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18 September 2011

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Karate is a very important and old fight form that has the elements of Martial Arts and body discipline required to turn it into a deadly but very energetic and agile fight form. It is a very old form and it has developed into a variety of styles that are laced with many elements of other fight forms and thus it is reinvented with every step. The most important fact is that karate, even being a very established and old fight form, still has the flexibility to adapt to make the moves more accurate and deadlier.

The discipline required for this fight form is legendary and the early students were monks who practiced the form with single minded and harsh discipline. This is still true today. The discipline even extends to the Karate Uniform which is called the Karate Gi Uniform.

This sort of a kimono but is fashioned out of a rough and hardy material. The bottoms are drawstring pajamas that help in providing room and flexibilities for air kicks and leg work. There is a belt with the dress that holds the kimono in place. The belt can be adjusted to make sure that the GI is just properly fit with the fighter and they do not have any difficulty in adjusting their moves or manoeuvring properly.

The GI of the sport is white and is fashioned out of coarse cotton. This makes it extremely important that the shrink factor of the cloth should be taken into advice and the GI should be bought with the clear idea that the material will ultimately shrink in size.

That is why the GI should be at least two sizes larger than the frame that is actually required and once you buy it you should wash it immediately to start the shrinking process. Use normal detergent and bleach for the wash because after all the uniform is white and with constant accumulation of sweat and dirt from the fighting it is sure to lose its colour with the repeated washes.

Of course the heavy washing of the coloured belts should be avoided because that might lead to the fading of the colours and that is very unpleasant since the colour of the belts signify the levels or grades of the fighting candour that the fighter is capable of and that means the belt is the representation of the fighter’s worth. So extra care has to be taken in maintaining the GI of the fighters.

There is also the fact that the karate GI should be stored hanging and not bunched up because that ruins the form of the kimono. The wear and tear of the GI is inevitable after all but the responsibility of maintenance depends on the fighter.

Any tear or rip should be gotten fixed as fast as possible to avoid the rip into being a vulnerability during a fight and also to make sure that subsequent fights do not rip off the GI more. The karate GI should hold a proud place in your life.

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