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Traditions be damned (belt cleaning)


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So for the longest time I would lysol spray my obi. But I've decided screw it, and decided to hand wash my obi in the sink with some laudnry degernt. It took a few days to dry. Luckily I had a spare obi. So for people that wash your belts, do you have a spare or do you just not go to your dojo.

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When I've washed my belt, which is rare, I air dry it outdoors. I live in Los Angeles, so the dry air doesn't take that long. I usually have another belt in my bag just in case.

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I don't wash mine very often (I don't usually sweat enough for it to get gross), but I just machine wash cold and hang it to dry.

Usually I'll wash it when I don't have class for awhile (class is Tuesday and Thursday, so I'll wash it Thursday night so it has until Tuesday to dry).

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My Sensei just washed his for the first time since he earned it (mid 1990's). It was leaving dirt marks on his new gi.

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Where the so-called tradition originates is anyone's guess, but from what the natives say, it is definitely not from Okinawa or Japan. With the humid climate of Japan and semi-tropical climate of Okinawa, cotton dogi and belts can get quite nasty with sweat and dirt. Colour belts go into the wash along with everything else. Embroidered belts are the only exceptions, but even those are dry-cleaned or hand washed at least once or twice a week.

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Great replies, I mean if I did an ground based art it would be a weekly thing.

This.

I wash mine every week. It dries well enough to wear overnight.

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One of the main reasons I am not a fan of the white gi. Though I will wear all white for special occasions.

If I ever start my own school, we'll wear black gis at least until black belt (then probably white tops with black bottoms as I think the black belt just looks better on a white top as opposed to the full ninja look.

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