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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Well, I've never thought about the belt being able to shrink. But, why not, after all, it's made out of some type of fabric(s).
That'll be my new excuse...I'm not getting big in the tummy area; my belt shrunk. Go figure!
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I just wish I would shrink in the wash sometimes...
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16427
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
| sensei8 wrote: |
Well, I've never thought about the belt being able to shrink. But, why not, after all, it's made out of some type of fabric(s).
That'll be my new excuse...I'm not getting big in the tummy area; my belt shrunk. Go figure!
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I just wish I would shrink in the wash sometimes... |
ROFLMBBO!!!!!! You and me both! But, I can't fit in the wahing machine...DRAT!!!!!!!!!
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
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Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16427
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
| I'd settle for standing in the rain... |
ROFLMBBO
Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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yargk
White Belt
Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Posts: 7
Location: sf bay area
Styles: Shotokan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Update:
So I remembered that I had a white belt laying around that came with a gi I bought from Ki international. Never washed it, so I decided to measure before and after. Shrank 20-21 cm.
I'm wondering if this is typical for other belts.
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bushido_man96
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Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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JohnASE
Green Belt
Joined: 06 Feb 2008
Posts: 492
Location: SoCal
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| So is it a super shrunk size 5 (shrunk by 21 cm) or a mislabeled size 4 (size 4 should be 266 cm)? |
Could be either. You have around 7% shrinkage, which sounds like a reasonable amount for a couple washes. Mislabeled belts do happen, but I'd say it's less likely. Of course, the sizing chart you used might not be accurate. If you're planning on washing your belt on a regular basis, I'd allow for shrinkage.
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| It is likely to depend on the material it is made out of. If its cotton, then probably yes. If its made of a blend, then they may not. |
Exactly. It depends on the material. Cotton will tend to shrink more than poly/cotton, but some cotton is preshrunk and some poly/cotton shrinks more than you'd think, so you never know. However, I'd bet the cotton in belts is not preshrunk much, if at all.
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| I always tell my students to wash their new belt ONCE-before they wear it. Gets the extra dye out so it does not stain the white uniform when they sweat. |
Some belts are colorfast, and some are not. Colorfast belts should not bleed onto uniforms, but I can see how people might want to do this just in case. Mixups at the factory do happen. If belts aren't colorfast, repeated washings will make them fade. |
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nanook660
Yellow Belt
Joined: 01 Aug 2008
Posts: 86
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
Styles: Wado Ryu karate (5th Kyu 2nd Green Belt)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Tradition wise "Never wash the Obi" is what I've been told as you are washing away all that you've thus far achieved.
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RichardZ
Brown Belt
Joined: 03 Nov 2009
Posts: 624
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| Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| nanook660 wrote: |
| Tradition wise "Never wash the Obi" is what I've been told as you are washing away all that you've thus far achieved. |
This is actually not a bonefide tradition. The belt was just a piece of the attire and not-so much anything venerable. |
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Lupin1
Black Belt
Joined: 15 Dec 2009
Posts: 1637
Location: Naples, FL
Styles: Isshinryu
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| NEVER wash your belt... it looses the color but more important it is said that the belt catches all your sweat (symbolic for your experience) and if you wash it you wash away your sweat and experience.... so never wash your belt |
I've washed my belts a few times and my karate never got any worse afterwards. |
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