Different Types of Uniforms | ART OF ONE DOJO

In this episode we take a look at how the standard uniforms across all different martial arts vary from one art to another. If you have any uniform suggestions and want to add to the list, please comment below! Enjoy the Different Types of Uniforms!
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[@germainmorin4925]

I've been training in karate for many years (Goju-Ryu and Shotokan) with a splash of traditional jujutsu, and in Québec (Canada), a white gi with no embellishment is accepted in pretty much every dojo. I personally like to train with the heaviest gi available to get to most out of every session, plus it won't tear in grappling situations.

[@kbanghart]

I have a pretty heavy one, but it's a bit too stiff and heavy, like heavy canvas lol. What is a good brand that is about like medium weight? But not crazy expensive

[@RedWolfDrift2000]

Plen122 I always liked Kamikaze for my karate gis. But nowdays lots of brands have a wide range of gis. I’ve seen some moderately priced in the Century catalog not long ago.

[@kbanghart]

@@RedWolfDrift2000 Thanks, yeah I think I'll just stop somewhere local and pick something up that seems decent. Not too light or heavy, plus never supposed to use bleach, right? That seems to just rip apart the cotton. And wash in cold water I've heard?

[@RedWolfDrift2000]

Plen122 yes & hang dry if you don’t want it to shrink up a little bit on you.

[@cjvanheusden895]

About time someone does a video on gis. Freakin love this channel man

[@ninthkaikan1544]

cj Van Heusden Same.

[@patrickmitchell2469]

Kema BJJ and some other BJJ have them. But I like HAWK you can by one from Amazon for 40.

[@pawlee77]

I do jeet kune do, we just wear the school t-shirt, gym shorts and boxing or wrestling shoes. We are allowed to wear rash guards underneath or wear the schools rash guards instead of the t-shirt.

[@grantjackson974]

In Historical European Martial Arts sparring and tournaments we wear a gambeson for weapons matches and a doublet (shape cut renaissance style jacket) for ringen. Ringen is medieval German wrestling. Some tournaments, however, have started requiring people not to wear gambesons in single stick matches because it causes less doubles to happen (a double is when two opponents hit each other at the same time). In all weapons matches, however, the face and head are always protected along with the elbows, forearms, hands, groin, and legs.

[@standupmackan]

Sleeveless Cobra Kai uniform ftw! Seriously, though, really good episode.

[@Docinaplane]

I have two Tokaido karate uniforms, black and white, that I got way back in the day. They cost a lot less then. Those tough, good looking, uniforms may well be the best investment I ever made, lol

[@jtilton5]

A few words on the Hakama. The many weapons arts: Kendo, Iaido, Naginata, Jodo, Jukendo etc. as well as many classical Jujutsu styles wear them. In many styles of Aikido, men begin to wear the hakama at blackbelt level and women begin to wear it much earlier during their early kyu ranks. Why is this? Well, the most commonly held belief is that after WW2 luxuries like cloth for Hakamas were unavalible so male students trained in mass produced judogi that were affordable untill they reached blackbelt, when at that time they were expected to purchase one. Women began to wear them much earlier because sensibilities at the time were that women should not be showing off their legs. (A lot has thankfully changed in that regard) The hakama was a solution for this. As far back as the Meiji Restoration, women have been wearing the hakama to allow them to have more freedom of movement (both figuratively and literally) while still mataining the standards of decency for that time period.

[@RedWolfDrift2000]

jtilton5 cool thanks for the little history lesson. Very interesting!

[@hmuphilly9129]

interesting.

[@edrichlouw1790]

The open jacket dobok uniforms still keep the V-neck. It looks a lot like the hapkido ones. The only difference is it goes straight down after the v. It’s the official uniform in ITF style.

[@AndrewAttard78]

I've adopted a more casual uniform in my training. Usually a wicking shirt or my cobra kai t-shirt. I find that taekwondo top too stiff and restricting. I only wear it on formal tests and events.

[@EVENINGWOLF666]

When I studied the Korean style of Hwa Rang Do the mode of dress was like this...during our first few classes, which were considered a trial period, we were expected to wear black pants and a white t-shirt. After the trial period which was from three to five days, if we decided to continue on, we retained the black pants, but wore a standard white karate GI and white Belt. After passing out first belt test and receiving our Orange Belt, we replaced the Gi with that more common Dobok found in other Korean Arts (such as Tae Kwan do) which was white with red trim. When I was studying Choy Lay Fut, we had a few different options. During Class we could wear black pants and a white T-shirt, or we could wear the more traditional Tangzhuang which would be black with white trim and frog buttons along with the black pants For tournaments or public demonstrations we would wear someting more akin to Shaolin robes with Grey pants and leggings and a Grey jacket with black trim that looked more like a Gi top and was tied with our belt.

[@lucascosta-mr4mr]

My favorite type of martial arts training uniform: old and crappy clothes.

[@dannyarnold4201]

I must say, I have to agree with you there. Have you seen those Thái Fishermen's pants? I like to wear those along with a Tee-Shirt that I don't care if it gets ripped or anything. 🙂 🥋

[@dolantrimp1691]

I like the old Greek uniform, the birthday suit.

[@HariOmRadhaKrishna]

Eskrima-Kali-Arnis dojo's often are casual, with the uniform being a t-shirt, but for tests they usually use a v-neck, lightweight uniform that's a cross between the TKD & kung-fu jackets.

[@flip1sba]

Also those who are of advanced levels and instructors wear the "traditional vest" which is the one you have mentioned and it is usually either black or red.

[@HariOmRadhaKrishna]

@@flip1sba That's right. For my 1st degree black belt test (Eskrima-Kali-Arnis/doce pares) back in '95 one of my teachers loaned me their short heavyweight black vest to wear for some formal (Sayaw/Karenza/Kata) parts of the test.

[@talon2pro]

I had forgotten about the snap of the Gi when doing Kata. I last wore one when I was 14. A flood of memories came back when you mentioned this.

[@flip1sba]

I'm a Kyokushin practitioner and I have mentioned it in your other videos. Our Gis is that of other systems of Karate except, the most common one are of the shorter sleeves usually around elbow length. Plus have our iconic "kanji" sewn into it. Most Karate Gis would have longer sleeves. As for The Chinese Martial Arts, certainly each style would have their own clothing identity. Though some "fusion" Chinese Martial Arts such as Heng Yue Yuen Long Kwon, have Gis similar that that image on 7:36 and it is also similar with other "fusion" Chinese Martial Arts such as Zen Kwan Do which of Taiwanese origin. On the other hand, Wing Tsun practitioners notably that of Grandmaster Leung Ting has developed specialized uniforms resembling that of the Karate Gi. Those who are of technician and practician levels have a black uniform with red stripes while the higher levels have black with yellow stripes.

[@Ogrover08]

Thank you for bringing light to Hapkido. Would love to see more and hear your thoughts. About to test for 1st Dan.

[@thejdoggaming2386]

Hapkido is useless

[@Ogrover08]

@@thejdoggaming2386 aw yes. Standard your art is crap comment. I'm sure you think bjj is the beat all king.

[@jowan7389]

Would love to try out some hapkido at some point. But I've always been curious to why they use black and white diamond pattern doboks? Is there a meaning behind it? :)

[@Ogrover08]

@@jowan7389 not really. Some practice in the traditional white. The diamond is thicker and allows some more grip. That's about it. Sucks for grapple/ground work though.

[@georgefoley9793]

Wow, I've learned a lot from this video. For one thing, I did not know about the existence of the Vietnamese martial arts at all. Thank you for taking the time to do the research and the editing to make this great content available to us! Although, the Karate style taught at the dojo I practice at is the traditional Goju Ryu, we are allowed to wear white, black, blue, and red uniforms (although, I've only seen black belts wear the red one - not sure, as I am a new student), much like a Kenpo school would allow. The black belts are allowed to mix black pants with any other allowed color of the top part of the Gi.

[@tokenstandpoint93]

Funny you uploaded this topic because 5 minutes ago my Sensei just text me letting me know that my gi with the kanji woven on just came in. Man my first dojo we wore the white uniform for forms, black for self defense, red for sparring. If you where in the black belt club you had the blue & white uniform. Demo team had a red and yellow uniform (something I know you'd appreciate). The two tournaments I took part in I wore the black uniform and the rare all blue uniform. So basically once a year you're gonna do a video where you or something in the background is going to change clothing be that type or color. I see what you're doing Dan 😉😜

[@thedukeofskull1383]

One of my teachers in the 1970's was upset and joked about it that his new Gi wouldn't snap as he punched ! 😛 Black Gi....one student wanted to wear a black Gi, He drove the teacher crazy, so the teacher said " If you win the National Championships, you can wear the black Gi ." So he did, he went out and won the Nationals. And the reason he wanted a Black Gi? It would look good with his yellow belt! 😀 I personally, wear street clothes including work boots ( since I worked in a lumber yard for 17 years) . this way I will be trained to fight in what I normally wear and it won't be a shock going from uniform to street clothes.

[@joehamilton8875]

I wanted to go to a concert & bow out of class. My teacher had me do a kata in front of everyone in street clothes including my bulky work boots. He referred to it as "Chung Mu in the boots"

[@214warzone]

for Demonstrations, I normally wear a dark Track Suit, with bright Footwear and Gloves. For Training I just wear anything comfortable for the Season..

[@jeredsizemore3108]

I can still easily get a snap when doing strikes with my judo Gi

[@joelchamp9169]

Many traditional Silat styles will use a more durable take on traditional/ceremonial dress when training. They maintain cultural and/or regional specifications. The style of Silat I practice also has a bandana that is loosely modeled after the more formal uniform worn traditionally based on old world dress.

[@dannyarnold4201]

What is your style of Silat, if it's okay to ask?

[@joelchamp9169]

Daniel Arnold Silat Seni Gayong

[@williamw1332]

....there are single and double weave Judo gis, double weave being much stronger, thicker, and longer lasting. BJJ gis having different size parameters than Judo gis. This is for the throws in Judo. Judo, and BJJ gis have different sizing systems also. Another entertaining video, and cool subject Dan! Great job! 😊👍

[@normalhumanperson4149]

Who can forget the one of the most iconic kung-fu-uniforms, the shaolin robes. They are often orange or yellow and many initiates wear grey uniforms.

[@sparky_sipaintball705]

I wear a Japanese cut GI for shotokan karate with the club logo ESKA.

[@dees.daniel7]

I practice Taisha Ryu Kenjutsu (koryu swordsmanship) as well as Kenpo. When practicing either, I wear a beautiful sky blue keikogi with white pants. This has been by far my favorite wear in the past 30 years of martial arts training.

[@DarkPhoenixTSi]

Both TKD styles that I studied called the uniform a dobak, regardless of whether it was a V-neck pullover or an open front. TKD and TSD open front dobaks are essentially the same, but the black bordering is only on the taekwandoin who have dan rank. The same goes for the V-neck dobak. The trim is white in the gup ranks and black in the dan ranks. Another little known thing about TSD is some schools actually use a navy blue belt for their dan ranks, rather than the black. Some often use a single wrap belt rather than a double wrap.

[@jaago1522]

My Shaolin Kempo school wears the traditional gi. New students wear 7 oz and the more advanced students wear 10 or 12 oz. Everyone wears all white until purple belt. Then they can wear all black or all white until they become black belts. 1st and 2nd dan can mix black and white. 3rd dan can mix in blue. And at 4th dan you can add red.

[@casualtom82]

Excellent point you brought up - visiting other schools as a guest. I've always just worn whatever other martial arts pants and a random T-shirt. No uniform tops or belts, though I did dig up an old white belt to wear with an old uniform when I began at a different school last year, just to hold me over until the new school got a uniform in my size I could buy.

[@Knight2682]

One of the things I love about Kung Fu uniforms is the elastic ankle cuffs on the pants. I don't have to worry about having the pants hemmed up unlike almost every gi I've ever owned Because we train outside and are subject to the elements, our school has gotten away from wearing our uniforms except for formal events like testing and promotions. Because of how hot Florida summers get our Sifus allow us to train in whatever's comfortable. I typically will still wear my Kung Fu pants because they are loose and comfortable along with a t-shirt, but sometimes I'll wear shorts just because of how oppressive the heat gets

[@johnnysticks772]

Nearly all colours of the rainbow there sensei, great topic, think I'll stick with the black . 👊

[@sliderx1897]

How bout white

[@johnnysticks772]

White is good but black is better! 🙂

[@sliderx1897]

@@johnnysticks772 white is traditional. Without white there never woulda been black. Also white is the standard for most open tournaments.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

In many open tournaments you simply wear the color of your style. White is traditional but I also prefer the black uniform.

[@sliderx1897]

@@ArtofOneDojo depends on the tournament. Most opens ove entered only allow white gi with one patch on the breast. But i do traditional karate

[@blackmantis6443]

Man great job explaining styles of uniform. One love man

[@sliderx1897]

A good gi can get expensive. Ive recently taken up the experiment of seeing what the best gi is that i can get for under 60dollars

[@RedWolfDrift2000]

Slider X I’ve bought about 5 lightly used jiu jitsu gis fairly cheap from eBay. They’ve all held up well

[@sliderx1897]

@@RedWolfDrift2000 when i was younger and competed alot I had to have all the best brand names. Now with alot more responsibilities u realize I just need a good gi. Who care what the tag says if it holds up. More bang for ur buck!! Now i got 3 gis @50$ ea. that are great quality and very comfortable!

[@elwinbrake2695]

A tad more information not mentioned Black Gi began in weapon arts and sometimes use sleeves the same length as a short sleeve tee shirt... also there is a reason behind blue/ white gi use in Kano's Judo... Kano saw himself as a common man using science to pull things out of traditional Jujutsu the white represented the Common man the vibrant blue is an ideal vision of the warrior history and Judo used to begin in standard grip which causes practitioners to resemble Yin/Yang

[@elwinbrake2695]

As an addendum the Blue/White philosophical meaning is also the reason for the Traditional Judge Uniform of White dress pants and a Blue Blazer

[@takingbacktoxic7898]

My "home" school's policy was basically to wear cheap street clothes (including shoes) until you had about 1-2 years of training in, since if you were to actually forced to defend yourself, that's what you would actually be wearing and you might as well get comfortable throwing techniques in your daily attire. After that white or black gi (heavy weight or judogi preferred, but it's your money), until shodan. At shodan and after you could pretty much wear whatever color your wanted (most wore white, blue or black), but........if you didnt wear a judogi (or a very high quality heavy karate gi), you probably were going to replace a lot of uniforms regularly (again it's your money), as we did mostly throwing, wrestling and sparring at and after shodan.

[@daveduckworth626]

All your videos are great. I was the one asking about tying the belt correctly. There are so many kenpo styles out there i wanted to be sure the belt was tied correctly. I am starting to study Kenpo 5.0 Thanks Dave

[@HealthPower]

Thank you for a nice video. My rule of thumb, if I go to a different school, I wear a plane white gi without patches and white belt.

[@baldieman64]

I taught Aikido and Japanese Ju-Jitsu for years but ditched the hakama very early on. It makes no sense to teach a system reliant on footwork while wearing a garment that is designed to conceal footwork! The final straw though was training with another black belt who transitioned from one technique into an inside leg throw (juji gatame) and as my right foot came off the ground following the sweep of my left foot, it snagged in his hakama, resulting in a double hip dislocation.

[@ReaperBlade-ns2hs]

Love this channel! At my dojo we’re west karate style gi as it’s a karate dojo, students wear black pants with a white top, black belts and sensei can wear all white or black and white (I prefer the black on white) . We’re allowed to we’re a judo or jujitsu gi if we’re doing a class based around grappling or judo style throws and takedowns as well as if we’re assisting with a self defense test, wear our karate gis might get tore up during that part of the test or during classes

[@RotoRooster]

When I studied Hwa Rang Do on top of the Dobok we wore something called a Dopo. Basically a long vest with cuts so it doesn't interfere with stances/ kicks. It was surprising how much heat that extra layer kept in.

[@jlogan2228]

Where I teach jujitsu we have gi and no go classes. No uniform really just a few universal rules - Have to wear a gi at those sessions, color or type doesn't matter - no jeans - anything you wear to no gi has to be clean, not full of holes and stains, has to cover your body while practicing (mostly for female students so stuff doesn't fall out during ground work) and don't complain if it gets torn or damaged

[@fgconnolly4170]

I do taekwondo where: Students wear V-neck white doboks Black belts V-neck white doboks with black V-neck Teachers wear Karate-type gi with black lining

[@Laskoeditzz]

I got so hyped when he put on the red gi

[@Katcom111]

Great video! I have 8 do-gi's one from Judo, BJJ and Karate. I have one that is heavyweight and the other is lightweight for summer training.

[@AliFayeFaye]

For a mixed style dojo, we wear traditional karate gis but we can choose the ounce and fabric! I prefer the 8 ounce polyester-cotton blend. Its tough and flexible, hasnt ripped on me yet!

[@doctortimetv1577]

Sensei dan . Great video on the uniforms . I wear both a gi for uechi ryu karate and a salm frog button uniform for kungfu. Could you do a video next on the best and worst brands of uniforms quality wise.

[@straycat1674]

One thing. Hapkido tops in particular, the diamond tops an vary in weight. My first diamond tops and bottoms where a thick canvas like 12 ounce material. tops,

[@Ogrover08]

Yea mine is also quite heavy and quickly gets hot.

[@straycat1674]

Adam Lewis I actually live in LA near the clothing District. A lot of people that had a custom make things. I’m actually looking good strong yet breathable materials to design a new Korean inspired uniform and I’m talking with Kris nationals to help design something so in general we can push away from the Japanese uniforms.

[@Ogrover08]

@@straycat1674 yea I'm midwest. I love mine as we do alot of throwing, falling, rolling so definitely stands up specially to outdoors training in the nicer weather and black belt camps.

[@ToddWaddell]

Interesting and informative. Thank you. I would have liked to have learn more about uniforms in SE Asian arts, including arts that use sashes instead of belts.

[@Soldier-of-God.]

Always original, innovative and also a trend setter Sensei Dan. This is the first time that I see someone like you and your Art of One Dojo team, addressing the various types of gi or martial arts uniforms, across various martial arts styles, where they emanated or were developed from, their purpose in terms of their particular cut, design and its specific fabrics, tailored to a particular martial art system. I totally agree that one ought to respect and wear, the gi that a particular master, or the organisation governing that school, requests for its members to wear. Thank you for chronicling the historical origins of Japanese martial arts gis 🥋, utilised in the styles of Judo, jujutsu, Karate and so forth, emanating from the traditional kimono, formal wear. The Korean martial arts of Taekwondo, for example having its uniform origins in the hambog, being the Korean formal wear attire. Thank you also for explaining as to why certain martial arts styles, such as American Kenpo Karate and so forth, utilise different coloured uniforms, to differentiate senior, teachers and masters, from the lower ranked students. What has puzzled me as to why some Karate schools, use a combination of the black gi jacket, with the white gi pants, or vice versa though less common, the other way around where the gi jacket is white, however the gi pants are black. As for Hapkido I wonder why some schools have their gis with white and black outlined diamond ♦️shaped patterns on both the pants and the jacket, or simply the jacket with a black pair of pants. I was aware that in some Karate schools the average students wear the complete typical and traditional white gi, while once students reach the black belt ranks, either their full gi is changed to that of a black gi, or they continue to wear the white pants, however with the black gi jacket. Then in the case of some Grandmasters in some Karate schools, they wear a complete red gi, as in some martial arts styles, such as judo or Brazilian jiu-jitsu, those Grandmasters wear a red belt as a symbolic representation of their Grandmaster status. For us in Kyokushin Karate, our gis are the traditional white, since in Asia generally the colour associated with death or mourning is white, as opposed to black being the case, in most Western cultures. Thus the Samurais of feudal Japan knowing that they could potentially die in battle, under their arnours they wore white garments, to symbolise that they were mentally and spiritually ready to face, accept and embrace death, should that have been their destined fate, to die on the battlefield. Thus Sosai Oyama Masutatsu, being a deep admirer of the Samurais' 'Bushido' (武士道) code of ethics and conduct, adopted the same mentality and philosophy, that a Kyokushin Karate warrior should be wearing a white gi, also already prepared to face the possibility of dying as a result of the perilous, full contact fight with a menacing and dangerous adversary. I truly enjoyed this historical, coverage of the various gis and martial arts uniforms in many styles Sensei Dan, I look forward to seeing more intriguing and culturally significant videos such as these, again in the near future, on your channel. Enjoy the rest of your week ahead, wishing you and your crew, all the very best as always, Osu!🇦🇺🇲🇽🥋👍✌😊

[@ArtofOneDojo]

It is my understanding that white is the traditional Gi and black pants are what is allowed after black belt. I haven't really seen many schools use a black gi with white pants (although I wore that for my 3rd degree black belt test but my instructor let us wear what we wanted).

[@apsondragon]

I like yellow uniform like in the movie Enter The Dragon...

[@ategnatos]

My understanding is that the keikogi was adapted from clothes used for physical labor, for the sake of taking the wear and tear. If true, it's not directly related to Japanese formal wear, but rather the opposite. That being said, in Japanese, "kimono" can mean simply "clothing", so it refers to work clothes, training uniforms, and formal clothing alike. At the same time, there are stylistic similarities between these different garments, too, just as in the West, a business-formal shirt is similar in cut to a "blue-collar" laborer's uniform, or to flannel shirts worn by some workers. In fact, the "ki-" part of kimono is the same word as "gi". There may be some insight in looking at the kanji involved. 着る　(kiru) is the verb "to wear". Therefore, clothing is 着物(kimono), "wearing-thing". Keikogi, or training clothing, is written as 稽古着. (The softening of the consonant is common in Japanese for certain words added to others in compounds.) Same thing with the art-specific terms like judogi (柔道着), aikidogi (合気道着), kempogi (拳法着), etc.

[@Vewk]

This video has only 2 disses in the time I’m watching it in

[@joehamilton8875]

I was an 80's student, our GI (red) had the obi, elastic waist & shoe string gusset crotch. Soon to retire I'm having difficulty finding one. It was Heinz 57 those days with Ed Parker, Tae Kwan Do & Shinjimatsu.

[@davidburns8310]

Hey Mr Dan another great episode.

[@richardthemagician8991]

I was in the black belt club! Totally forgot about that. I miss my black ghee. We wear black or white ghees at my studio now. I always thought the blue jacket looked sharp. I need to get one.

[@user-kr1jh1wi4w]

Cool work sir 👍👏

[@IronMartialArts]

I always loved the design of the diamond gi top but I’m a Karateka & Judoka so I’ll never get to use it 😭😅

[@athousandlives7231]

For my school this year has introduced a new Gi trend I would argue. Most people would usually opt for white Gis and only the head trainer was wearing black (not an enforced rule or anything though). While now more and more people are switching to black Gis, since to keep infection risk down, pretty much all training has been done outdoors and pristine, white clothes famously don‘t mix well with gras and dirt. 😅

[@Finnmc21]

In Soo Bahk Do we call ours a Dobok (Tang Soo Do should also call it a Dobok and not a Gi because it’s a Korean style) however it’s not V-Neck. The Dan Ja Dobok is a lot heavier and you get that snap sound from it a lot more👍🏼

[@dannyarnold4201]

I'd like to find a Green Gi that's that same vivid shade of Green as some of the Green Belts out there. That Crayola Green! It seems like the catalogues for the Martial Arts supplies out there pretty much only have the same 5 colors. Black, White, Blue, Red, and now Pink. The Jiu-jitsu and BJJ crowd have a selection of Green Gear often times, but it's that Ordinance Green. Like Military Uniform Green. Lolz! Not really what I'm looking for. Plus, I'm not a Jiu-jitsu Practitioner yet. Lolz! I'd also like to find a really dark, dark Midnight Blue Gi. I also think it'd be kind of fun & unique as well, to have a dark Brown Gi! Like that dark, Root Beer shade of Brown! I've heard that one might have to travel over to Japan to get that kind of variety though. But that they'll have them! Like in and around Iga, Japan, for instance. But not necessarily limited to Iga. 😎 🥋 I'm going to be shopping for a new Black Gi here soon. I need a Gi that fits me better because of quite a bit of weight loss! I wear a 6 in the pants, but I went out and bought a size 7 Kimono for the top because of my big belly back then. Now many years later, my stomach is nearly flat and that size 7 Kimono is like a bathrobe! Hahahahahaha! Maybe I'll find a good deal for Cyber Monday! 😉 🥋

[@nataliesolondz4304]

Dan, For me, I just wear a simple karate Gi. The white Gi is for the beginners- White, yellow, and Orange The Red Gi is for the intermediate belts/ Purple, Blue, Green, and Gray The Black Gi is for the advanced belts and the Recommended Blackbelts- Tan, Brown, Red, Brown/Black, Red/Black, and of course Black/Red (Blackbelt Recommended There is a special Gi for the blackbelts which have Chinese or Japanese (I keep forgetting which one) that says “Legacy Martial Arts Family” yes the name of my dojo is called Legacy Martial Arts after I slipped away from the DePalma’s Team USA Clan😀

[@bigbog442]

I like a canvas gi. Its heavy and thick. It is good for practice. In our system our gi is black for all belt ranks.

[@sliderx1897]

Gee?

[@bigbog442]

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[@kentonmarx2785]

great episode, thanks!

[@Aikiarts101]

1:14 when I started aikido I had learned it bits of it already from family members not from tv or movies so I don’t talk about movie martial arts although interesting. So my view of martial arts is completely in influenced by outside sources. Note this isn’t a brag bit it is the main difference between me and other martial arts practitioners.

[@jesseeharris1925]

I love the ITF style top. Anyone know where I can get one without the ITF logo on the back?

[@daveduckworth626]

There are so many varations of tying the belt. Could you do a video on how to tie the kenpo 5.0 karate belt.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Kenpo 5.0 ties the belt the same as standard Karate/Kenpo or like BJJ. I may do a video on this soon.

[@patrickmitchell2469]

I just started BJJ. My GI is different from my taekowndo uniform. My old one was a karate uniform with USTF and school patches. The new one has more weaving made for rolling. The old one could tear if I used it.

[@patrickmitchell2469]

Price is and fabric is also important. Hawk has a Karate GI for 20, and BJJ GI for 40. You can buy them from amazon.

[@wardragonprime]

My favorite uniform is a retro-tae kwon do striped dobok from the sixties.

[@HelenPrimoRoseanneInYourArea]

I do a combination of Wado Ryu, Sport Karate & kickboxing, our uniform is the polo jacket with the bottoms just above ankle length. I’m 2nd kyu about to transition to 1 kyu. The higher grades (3rd upwards) have black suits but we had a choice of colour for the v neck arm stripes, stripes all the way down each leg with the word ‘kickboxing’ down the other. I chose red for mine but you could also chose your stripes to be purple, blue or Green if I recall. We have club shirts for us girls and for summer use. Oh and also our names are fronted are printed on the back of gi, full name name with fighter name name or, if you just want to user your own name that’s fine. Now to the front we have our club logo with our first name printed just below! Beginnner belts wear plain white pants and a blue polo gi, with the club logo printed across the back.intermediate belts all blue suits similar to my I described minus any name printing. The name on the back our gi is so we can be easily identified at competitions in both kata and sparring and also to help the younger club member remember our names as basic teaching is expected from 3rd kyu brown belt up - a little bit different I know but it works for us,

[@chriss1757]

Yeah, the good old Dobak may be boring as white rice, but if you are testing on a 90 degree day, it’s your best friend!

[@darkapostate8358]

Iaido. E-I-doe, not Ah-E-doe. Also Japanese typically doesn't stress particular syllables, so ha-ka-ma rather than haka-ma.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Thank you, I do struggle with a lot of Japanse/Chinese words and I do my best, but I actually do appreciate the correction :)

[@aaronbaker5887]

I'm 41 years old, and ever since I wanna learn martial arts, I haven't got a chance to do any in my spare time. Maybe I need go to a dojo and practice my training so I can hone in my skills so I can be fit enough to wear a karate uniform in my apartment and go out to my favorite dojo when I need to.

[@barrettokarate]

A big trend over the last decade or so has been hemp made jiu-jitsu uniforms. There's also the classic American flag uniform made popular back in the 1980s by guys like Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace and Jeff Smith. Being a kenpo stylist I'm sure you've seen the unique Tracy's kenpo checkered uniform from the late 1960/early 70s. But probably the most unique or elaborate martial arts uniforms out there has to be the kuk sool won ones.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

I have seen the checkered uniform and to be perfectly honest, I"m not a fan of it. It's very hard on the eyes lol, which may be useful though in a tournament.

[@barrettokarate]

@@ArtofOneDojo That was actually the reason why Joe Lewis (yup, Joe not the Tracy brothers) came up with the idea of a checkered gi top.

[@alphamilia5274]

I just bought one canvas white with diamond style stitches on back hkj I think

[@thedukeofskull1383]

I liked the hapkido jackets for years( I have studied 3 Kingdoms Style Kung Fu for over 40 years 😀). I guess my SRF ( Scottish Royal Family) is showing. I WOULD have actually wore it to Kung Fu classes. 👍 Which would have gotten strange looks from my Sifu.😀😀😀 I also like the jacket that Tae Kwon Do (?) Uses. The one that the trim of the jacket is black. They are really neat looking! Every so often we would do something ridiculous and our Sifu would wonder why he left Ohio. 😀😀😀😀

[@Kyle-vb3fz]

We would like to open a dojo when Covid-19 eventually ends. That being said, I don’t even think we will wear gis. I’m still trying to decide. I’m torn, because it’s not what you will be wearing outside of the dojo. We trained in a style wear it was solid white gis. You wore white or black once you attained black belt.

[@carterpksa1929]

Tang Soo Do Gi’s are also called Doboks

[@ZaneQuinzler717]

Just out of curiosity, what are some thoughts about capoeira uniforms?

[@stephenmckay1676]

What should one wear while self teaching Kenpo, and how well can I learn Kenpo from Ed Parker's books

[@jacobcumberbatch1774]

My guy good ting

[@taekwondomaster4609]

Can you do a tutorial on how to do the splits? That would be so cool 😎

[@ArtofOneDojo]

I can try....but who will run the channel when I'm in the hospital being stitched back together? :P

[@taekwondomaster4609]

Art of One Dojo don’t worry I have a sewing machine.

[@eoagr1780]

In the first aikido dojo I went, we only had white and black belts, the Hakkama wasn’t revered, you obtained it after becoming third kyū, not because it was an achievement itself but because it meant you already had some degree of basic footwork, falling and movement master, in other words to help newcomers to learn movement, plus why making some pay some thing they might never use again.On the second school I went they were using a belt system similar to judo’s, it just doesn’t make sense in aikido to have more than 2 belts, there were too many brads showing off their yellow belts and everyone was focusing on obtaining a belt, plus there was this elitist ambient were upper belts look down on lower belts. The whole point of aikido is to harmonize.

[@kennethcook8857]

During the kung fu craze of the 1970s, I noticed that one studio chain: Frank Woolsey Kung Fu, used the traditional white karate gi, as well as the Japanese style colored rank belts. I never understood why they used Japanese style attire in a supposedly Chinese art. All the other kung fu studios I encountered use Chinese style uniforms, though often utilizing colored belts; usually in the form of sashes. I've asked this question about Frank Woolsey studios many times over the years, and have never received a good, complete answer, not even when I tried researching online.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

I'm not familiar with Frank Woolsey but perhaps he was simply trying to match the image many people expect from a martial arts school. The general public thinks of Karate and sees the gi and the belt. I've seen some over kung fu schools use the same, so it may just be a marketing/familiarity tactic.

[@kennethcook8857]

@@ArtofOneDojo: You may be right. Thank you for your response.

[@nthekitchen162]

How do you change uniforms so fast, I know your secret identity now, you must be Superman 🤔

[@ArtofOneDojo]

The secret is they're all Velcro stripper tear away uniforms so right when you're not looking, RIP!!!! There went a uniform! (Good thing I remembered which one was the last one!)

[@nthekitchen162]

Art of One Dojo yes yes, it is good you remembered that indeed. Lol

[@fauxbravo]

Just a t-shirt, baggy and lightweight black pants, and a good pair of shoes in my Kung Fu school. I like it. I do keep one of the schools traditional tops for tournaments but I only wear that once or twice a year, really.

[@ArtProphet]

Very cool, i use the standard white karate Gi lol//

[@gailvalleymartialarts]

Will you do a video on Sambo? I'm quite surprised by how few videos there are on it on youtube

[@rustyshackleford4822]

They didn’t have workout clothes in those days so they practiced in their underwear. Technically you can sleep in your Gi. If you look up a picture of a vintage Judo Gi it’s really short because it was their undershirt.

[@MattOriginalP]

Mongolian Bokh have some wild jackets

[@omegathemerciless4561]

Not sure if has already been said but the Russian gi is often referred to as the "Kurtka" which I believe is Russian for jacket.....so yeah.

[@coreydonovan642]

I do bujinkin ninjutsu/Togakure ryu ninjutsu and the uniform i wear is a all black karate gi.

[@JohnathanSuperMachine92Mcbride]

Super colors

[@Tax_Buster]

Check out the Modern Arnis uniform of Filipino Martial Arts.

[@vulcanraisin8859]

I have that same lamp

[@prodigypenn]

among vietnamese martial arts only vovinam wears the blue uniform, the other well known art which is similar would be Viet-Vo-Dao, which wear all black, also the pronunciation is literally how its spelled, no need to shorten the "i" sound.

[@dannyarnold4201]

Good evening, Dan! ~I have a quick question for you. Can you tell me what the word for the gi pants is? I know "Kimono" is the top, "Obi" is the belt, but I don't remember anymore what the pants are called. 🙂 🥋

[@ArtofOneDojo]

The full name for the gi is "Keikogi" abbreviated to "dogi" or "gi". The upper part is also sometimes referred to as uwagi, and the pants I've heard referred to as "zubon".

[@dannyarnold4201]

@@ArtofOneDojo, Awesome! That's it! Zubon! That's the word I was trying to remember! Thank you, Dan! 🙂 🥋

[@dannyarnold4201]

@@ArtofOneDojo Dan, I also wanted to ask you if you might consider doing a video sometime about footwear for Martial Arts training one day. It would be interesting to see who puts out training shoes also! 🙂 🥋

[@taekwondomaster4609]

You have quite a collection of uniforms Sensei. I gotta admit that I’m a bit jealous.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

You should check out the Patreon video in which I go through my whole collection :D

[@kimberlyromano4439]

Dobok I have one in my karate class that I wear it’s a kind of Rank and you have to be a Greenbelt and it is colored

[@solomondudley9530]

Would krav maga be good to mix with karate

[@TheDondajonhon46]

White t-shirt and black pants, that's what I practiced in before I got my uniform. Taekwondo 🇰🇷!