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DragonMike
Blue Belt
Joined: 19 Jul 2005
Posts: 287
Location: Indianapolis
Styles: Tang Soo Do
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The only shirts that I wear in public are pretty subtle. They have a small logo for the style on the left chest, but they don't scream "I'm a Black Belt."
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marie curie
KF Sempai
Joined: 18 Oct 2005
Posts: 1021
Location: PA, USA
Styles: Ko Sutemi Seiei Kan Karate, Kajukenbo, Kodokan Judo, Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu, Olympic Tae Kwon Doe
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:43 am Post subject: |
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I like club shirts- its a camaraderie thing- but the "i'm a black belt" ones, I also think may bring about the crazies.
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ninjanurse
KF Sensei
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Posts: 3990
Location: Upstate NY
Styles: TKD;Shotokan;JuJitsu;Tai Ji
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I am of the same opinion as the majority here: shirts that brag of rank or title should not be worn on the street, nor should the dobok/gi. School logos are good advertising and give a sense of camaraderie so I am not opposed to them at all.
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ps1
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Nov 2004
Posts: 1713
Location: NE Ohio
Styles: Chuan Fa, Shotokan, JJJ, BJJ
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| Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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I am of the same opinion as the majority here: shirts that brag of rank or title should not be worn on the street, nor should the dobok/gi. School logos are good advertising and give a sense of camaraderie so I am not opposed to them at all.
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Good point about the gi. That's probably my biggest pet peeve.
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harleyt26
Orange Belt
Joined: 27 Jul 2004
Posts: 125
Location: Summerfield,Florida U.S.A.
Styles: Ryu Kyu Kobudo,Shito Ryu,Shorin Ryu
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They are just clothes.If you bought them why noy wear them?I ride a motorcycle also,when I wear a bike shirt it does not mean I am looking for a race.When I wear a dojo shirt or jacket or a tounament shirt it is only showing my support for the art or sport.If I was looking for an altercation I would not care what shirt I was wearing unless it was a good shirt.You better not bleed on one of my good shirts!  Tom Hodges
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NightOwl
KF Sempai
Joined: 08 Dec 2006
Posts: 988
Location: Japan
Styles: This and that, Rookie Judo
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:27 am Post subject: |
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I am of the same opinion as the majority here: shirts that brag of rank or title should not be worn on the street, nor should the dobok/gi. School logos are good advertising and give a sense of camaraderie so I am not opposed to them at all.
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Good point about the gi. That's probably my biggest pet peeve. |
People wear the gis around town? 
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lordtariel
Black Belt
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Posts: 1709
Location: Oregon
Styles: (Past)Judo, Yang Family Tai Chi, (Current)Shito-Ryu Karate, Kobudo(Tonfajitsu)
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| ninjanurse wrote: |
I am of the same opinion as the majority here: shirts that brag of rank or title should not be worn on the street, nor should the dobok/gi. School logos are good advertising and give a sense of camaraderie so I am not opposed to them at all.
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Good point about the gi. That's probably my biggest pet peeve. |
People wear the gis around town? |
I've seen people wearing them in the grocery store... sometimes I've even been guilty of running into the store in my gi pants and a t-shirt after class. As for the clothing, I'd say it's not a big deal as long as the shirt isn't a show-off, look at how tough I am type of thing. Personal preference really.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 13977
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| They are just clothes.If you bought them why noy wear them?I ride a motorcycle also,when I wear a bike shirt it does not mean I am looking for a race.When I wear a dojo shirt or jacket or a tounament shirt it is only showing my support for the art or sport.If I was looking for an altercation I would not care what shirt I was wearing unless it was a good shirt.You better not bleed on one of my good shirts! Tom Hodges |
I understand the point that you are trying to make here, but not everyone looks at MA clothing the same way. When people see MA related things, they immediately think about fighting, and that is where the problem comes in. It shouldn't be looked at differently, but with MA, it draws a different type of attention.
One kind of double-standard that I would mention is that I don't think you would see the same kind of thing if someone wore their high school Wrestling shirts or hoodies. I think it is weird, but many others would not. Of course, I view Wrestling as much of a valid Martial Art as I do Karate, TKD, or BJJ, so it seems like a double-standard from my point of view.
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harleyt26
Orange Belt
Joined: 27 Jul 2004
Posts: 125
Location: Summerfield,Florida U.S.A.
Styles: Ryu Kyu Kobudo,Shito Ryu,Shorin Ryu
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Why would you care what they think?Do you not think maybe they would have a problem with you no matter what you were wearing?Maybe its the place or type of clientel of the place,if so maybe you were looking for trouble just by going there.I choose to wear what I want when I want and where I want.I have met many interesting people and had many interesting conversations I would not have had if I had not been wearing a MA t shirt.Also shirts are given as gifts and purchased by relatives and friends of members.Just because someone wears a shirt does not mean to me that they necessarily train themselves,but I would probably ask them if they train and how long,etc.If you wear a Dale Earnhart shirt I would not assume you are him or even a race car driver.T shirts can be excelent conversation starters. Tom Hodges
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macox
White Belt
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
Posts: 13
Location: Olympia, WA
Styles: shudokan
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I wear a long sleeved tee that has
I CAN'T I HAVE A KARATE LESSON
on it . my Son has karate mon, wed, sat. I have karate tue, thurs, sat... so usually it's true
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on the post.
