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JazzKicker
Orange Belt
Joined: 07 Aug 2017
Posts: 174
Location: NJ
Styles: Hapkido, JKD, TSD
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 Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 8:59 am Post subject: Symbols, logos, on apparel- Do you "advertise" ? |
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Yin-Yang symbols, dragons, tigers, eagles, association logos and such.
Do you wear or display them in "civilian" life, like on a T-shirt, etc? Do they affirm your identity as a martial artist, or are they pretentious or likely to get you in trouble? |
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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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LLLEARNER
Brown Belt
Joined: 10 Feb 2016
Posts: 687
Location: Central Maine
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 10:46 am Post subject: |
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In primarily in BJJ. By decree that means about half my wardrobe is school tees of one kind or another.  |
That is less than crossfit.
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OneKickWonder
Purple Belt
Joined: 17 Feb 2018
Posts: 513
Styles: Tang soo do
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| I have one association T shirt. I wear it occasionally. Not to advertise the association. If people want to join us, they'll find us. Nobody is going to join just because they saw a slightly fat middle aged man wearing a branded T shirt. |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16430
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Nope.
I don't want to draw attention to myself outside of the dojo because it can backfire on me by someone wanting to test me.
Sport apparel is all I wear that's even close to something MA like.
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MatsuShinshii
Black Belt
Joined: 15 Aug 2016
Posts: 1423
Location: Kentucky
Styles: Machimura Suidi Rokudan, Ryukyu Kenpo, Kobudo, Judo
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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I have t-shirts and sweat shirts that were given to me by my Shinshii and the association. I wear them and others like USMC shirts, hunting shirts (real tree, red head, mossy oak, etc), school (college) shirts, etc. etc.
I pretty much wear what ever is clean. Having said that I don't "sport" my MA shirts. I wear them because they are there and clean.
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LLLEARNER
Brown Belt
Joined: 10 Feb 2016
Posts: 687
Location: Central Maine
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I don't have any MA specific clothing other than my gi. That only goes to class and tournaments. If the tournament is more than a few minutes away I change there and change back to street clothes before leaving.
I am always one who wants to blend in and not be noticed. I am an introvert.
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singularity6
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 26 Jun 2017
Posts: 958
Location: Michigan
Styles: Jidokwan Taekwondo and Hapkido, Yoshokai Aikido, ZNIR Iaido, Kendo
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I have a couple T-shirts from our school that I might wear on occasion. Those are days I typically go to class, get a work out in at home, or that I'm hanging around the house, though.
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2279
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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My first school put out exactly one shirt and, being that my family had been with the school since it had opened, I got one for free. It was a nice shirt, but I only ever wore it to class. I know a few people who wear MA shirts outside of class, and that's fine for them but I choose not to. Like Sensei8 mentioned, I find no reason to advertise it. MA is something that I do for me, not everyone else. Otherwise, on the days where I don't have to dress for work, I tend to wear Ts that have my favorite nerdy franchise over them.
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DWx
Black Belt
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 6455
Location: UK
Styles: Tae Kwon Do & Yang family Tai Chi
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I have t-shirts and will wear them on occasion. Less to advertise and more if they just happen to be available to wear. To be honest I prefer it when they are a good design and the MA branding is more subtle. Some schools tend to just slap their patch on the front and some Japanese calligraphy and call it a day and I wouldn't really choose to go out in something like that. Though you can get away more and more with MA stuff in public due to UFC and brands like Tapout are being worn by normal people.
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on the post.
