wearing a blue judogi

[Daisho]

for people that study Judo, what is your schools view on the blue gi?

In my original school blue gi's were only worn by the people who competed, and mostly as a sign that they were in preparation mode for an upcoming competition.

also showing up to class in your blue gi, put a cross hair on you for any student you were paired against, as i, for one, can attest to ramping up my own competitiveness when paired against someone who decided to sport it in class.

Maybe this isn't as such a big deal in less traditional schools…. but in my M-R school your gi wasn't meant to be a billboard, and was devoid of any markings, patches, etc outside of your belt.

is this the case in any of your experiences?

[Wastelander]

for people that study Judo, what is your schools view on the blue gi?

In my original school blue gi's were only worn by the people who competed, and mostly as a sign that they were in preparation mode for an upcoming competition.

also showing up to class in your blue gi, put a cross hair on you for any student you were paired against, as i, for one, can attest to ramping up my own competitiveness when paired against someone who decided to sport it in class.

Maybe this isn't as such a big deal in less traditional schools…. but in my M-R school your gi wasn't meant to be a billboard, and was devoid of any markings, patches, etc outside of your belt.

is this the case in any of your experiences?

In my first dojo I don't think we had one single person with a gi any other color than white. In my second dojo, however, we had a couple who would come in blue, but that's just because they already had them from training BJJ and our instructor didn't care. I think that pairing blue and white is good for competitions and demonstrations, but I'm not too fond of it in class, personally.

[Throwdown0850]

I wear a blue gi sometimes. why? Because I like it. It serves no purpose really. In 1997 the IJF had people wearing blue gi's in competition. I guess so they could see what was goin on when they were locked up. Idk. My instructor could care less. As long as its a judo/jujitsu/bjj gi. It didn't matter.

[sensei8]

In my original school blue gi's were only worn by the people who competed, and mostly as a sign that they were in preparation mode for an upcoming competition.

Even though I'm not a Judoka, I find this an excellent way to utilize a gi color when white/black/combo's are the only gi colors allowed.

[bushido_man96]

I wouldn't worry about the gi color so much. I hear a lot how white should be the only color worn, when in reality, it doesn't really matter. I prefer my white, but have worn black bottoms/white tops before, and it didn't bother me. My Combat Hapkido dobok is all black.

I personally prefer to train in a pair of athletic shorts and a t-shirt.

[sojobo]

You could always go for the reversable ones.

Sojobo