Women's uniform's

[Nict]

I currently wear a cross over gi, with ties at the side,I find the front doesn't stay secure and in warmer weather I am finding it too warm wearing a t shirt but I don't like the pull over the head style. Does anyone know of anywhere that does women's uniforms with some sort of extra fastenings or covering at the front?

[IcemanSK]

I currently wear a cross over gi, with ties at the side,I find the front doesn't stay secure and in warmer weather I am finding it too warm wearing a t shirt but I don't like the pull over the head style. Does anyone know of anywhere that does women's uniforms with some sort of extra fastenings or covering at the front?

Mooto makes a pull-over women's cut uniform that might be helpful for you.

http://sangmoosa.com/shop/shop_goodsview.asp?Top=196&Steps=001960019900209&g_code=2014710174427

[Wastelander]

Taekwondo dobok are basically a baggy v-neck longsleeve shirt, and many manufacturers make "female cut" uniforms. Most female karateka I know who have trouble with the gi coming open just sew it shut.

[Nidan Melbourne]

I know Seishin have just released a womens gi designed for women. So i'm assuming they may have extra ties as well.

There are some styles of gi i believe that if you place a special order they can accomodate with extra ties.

Majority of the females at my dojo wear only a sports bra with a crop top type of singlet underneath. A few others just wear a tshirt underneath.

I understand many females feel uncomfortable with what i said above. So i hope you find a solution

[sensei8]

Century Martial Arts Supply, out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, has, if memory serves me correct, several woman's gi, specially tailored to female MAist!!

[JR 137]

A lady where I train had a tailor sew a strip of material about 3/4 of the way up on the lapel. Basically the same thing as on the lower portion. Done right, you can't tell it's there unless you look for it. I haven't seen any come like that from the manufacturer though.

As Sensei8 said, Century makes a women's cut gi. I don't know anyone who wears one, but I haven't asked either. Some of them could be for all I know.

[Spartacus Maximus]

JR has the cheapest idea. Just adding a tie at the upper chest of the jacket works quite well. Shureido does it with their gi if asked and most suppliers/manufacturers might do it too. If not, than any decent tailor will certainly be able to sew on an extra tie or two.

[DWx]

If you have a gi you like, extra ties you've sewn yourself or maybe even a press stud or button would be the easiest way to do it. Whilst women's gi's do exist there isn't exactly a whole lot of choice.

[Nidan Melbourne]

If you have a gi you like, extra ties you've sewn yourself or maybe even a press stud or button would be the easiest way to do it. Whilst women's gi's do exist there isn't exactly a whole lot of choice.

That is true unfortunately.

I don't think Press Studs or Buttons would be appropriate due to the nature of the activity. But definitely extra ties like what you would find normally would be a positive.

My fiance who i teach has a ridiculously starchy gi but she also ties the gi extra tight with the ties available and wears her belt tight. so it stays in place quite nicely

[Oshishinobu]

OSU!!! I know I have heard of some folk using velcro to keep it in place. OSU!!