Kendo Basics : How to Wear a Kendo Uniform (Kendogi & Hakama) - The Kendo Show

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In this episode of The Kendo Show, host Andy Fisher takes us through the basics of how to wear the uniform for Kendo - the Kendogi and Hakama.
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[@emanuel-vw8rg]

Your japanese pronunciation is the most satisfying thing I've heard in a while.

[@luigiferri5475]

Just joined a Kendo circle from my uni in Japan where I am studying as an exchange student, and every time after practice I forgot most of the basics they teach me... well, your channel is saving me!! 💪🏼🙏🏼

[@aluminumcurtain]

Don't suppose you were at Meiji university? I'm in a similar situation here now lol.

[@paulgallagher7083]

Extremely useful for a beginner like me - and also probably handy for old-timers who need to be reminded

[@nettiedavis3346]

So helpful!!! My 10yr old has been practicing kendo for a yr now and I never feel as though I get her hakama right. She's ready to learn to tie it on her own and this is the ONLY video I could find that showed the steps up close and slow enough where she could see them well enough to figure it out!! (Also, now I know where I was messing up!!)

[@dw2062]

So helpful. Just got my first set and have a feeling I'll be watching this a few more times yet!

[@CyberEntity]

Same here! Thanks! ありがとうございます！

[@sleepingturtle32]

Same!

[@fukurouneru9458]

Didn't practice kendo for three years and want to return. Very useful video for me, because I've forgotten almost everything!

[@samvortex2802]

I just got my hakama and gi today and after just one watch I memorized every step! Such a good video!

[@franklinaguirreamoncio2068]

Thank you, Fischer Sensei! I will watch this again when I receive my kendogi and hakama.

[@TougeSpirit33]

Thanks for the video! I started practicing Kyudo while stationed in Japan and I needed help figuring out how to tie the Hakama :)

[@nicenuf]

Enjoy your videos very much. I’ve also bought and received my Kendogi and Hakama...I’m impressed with the quality. Never too late to start this sport...I’m 70 and am really enjoying it.

[@redbark]

I just started at 67.

[@nicenuf]

Excellent instruction. Just started Kendo and I find your videos very informative and encouraging.

[@ShinRyuuji]

Thank you. Now hopefully I won't disappoint my Sensei when I put on my kendogi and hakama. Just praying I can remember how to put it on before Kendo practice

[@mickaelrenaud4072]

So usefull and pedagogic, I have just invested in Kendo equipments and I feel better now that I've watched your video. Thank you ! Greetings from France 😁👍

[@Snobbygnu]

Found your channel and absolutely love it for helping me get started and continue along in kendo. I'm two months in since I started and just got my hakama and kekogi today and it was a breeze putting it on thanks to this video! Although I need to work on making it cleaner presentation wise but at least I can wear it! Glad to start feeling even more part of my dojo now that I can join with the other uniform wearers lol

[@johnnyhope696]

Andy! Thank you for your instruction, you have been a great help!

[@Algernir]

Just bought a kendostar uniform. Thanks for the instructions!

[@olenazrejki7637]

I just got hakama and gi. Thank you for your video, now I can practice it at the home!

[@brothersofthecastle2168]

ive had a kendo uniform for 15 years from when i took part in a student exchange program in Hiroshima. never knew the appropriate way to don my traditional thread. thanks for showing me in such a clear and concise manner. good lookin out! - capndavy

[@robmarley7049]

Just started practicing - this was VERY helpful. Thank you!

[@jonathanhinkin606]

Very helpful. Excellent video.

[@dctat2]

Thanks for the tips Andy

[@Aghoas17]

Thank you Sensei. Really needed this to remind me ❤

[@xit123456]

Domo arigato! Much appreciated. I'll check out KendoStar as well!

[@JXHari]

Thank you so much I was too shy to ask the masters

[@garysturner1]

Thanks for doing this. very helpful !!!

[@SirSlick101]

Thanks for the video, very useful !

[@bucketbot1]

Very useful video for a beginner such as me!

[@ZenCookie]

THANK YOU!!! Greetings from New Zealand😂👍👍

[@akandor]

Very good how to. Would recommend it to everyone who is doing Kendo. Like to see a newer version of how to wear kendo bogu.

[@TheKendoShow]

Thank you! A new version of how to wear Bogu is coming soon! Thanks! Andy

[@jawajamm6361]

akandor good idea

[@johnsepulveda9538]

thanks for the video!

[@gomesmello]

very useful instructions thank you Sensei!!!!

[@edenwalsh1014]

Lovely😊 As always, you make it all look so easy😅 Andy Sensei. I was, of course, kindly assisted by my lady Loida Sensei which was so detailed and interesting and enjoyed that first dressing up. I'm sure you have a Japanese term for that, too 😅, but "dressing up" it is, for now. I've never "glowed" 😅 so much dressing up 😅😅Phew😅😅 And could I do it again the next time? Ha ha ha But the next available person at the time was a male sempai. Could I care less. It was shiai day and I arrived so early so as to dress up properly, I even had the iron out the night before! 😂. It was a rare occasion, I hasten to add. As a bonus, our team won in the non-bogu section. I hated to find out what I contributed to the win except for the entertainment and giggles because of my mistakes. 🙄😜 But, hey ho, lessons learned. I am only grateful for all the support of everyone around me from my fellow beginners, sempais and sensei. Heavens know how much they bear up 😅 I still haven't got a clue sometimes when I go into a rush and lose it all . Oh well, at least not my hakama with my sensei and your goodself's lesson here, Andy sensei. Thank you. 😊❤

[@altimonyt]

I like your channel and this video was very helpful

[@settingsunmedia]

Thanks for breaking it down!

[@Sh1n0by]

Thanks for beginner video.

[@aintduke1335]

Very useful. Thanks

[@sylversky7599]

Helpful video,,,well done

[@dblegends3509]

Very helpful I appreciate it

[@AdriDelPino]

Very useful video, as always! Thank you, Fisher sensei!

[@TheKendoShow]

Thank you!

[@redbark]

Very useful video. One day I might be able to put on a hakama without referring to the video. My circle uses cotton kendogi and hakama. I wish they were synthetic.

[@user-ut9iy8mq3d]

Thanks!

[@tartarart4922]

Thank you!

[@simonburyan1669]

thx for this vid

[@AxeArrow]

Thank you Sensei

[@Swineminator]

Very useful video, thanks! I actually bought one of these sets as my first uniform, and I already love it. Really comfortable and nice! :-)

[@lohchuntatt5872]

Ty 👍

[@brainquokka]

I really respect you. Thank you so much. (From Korea)

[@miriamvanveldhuijsen3508]

Do you have a video on how to fold your kendo uniform (kendogi & hakama)?

[@fett960]

thaNK YOU

[@benjaminwilliams4344]

pretty awesome

[@tabletopsquire3731]

Love it!

[@dougsinthailand7176]

Very good, Andy! Although I would suggest a darker background. That way, details in the dark gi will be easier to see.

[@gabrieljardine]

Thanks a lot!

[@Mateuszekek]

I'm just starting my adventure with Kendo, tryin' also to open Kendo club in my city what isn't easy but I have support from Polish Kendo Association :) we will see

[@TheKendoShow]

Good luck!

[@138boris]

I started kendo last night so will find these videos very informative 🖒

[@SuperRage1981]

Andy sensai can you do a video how to proper fold the hakama. Because you made one but it was not clear when you were folding the ribbons

[@JKT6]

Very useful, thank you!

[@Kaijin_FN]

I also got one yesterday

[@wikilius122]

Very well done tutorial. Helps a lot and would recomend it to anyone. Hope more people will start Kendo as it is awesome sport

[@CloudYoga]

That Was Awesome Thank You !!!!

[@felipethomazaquino6051]

Man! Very didatic! Thank you very much! Best regards from Brazil!

[@Mateuszekek]

I like it a lot :)

[@TheElvanore]

very detailed explanation! even more detailed than any other japanese videos Ive seen

[@exia2424]

thank you the spread kendo all around the world really useful video

[@neo9798]

if using a measuring tape to figure out the correct size for the hakama, from where should I measure?

[@Vulcan_Tech]

I can't wait to move so I can start practicing Kendo again in a dojo.

[@CloneShockTrooper]

Thank you Andy

[@sergioprieto3518]

thank you very much from Argentina

[@annaa2387]

Thanks for this video! This things seem so simple for profi, but it's so important for begginer, like me! :)

[@LuKaZz420]

I still struggle with putting the Men on, the sensei told me one way, a senpai another, tutorials, yet another version. I reckon I'll stick my very unorthodox way, just roll around the laces and tight them up ;)

[@BenjaminKallestein]

Great video! Good to know for a beginner, like myself. :)

[@dr.michaelmanke6969]

Super lesson - perfekt fit of the uniform.

[@Not-so-cool-name]

Thank you! Good to learn how to help my 6 year old into his uniform

[@user-it6gl1vv7v]

Well thank you!

[@dingus9537]

This helped me wearing my hakama =D

[@danielmulcahy8534]

Hi Andy, excellent video as always. One useful technique for tying the hanamusubi you might feature if you ever do an episode on wearing bogu is the Ian shoelace knot. It allows you to tie a perfect knot in less than a second if you get used to it. Give it a google :)

[@TheKendoShow]

Great idea! I'll certainly look into that! Thanks Andy

[@xirensixseo]

so i used to do kendo. however, i have come across an issue recently. toe korean kendo uniform is not the same as actual kendo gi and hakama the hakama has a weird band with velcro???? so im assuming you out that on first before putting on the front piece, but that makes using the plastic piece to secure the rear impossible, so you could put it on second, but that means theres a weird velcro belt on top of the first tie you do, its weird, and i unfortunately didnt notice it until after i bought it

[@60gidget]

Hi I want to order one of these uniform. What size would I be if my height is 5 foot 6 and weighing 79 kg? Medium or Lge?

[@TheKendoShow]

Hi, you would need a size 3 or 3.5 for the Kendogi, and a size 26 for the Hakama ;)

[@leel8383]

Quality video, sensei. Regarding yoko musubi, I have also heard that it has a cultural significance in that tate musubi is used in the scenario of dressing someone for their funeral. What do you think?

[@TheKendoShow]

I have heard this too, but I have never actually heard it here in Japan. So it may be something that is a cultural practice in some areas, but it certainly is not practiced by everyone. Interestingly though, folding the Kendogi closed in the opposite way - so right side over left, instead of left over right - is also inappropriate for a similar reason that you mention. Most Japanese traditional clothing closes in this way, with the left side going over the right -the exception being for a body at a funeral, when the right is folded over the left - if that makes sense :) Hope that helps!

[@leel8383]

I trust your primary research better than the rumours of a source I have long since forgotten. I will try not to perpetuate the urban myth! Nice pickup on the the left-over-right rule, I remember being taught that one too a long time ago too when putting on a yukata at a shinto rotenburo on an island volcano. Thanks for your thoughtful response and for breaking down these beginner topics which I found very useful especially when I was freshly starting Kendo only a year ago but also now when I am facing new beginners and need review!

[@rudichong3869]

Thanks for sharing but there’s something i’m very curious about why is it that kendo practitioners don’t wear trousers under their hakamas instead they wear a kendogi and a hakama but no trousers underneath the hakamas why but for aikidokas they wear trousers under their hakamas together with a dogi care to explain why

[@KendoinKorea]

Horizontal knot is used for kendo because vertical knot is used for the dead.

[@jpettymd]

Any opinions on what to wear under the kendogi and hakama? I hear traditionally people usually go commando, but the briefs might be ok. I heard you will get laughed at if you wear an undershirt!

[@TheKendoShow]

Most people don't wear any underwear, but you can wear it if you prefer. If you want to wear a shirt under the Kendogi, I recommend a tight-fitting, compression-type garment. Hope that helps!

[@lukadjordjevic3716]

Very "neat" presentation, thanks.

[@gordonhall9943]

Thanks, Andy! My daughter is 5 years old, I plan to drag her to the dojo next year. I would like do the uniform and possibly shinai from you. :)

[@elazuo]

Thank you so much! After 8 years I totally forgot how to wear them

[@MrFileasfogg2]

Thank you from France May I know where are you teachin Kendo ?

[@vannahyuga]

Do women tie hakama higher? Can you recommend a video of a fimale sensei? Thank you.

[@TheKendoShow]

Yes. Generally Women would tie the Hakama higher than men, so would usually need one size larger 😉

[@vannahyuga]

@@TheKendoShow Thank you! Can you please tell me approximately how high, if we use a belly button for reference? I don't have any female sensei in my area 😅 maybe you can make a video with one in your dojo 💜 thanks again!

[@That_Tyr_Guy]

Hi Andy, I'm starting kendo next Tuesday and your videos have been helping me understand kendo. I love watching your videos. I'm a rather big guy so trying to find gear that fits might be a challenge, gonna have to look at kendostar

[@TheKendoShow]

Thanks, Tyler! Good luck with your Kendo journey! Yes, get in touch with us at KendoStar, and we will certainly be able to help you :) All the best Andy

[@That_Tyr_Guy]

Will do. I will be in contact soon

[@That_Tyr_Guy]

The Kendo Show when am I suppose to get a kendogi? I see a lot of people in my class not wearing one

[@girlieko4821]

im new subscribers i want to know how to fold for me as beginners

[@neogeneva01]

I was wondering what size you are for keikogi and hakama? Thank you!

[@TheKendoShow]

Hi, I usually wear a size 3.5 or a 3 for the Kendogu, and a size 27 for the Hakama :) I am 173cm tall, but I have long legs, so I need a longer Hakama :)

[@neogeneva01]

I've been told I need a 26 I'm 179cm tall..I'm confused

[@neogeneva01]

I'm confused about how to measure the front and back strap..himos

[@andrewharris7517]

Very Helpful… Inshallah and Peace

[@NeoCipher790]

I have a question, the hakama I bought has the front sashes too short to form a ribbon at my back. It can wrap around my torso/belly just fine, but there's no way I can make it tie off at the back. Should I try and return the hakama or just find/make some extensions?

[@Hey_its_Koda]

Vertical knot mean something about death in japanese culture?

[@hunterhewitt7059]

Ninja k yeah you're dead if your knots untie XD

[@acevaldo2603]

Arigatou gozaimasu Fisher Sensei

[@fabriciogiampietro7029]

I've heard from a mate that is good thing to soak a new indigo uniform in vinegar overnight before wearing it to avoid dye leaking... is it true or a false myth?

[@natasabarovic6741]

please do the how to stack the kendo uniform

[@baileighblanchard8321]

I want to do kendo so badly but there is no kendo clubs near me! :(

[@user-ys6ni5ke2x]

baileigh blanchard trust me you dont

[@KM-px8cs]

How should you dry your uniform?

[@Fitri-nc9kf]

not me using this as tutorial on how to wear my cosplay costume

[@siddqueabbasabbas6653]

Maybe I can join kendo