-color striped, as are the belts, and their Sensei was wearing a blue gi top, with red pants.I've trained Miyama Ryu at the same dojo for 7 years, and had some people come cross-train with us, but never seen such adornment. Our Sensei is pretty old school. No-one wears patches or multi-colored gi's, and the only people allowed to wear one are combat vets, who are allowed to wear a U.S. flag on their breast.Anyway, make a long story short, it would be funny to see a fashion show of some of the more baroque gi's, can anyone recommend a website that is dedicated to that sort of thing?
Zanshin Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 I would not pay to much attention to the colour of someones Dogi. I would be looking at his or her form and how well they moved!!It is fun though looking at all of the styles available.I would love to train in a black dogi even for just one day. My sensei however is more pre-occupied with combat than sartorial elegance.Boring git really, although I would never say that to his face. "The difference between the possible and impossible is one's will""saya no uchi de katsu" - Victory in the scabbbard of the sword. (One must obtain victory while the sword is undrawn).https://www.art-of-budo.com
Daisho Posted September 30, 2007 Author Posted September 30, 2007 I was watching their form as well, but this was their first time with a sword in their hand, and their footwork showed their hesitations and indecisiveness.It was just such a stark contrast. From Sensei to newest member, we're in all white gi's, and regular belts. And these guys look like an explosion of color. To me personally it doesn't look very "martial" to be so flamboyant, but I'm dying to see the interior of their dojo now!btw, I found a great video of this kinda phenomena.... go to youtube and do a search for "pimp my gi" i guarantee it's worth it
Zanshin Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Brilliant matey good find. Although I have never trained in anything other than a white dogi, I must admit that when I went to Seni a few years back the "American Guy" out of enter the dragon was there, signing books (forget his name, you know the one you saw on the golf course at the beginning). Anyway, the prize draw was to win the legendary yellow Gi. (with short arms). I so wanted that!Sadly it was not to be. Never mind!! "The difference between the possible and impossible is one's will""saya no uchi de katsu" - Victory in the scabbbard of the sword. (One must obtain victory while the sword is undrawn).https://www.art-of-budo.com
bushido_man96 Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Brilliant matey good find. Although I have never trained in anything other than a white dogi, I must admit that when I went to Seni a few years back the "American Guy" out of enter the dragon was there, signing books (forget his name, you know the one you saw on the golf course at the beginning). Anyway, the prize draw was to win the legendary yellow Gi. (with short arms). I so wanted that!Sadly it was not to be. Never mind!! John Saxon is his name. The gi show sounds like the colors were a bit overwhelming. There is so much available out there now, that options like that have become more commonplace. However, I think that gis like that are usually saved for competition, and not regular class wear. I guess if that is how they like to do it, then oh, well. Personally, I am kind of partial to my white gi right now.Welcome to the Forums! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
YoungMan Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Plain white (or WTF black v-neck) works for me.My rule of thumb: the fancier the uniform, the lousier the technique and manners. There is no martial arts without philosophy.
bushido_man96 Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Plain white (or WTF black v-neck) works for me.My rule of thumb: the fancier the uniform, the lousier the technique and manners.I am not so sure that this is the case. I think that the flashier the uniform, then perhaps the more commercialism involved, but I have seen lots of good technicians wear flashy uniforms before. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
Daisho Posted October 1, 2007 Author Posted October 1, 2007 lol zanshin, i'm happy you enjoyed the video.and although the gi's did look flamboyant and goofy as hell, i wouldn't assume that they weren't capable combatants.
gzk Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Plain white (or WTF black v-neck) works for me.My rule of thumb: the fancier the uniform, the lousier the technique and manners.Wouldn't work in the case of our school. No coloured gis until blue belt (BJJ) or black belt (shoot). Battling biomechanical dyslexia since 2007
Clash Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 I'm quite partial to my white gi, though I do like the blue ones for judo. Hey at least the flashy guys give us something to scratch our heads at while we stare at the pretty colors.
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