The Red Guy Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Hmm well I'm signing up for a course for tkd later tonight, and I was thinking what's the difference between karate and taekwondo uniforms? I've a friend who's quit karate and still has the clothes in good conditions, he wore for only a couple of months. So is there a great difference in the uniforms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battousai16 Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 there can be. in my experience, the main difference between uniforms in schools is the color and logos slapped on the back. also, tae kwon do uniforms some times pull over the head instead of closing in the front. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMA_chick Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 if there is a logo on the back of your friends and you go to a different school you probally won't be able to wear those uniforms. and also like what battousai said about some tkd ones closing in the front. ask you instructor, he/ she will tell you if you are allowed to wear him or not. Tae Kwon Do15-years oldpurple--belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznkarateboi Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 tkd gis are closed down the middle and have vnecks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icetuete Posted August 16, 2003 Share Posted August 16, 2003 but how much should a dobok cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekyMusician Posted August 16, 2003 Share Posted August 16, 2003 As people have said, TKD tend to use V-necked tops while karate people use cross over tops. Most TKD schools I've seen have Tae-Kwon-Do written across the back of their gis, while most karate schools I've seen tend to wear plain gis. Karate/TKD uniforms aren't usually all that expensive, but if its really an issue, just tell your instructor that you've already got a karate suit that you could use and he would probably understand and let you wear it. Smile. It makes people wonder what you've been up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMA_chick Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 they aren't too bad. you can probally get one for around 30$$. but if you are going to compete get an adidas one for around 60$ they are nice and snap really well. Tae Kwon Do15-years oldpurple--belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renketsu Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 I was allowed to train and grade in a karate Gi for WTF TKD for the 9 months I trained with them. It will depend on the instructor... if they teach for a living I expect they will want you to buy a new Dobok from them and keep their profits up Ask... he/she can only say no! Andy Wilkinson (Sandan)Renketsu Karate Club Senior Instructor(http://www.renketsu.org.uk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icetuete Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 if I'd switch to another dojang i'd probably want to still wear my old dobok, because i still will respect my instructors who taught so much to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommarker Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 While that sounds noble, icetuete, an instructor might interpret that as "the student who can't let go of his 'old ways' of doing things and will never really want to learn our way of doing things." I'm no longer posting here. Adios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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