Best practices for keeping you uniform up.

[armanox]

I'm all ears when it comes to tips for keeping dobok looking new. I go through so many! Honestly why does white have to be the traditional colour just shows up the dirt more!!!

As gross as it sounds I sweat a heck of a lot and this is my biggest problem with my dobok. They tend to go an off white or dirty white after a while. To minimise damage I try to wash it as soon as I get home, or baring that, soak it in cold water until I am ready to wash it. Then I wash with plenty of soap and a stain remover / optical brightener. When it does get a bit dirty looking, white vinegar or peroxide are good alternatives to bleach.

Perhaps you need something like what Shuriedo, Tokaido, and Toyo do - the fabric has a blue tint to it when you buy it, which will fade over time, but it slows down yellowing as a result. Or, I personally love my unbleached judo gi. Maybe the unbleached look needs to be more popular?

[Spodo Komodo]

I personally love my unbleached judo gi. Maybe the unbleached look needs to be more popular?

I had an unbleached organic cotton Aikido gi that I used for karate a while back. It lasted for ages but eventually had to be retired when I got blood on it as there was no way unbleached fibres were going to give that stain up without chemicals. It was also a light green colour after a sock incident.

Personally I don't machine wash my gi very often, after a class it gets rinsed in clean cold water, spun in the washing machine and hung up in the shower to drip dry. I have three gis which have clearly numbered labels (with a laundry marker) and they get worn in rotation so that gi no.1 gets at least a week to dry. Once a month they get a machine wash and in winter they might get a tumble dry just to get one back into service in time. Even cheap gis can last 5-6 years with a bit of care.

[DWx]

I'm all ears when it comes to tips for keeping dobok looking new. I go through so many! Honestly why does white have to be the traditional colour just shows up the dirt more!!!

As gross as it sounds I sweat a heck of a lot and this is my biggest problem with my dobok. They tend to go an off white or dirty white after a while. To minimise damage I try to wash it as soon as I get home, or baring that, soak it in cold water until I am ready to wash it. Then I wash with plenty of soap and a stain remover / optical brightener. When it does get a bit dirty looking, white vinegar or peroxide are good alternatives to bleach.

Perhaps you need something like what Shuriedo, Tokaido, and Toyo do - the fabric has a blue tint to it when you buy it, which will fade over time, but it slows down yellowing as a result. Or, I personally love my unbleached judo gi. Maybe the unbleached look needs to be more popular?

I would and I can definitely see that being better. However TKD doboks are slightly different than standard dogi and we have to wear something specific so limited choice on brands available.

[armanox]

I'm all ears when it comes to tips for keeping dobok looking new. I go through so many! Honestly why does white have to be the traditional colour just shows up the dirt more!!!

As gross as it sounds I sweat a heck of a lot and this is my biggest problem with my dobok. They tend to go an off white or dirty white after a while. To minimise damage I try to wash it as soon as I get home, or baring that, soak it in cold water until I am ready to wash it. Then I wash with plenty of soap and a stain remover / optical brightener. When it does get a bit dirty looking, white vinegar or peroxide are good alternatives to bleach.

Perhaps you need something like what Shuriedo, Tokaido, and Toyo do - the fabric has a blue tint to it when you buy it, which will fade over time, but it slows down yellowing as a result. Or, I personally love my unbleached judo gi. Maybe the unbleached look needs to be more popular?

I would and I can definitely see that being better. However TKD doboks are slightly different than standard dogi and we have to wear something specific so limited choice on brands available.

I am aware of various Korean styles uniforms (WTF TKD, HKD). They should have stuck with plain uniforms....

[joaolx]

I just machine wash mine in a cold water gentle program and hang it outside to dry.

No drying machine, no ironing and no bleach...

So far so good