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The Pred
Green Belt
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
Posts: 385
Styles: Goju Ryu
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 Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 11:06 am Post subject: 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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Oshishinobu
Orange Belt
Joined: 09 Apr 2015
Posts: 122
Location: Vancouver, WA
Styles: ISKF Shotokan Karate, Italian Longsword, Kickboxing
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| honestly my belt drys pretty quick and I am a terrible person but when i wash my belt i use the machine lol |
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IcemanSK
Black Belt
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1084
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan
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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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Lupin1
Black Belt
Joined: 15 Dec 2009
Posts: 1637
Location: Naples, FL
Styles: Isshinryu
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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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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The Pred
Green Belt
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
Posts: 385
Styles: Goju Ryu
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Great replies, I mean if I did an ground based art it would be a weekly thing. |
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LLLEARNER
Brown Belt
Joined: 10 Feb 2016
Posts: 687
Location: Central Maine
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| Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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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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Spartacus Maximus
Black Belt
Joined: 01 Jun 2014
Posts: 1902
Styles: Shorin ryu
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| Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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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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The Pred
Green Belt
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
Posts: 385
Styles: Goju Ryu
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| Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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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. |
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tallgeese
Black Belt
Joined: 04 May 2008
Posts: 6879
Location: McHenry County, IL
Styles: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bujin Bugei Jutsu, Gokei Ryu Kempo Jutsu, MMA, Shootfighting, boxing, kickboxing, JKD, Pekiti Tersia Kali
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Lupin1
Black Belt
Joined: 15 Dec 2009
Posts: 1637
Location: Naples, FL
Styles: Isshinryu
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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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