[VIDEO] How to Pack your Karate Gi / Uniform

by Rush

See me here.

Image credits to GettyImages

---

In most cases, a Karategi/ uniform is about the only gear that you need for Karate practice.

Alongside your other personal items in a bag, how do you carry them around to and from the dojo?

​Well, you can technically just stuff them into your bag after training, but I'm sure it wouldn't come recommended from your (good) instructors.

For good reasons:

It's unhygienic. Unless it's a dedicated bag or you have them isolated in a separate compartment, packing dirty laundry alongside other carry-ons in your back causes cross-contamination. If your Karate class involves extensive physical contact with other Karate mates, it's not just your sweat, blood, and germs that you're carry home.  

• It's space-inefficient. Fair enough if you're lugging around a large bag for Karate. But, wouldn't it be nicer to head out for dinner or cool down at the mall with Karate gear that is not bulky.

​

• It's bad form. If Karate training is all about positive character development, how does a carelessly packed outfit that represents your dojo/ organization portrays that?

On the last point, a nicely packed Karategi can in fact, be a great opportunity to share your pride of the Karate lifestyle and showcase your club!

Image credits to istockphoto

There are generally two ways which you can pack your Karategi including your obi/ belt.

In the packing/ folding style that we've founded (yes, coz' we haven't seen anything like this!), it all depends on the density and stiffness of your Karategi.

​Stiffer Karategi (often cotton, usually above 10oz in weight) are harder to fold into a small bundle, but they can be compacted into an easy-to-carry bundle.

Thinner Karategi (often cotten-polyester, usually below 10oz in weight) on the other hand, can be packed smaller, but they have a tendency of unravelling if they're not secured the right way.

Here are how we packed our Karategi!

Let me know how you like it and Share with us how you pack your Karategi after training!

​OSU!