Seishin Karate Gi User Guide

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Welcome!


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Table of Seriously

Awesome Content

Introduction (p. 6)

Karate - An Old Art with New Clothes (p.8)

Judo - Karate’s Lesser Known Cousin (p. 11)

Karate & the DNBK’s Request (p. 13)

From Judo to Karate: Today’s Gi (p. 16)

From White to Pink: The 5 Most Common Colors of the Gi (p. 18)

Washing and Drying: Proper Care for Your Karate Gi (p. 22)

“Shikaku” & “Maki”: 2 Great Ways of Folding Your Karate Gi (p. 28)

From “Zubon” to “Uwagi”: The Different Parts of the Gi (p. 33)

Last Words (p. 36)

The End (p. 37)


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Introduction


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1 Baseball uniforms were first worn by the New York Knickerbockers Baseball Club in 1849.


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Karate – An Old Art with New Clothes

唐手

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikijutsu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujutsu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenjutsu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaido

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaijutsu


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空手衣

褌

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergarment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II


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Judo - Karate’s Lesser Known Cousin

6嘉納治五郎

天神真楊流柔術

起倒流柔術

柔道


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柔道衣

武

道

剣道

新しいなぎなた

長刀術薙刀術

弓道


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Karate & the DNBK’s Requests


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大日本武徳会


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松濤館流

From Judo to Karate: Today’s Gi


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From White to Pink: The 5 Most Common Colors of the Gi

White/White


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White/Black Black/White


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Black/Black

Blue, Camo, Pink…


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Washing and Drying: Proper Care for Your Karate Gi


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1. Wash after Each Use

2. Wash it Pronto


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3. Stay Away from

Mechanical Dryers


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4. Don’t Frickin’ Bleach


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5. Hang Dry ASAP

6. Fold When Dry


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“Shikaku” & “Maki”: 2 Great Ways of Folding Your Karate Gi


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1. Shikaku no Gi

(四角の衣)


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2. Maki no Gi

(巻の衣)


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From “Zubon” to “Uwagi”: The Different Parts of the Gi


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And that’s it.


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