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karatekaBR86
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Joined: 20 Jul 2004
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Styles: Shorin Ryu, Okinawan Bo-Jutsu, bjj

PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:29 pm    Post subject: drying shureido gi Reply with quote
The shureido gi i purchased is a heavy weight...100% cotton. How should I dry it after i wash it to shrink it a bit? (it's 5/12 im 6 foot, and out of the bag it was enourmous...i take it will shrink?)
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Shorinryu Sensei
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Joined: 13 Jun 2002
Posts: 2045
Location: Kalispell, Montana
Styles: Shorinryu Matsumura Kenpo (Seito/Orthodox) Karate and Kobudo

PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Every gi I've owned in the last 30 years has been preshrunk and didn't shrink at all in the wash.
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Jussi Häkkinen
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Joined: 28 Aug 2003
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Location: Turku, Finland
Styles: Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do

PostPosted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you want to shrink a Shureido do-gi, wash it in hot water (as hot as your washer allows) and repeat 2-3 times. Japanese cotton shrinks a bit. Do not use the tumble dryer, it only causes unnecessary wear to the fabric (one tumble drying session will wear you do-gi for the worth of months of training wear).

Keep your Shureido well and it'll last years of hard training.
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strangepair03
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Joined: 15 Dec 2004
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Location: New Jersey
Styles: Okinawan Shorinji Ryu Karate-Do

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wash hot and dry hot......
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