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A. Orstrom
Orange Belt
Joined: 22 Jan 2005
Posts: 146
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Styles: Kyokushinkai Karate, Nishio-ryu Aikido, Genseiryu, Shorin-ryu
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 Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:50 pm Post subject: Wearing an old gi to a new dojo |
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Dear all
After four years without karate I have decided to begin anew.
I used to train aikido for three years and moved to kyokushin for four and a half years, but my schedule got the better of me, so I started training with weights in the evening instead.
This time I would like to try goju-ryu, partly because it was the first style I wanted to try and partly because the dojo is closer to my new home than my old kyokushin dojo is. It means that I will have to change styles and begin all over, but I am really looking forward to learning new things and dusting of old techniques.
The thing is; all my dogi are with the Kyokushin calligraphy and/or the Kanku. Would you view it as disrespectful to visit a new dojo in a different style with another style's calligraphy? It would be a temporary measure, and I would obviously wear a white belt, but I do not want to start off on the wrong foot. Alternatively I would wear the training trousers and a white T-shirt.
What is your take on this?
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Dobbersky
Black Belt
Joined: 19 Jul 2006
Posts: 1323
Location: Manchester. United Kingdom
Styles: Black Tiger Ashihara Karate Jutsu, Japanese Kickboxing, Cheng Man Ch'ing TaiChi
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Alex, I would as you suggested, where Gi pants and a T-shirt to begin with would definitely be the best route. Once you been there a few weeks/months maybe with the permission of your new Sensei wear you "old" Gi when your new Gi is in the wash. OSU
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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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Get'erDone
Yellow Belt
Joined: 23 May 2012
Posts: 37
Styles: Goju-Ryu, Kyukoshin, Judo and Self-Defense
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:53 am Post subject: |
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I don't see a problem with it for the first few trial classes because it's not expected for you to have the proper gear. I would think a t-shirt would be acceptable, but again depends. The dojo I attend issues its own t-shirts with all the calligraphy to members so they can be worn in place of the gi top. Unless the gi bottom is in the wash, torn, lost or some other mishap, it's required for members.
Since you're starting out though, I don't think the sensei would mind. You may be allowed to wear your kyukoshin gi as a back-up gi. |
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A. Orstrom
Orange Belt
Joined: 22 Jan 2005
Posts: 146
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Styles: Kyokushinkai Karate, Nishio-ryu Aikido, Genseiryu, Shorin-ryu
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Hello all and thanks for the input.
I turned up at the new dojo in my old kyokushin gi and and a white belt, and the instructor was fine with that. He told me that I was entitled to wear my old belt as well as long as I was wearing that gi, but that he liked my attitude of wearing a white belt. It turns out that quite a few of the senior members of the dojo started out in kyokushin, so we had a long chat afterwards.
We did an entire class on self-defence combinations with sweeps, chokes and locks, which we rarely did in my kyokushin class, and I had a great time. I will be returning to train with them tomorrow and I am seriously considering joining them.
Thanks again - it feels great to be back
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16424
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:21 am Post subject: |
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Old gi=OK
Wear old obi=Not OK [w/o approval]
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DoctorQui
Blue Belt
Joined: 24 May 2012
Posts: 335
Location: Gt Manchester, UK
Styles: Shotokan, Wado Ryu and Aikido
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This is why I never get anything stitched onto my gi, you can only really use it at one Dojo or for one style.
Some people like to do one main style and dip their toe every so often in others. While I am proud of my Dojo and my style, my Gi is mine and is merely a uniform of martial arts, not of a particular martial art.
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darksoul
Purple Belt
Joined: 19 Jul 2012
Posts: 548
Location: Montréal, QC, Canada
Styles: Shaolin Kempo
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I'm with DoctorQui on this one.
However, I do have patches of my dojos. They are mile markers of my journey in Kempo. |
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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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| DoctorQui wrote: |
This is why I never get anything stitched onto my gi, you can only really use it at one Dojo or for one style.
Some people like to do one main style and dip their toe every so often in others. While I am proud of my Dojo and my style, my Gi is mine and is merely a uniform of martial arts, not of a particular martial art.
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I see what you are saying here, but our school requires the patches to be on the uniforms. So, what would be a better option, in my opinion, for those who like to dip elsewhere, is keep a plain white gi in your possession so you don't have to worry about it.
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FangPwnsAll7
Green Belt
Joined: 11 Jul 2012
Posts: 377
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Styles: Tang Soo Do
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I would ask your current sensei about it.
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on the post.
