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Highler
Yellow Belt
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:09 am Post subject: Question about my new gi |
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Well i got my first gi as a surprise at christmas and although i was planning on buying a good heavyweight gi from the dojo i feel it's only right to wear the one i was bought for now, it's just a basic light gi.
Anyway, i tried it on and the cuffs at the arms and ankles are right at the end, not too long, but not very short either. It's also got the fold marks on the legs and arms blatantly sticking out and it looks quite daft!
Should i wash it first and shrink it slightly or should i just leave the length and iron out the creases?
Thanks
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AngelaG
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
Posts: 865
Location: Devon, UK
Styles: Shotokan
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Just wear it. By the time you've started to sweat a little it will have started to calm down a little.
We are all used to seeing someone walking in with a new gi for the first time, no one will care. It just looks like you left the hangers in. 
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aefibird
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Oct 2003
Posts: 4416
Location: UK
Styles: Past and present: 2 styles of Karate, TKD, Aikido, Wing Chun, some Tai Chi
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Try washing it if you feel uncomfortable with the sleeve length - it may shrink it slightly so that the sleeves & legs are the right length. Don't use water that's too hot, though!! Guess who made that mistake with her first gi... 
Don't worry about the fold marks - everyone has been a beginner at some point and I'm sure many people on here have worn gi with fold marks in them!
Just as a side-note: if you do buy yourself a heavy-weight gi, then don't get rid of your old light-weight. It may come in handy for when Britain has those (very rare) hot days in the summer!
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Highler
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Thanks guys 
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