What do you wear to train?

[Nightingale]

What do you wear to train in?

Multiple choices are allowed, but only pick items you wear REGULARLY.

[cali_tkdbruin]

I thought I saw this question somewhere else around here :confused:
Anyway since you asked, we wear the traditional TKD dobok V-neck top and pants and no shoes. During the summer months we're given the option of wearing the dojang's "official" t-shirt instead of the traditional V-neck top.

[Aikikitty]

I voted --

Japanese Style Gi
Hakama
No shoes

:)

Robyn :asian:

[Cryozombie]

Black Military BDU pants with Tabi boots and Leg wraps, and a black t-shirt.

[Elfan]

- Gi
- Workout clothes
- Street Clothes
- No shoes

[baronv]

For Kenpo, just practicing forms, techniques, warm-ups: Workout pants, sneakers, T-shirt.

For Kung Fu, sparring: Ligh weight karate unform.

For Judo, randori: Heavy sign-weave gi

[karatekid1975]

Well, I just quit (between dojangs), but I wore the traditional TKD V-neck dobok. Now it's my PJ's :D Well, I wear the dobok pants and t-shirt for home workouts to keep my training up till I find another dojang.

[ace]

Mon. i were a Black Gi for Arnis Class
as well as on Tues & Thurs Mornings

Tues. Night I were Shorts T Shirt , a Judo Gi Top & Wrestling Shoes,For Submisson Wrestling & Gi Grappling

Wed I wear Shorts & a T shirt for Wrestling

Thurs. Night is the Same As Tues.

[Yari]

I do Aikido

and that's :

Japanese Style Gi
Hakama
No shoes

Arnis, it's gi pants (black) and a t-shirt. Find the official clothing to "heavy". Sometimes I wear shoes, sometimes not.

/Yari

[Venos-KSW]

standard black century uniform (hate it)

bringing up the question, anyone know where I can get a full black, judo-style, heavy weave uniform (I have no idea what the proper names are for that style)?

I can't stand the heavy canvas type material that is used in the century ironman. so my instructor and I want black judo/juijitsu type gi's.

[sweeper]

call all the larger MA stores in your state, my brother got one at a MA store but he doesn't live in your state.

[karatekid1975]

I'm back into the TKD white dobok. I joined a new dojang :)

[Blindside]

bringing up the question, anyone know where I can get a full black, judo-style, heavy weave uniform (I have no idea what the proper names are for that style)?

I've got one of the Jukado Primos, and it is an excellent gi.

See: http://www.juka.com/uniform/jukado.htm#linkPrimo

I don't like the Ryoyo, it may be heavier duty, but I don't think it can stand up to heavy duty grappling like the fabric of the Primo can.

Hope that helps,

Lamont

EDIT: Holy @#$$, they are on sale for 46.71!!! see here (http://www.juka.com/moving.pdf)

[yilisifu]

Although it's a Chinese system, Yilichuan requires students to wear a fold-over front (karate style) jacket with appropriate training trousers (either straight-legged or bloused, as used in many Chinese systems). However, many of our members still wear the traditional Mandarin-collared Chinese jacket.

[pesilat]

I generally work out in sweats, t-shirt, and wrestling shoes. This is pretty standard attire in the arts I train in.

The closest thing we have to a "uniform" is a school t-shirt. Though at the home school of Shen Chuan in Texas, most people there wear gi when they train. But it's not required. The only thing required is a school shirt and rank belt. But when I'm teaching Shen Chuan here in Kentucky, I don't require anything except that people be dressed :)

Mike

[CrushingFist]

In my ex-kung-fu school we use to wear the traditional chinese martial arts uniform, although the sifu and most of them use to wear the jacket, use the students wore a black t-shirt with the schools logo "HUNG-GA" in my case and a hand over the fist like if your bowing, with some chinese letters sayin the sifu's name.
http://www.yeeshungga.com & i use to atten this specific one > http://www.yees-hungga.com how can i ever thank my ex-sifu "Sifu Johnny V." too bad I cant train with you no more:(

[MartialArtist]

Indoor Training...

Gi
Full Combat Outfit (w/o gear)
Shorts and shirt
Sweat Pants and Long Shirt

Outdoor...

Gi
Full Combat Outfit (w/ and w/o gear)
Long pants and shirt

[YouAgain]

White Japanese Style gi

[DAC..florida]

Traditional gi pants and a t-shirt most of the time. for testing and other special occasions full gi (japanese) and no shoes or MA shoes on the mats. :asian:


:goop:

[lost_tortoise]

At the last kwoon in which I trained, we were required to wear black pants (most often sweatpants) and the school t-shirt. Wrestling shoes were most common as we were allowed to wear them on the mats during grappling.
Outside of school (haven't trained there in two years), I usually wear a pair of hospital scrub pants (I dyed them black and they are pretty cool) and a comfortable shirt. For any "real life" simulation training that I do (ie. knife, multiple attacker etc.), I try to wear street clothes or sometimes even a suit (these days that's my standard attire).:shrug:

[Cliarlaoch]

Traditional gi in the dojang, as usual.

And street clothes and shoes if I'm outside it (for realism).


I think there's already been a thread on this subject way back when, but that's okay, it's still a good topic.

[stacks]

at our school we were traditional gi's, because I teach most of the time I wear heavy weight pants and bring a few t-shirts to change into when I get over worked and the body temp starts to rise

stacks

[A.R.K.]

Just like DAC, Gi pants and the class t-shirt for informal and a full gi for formal. Most of the time when we are informal I don't worry about a belt or direct my students to wear them.

:asian:

[jfarnsworth]

I wear a black or white medium weight gi. Or a combo of the two.

[Kempojujutsu]

Kempojujutsu- class Heavy weight jujutsu gi w/ t-shirt underneathe
Aikijujutsu Heavy weight jujutsu top and Hakama
Grappling fighters shorts and t-shirt or tank top
Shoes a must in all of the classes
Bob :asian:

[vin2k0]

I voted:

Japanese Style Gi
No shoes

[moromoro]

because i train in traditional eskrima we dont have uniforms we simply wear what we want its best to have something easy to move around in


thanks

terry

[mhouse]

Black or White Gi. Usually some mix.

I tend to wear shoes but it's 50/50 for the rest of the students.

In Summertime and warm weather, we are permitted to wear Gi pants and a school t-shirt rather than the Gi top.

[TigerWoman]

Probably too much information but... I wear two white/black collar V-neck doboks that have been ruined by bleach arrgh but I still use to sweat in. I have one good V-neck embroidered on the back with the school logo and that is strictly for tournaments. I also have a red, and two black doboks.
So that pretty much covers me for the week.

I used to like to wear a t-shirt and dobok pants when I went in to the dojang alone to practice but I like to practice with sleeves now to hear the snap when blocks and strikes are done correctly and with more power. TW

[Chronuss]

a lot of us at the school have become very keen on Under Armour, and most will wear an Under Armour tshirt with gi pants, some with mat shoes, some without. more often than not, since we've been outside quite a bit for the past few months, I've been wearing my shirt with a pair of black jeans and my mat shoes. most of us have red/black gi tops with all the required patches that we wear when needed.

[Shodan]

I have several heavyweight gis that are in use right now.......black, white or I mix and match- no shoes. At home, I just wear sweats or shorts and a t-shirt when I am practicing katas or what-not in the air.

[MichiganTKD]

I have three WTF black V-necks I use. Two with patches, one without. At home I just practice in whatever I'm wearing at the time. At the YMCA, I practice in my shorts and t-shirt. Really should get some new uniforms though. My current ones are getting a bit worn and discolored from use. Would be nice to have some brand new white V-necks to practice in:)

[Feisty Mouse]

Exercise clothes. Occasionally street clothes. No uniforms for me right now.

[Enson]

the gi for me and some ninja tabi!

peace

[kanjc]

For class it is always a traditional DoBok, when I am at home I am usually doing weight training at the same time so it is sweats and tank-top, both places - no shoes

[ThatWasAKick]

Black gi, no shoes when inside.


Standard black century uniform (hate it)
I hate the pants. I think they've changed brands in the last year. They are baggier! I feel like I'm climbing into a frelling tent.

[kempojack]

I have 4 different heavy weight gi's that I use. I used to wear shoes but we installed some of those new puzzle sqaure type mats in the dojo and I was getting to much grip while using the shoes and ended up with sore knees. I now go barefoot.

[Shade Silverwing]

For now, just a t-shirt, sweatpants and no shoes.

Won't buy a gi until I know for sure that I'll need one.

[Brother John]

a Pink wrestling singlet!















HA!
Just kidding.
Heavy-weight Black Gi.
OH YEAH....plus a belt.
I often wear shoes as well.

Your Brother
John

[BushidoUK]

We wear plain white heavy weight GI's with no patches or motifs
Females must wear a plain white t-shirt underneath

In very hot summer months (not often in the UK!) after bowing in we can change to a plain white t-shirt but must replace the Gi top when bowing out.
No belt can be worn when only wearing a t-shirt.

[rainbows]

Usually a good ol' Korean V-neck dobok (which my new red belt is busy dying pink...:() but we don't always have to wear dobok in my club in which case I wear the club t-shirt with a pair of black kickboxing-style trousers. Never shoes, I hate training with shoes on.

[Jade Tigress]

We wear traditional chinese uniforms with frog style buttons. Shoes are optional. Personally I prefer barefoot.

[Oak Bo]

Heavy weight gi usally unless it's hot, then wear t shirt or tank top instead of gi jacket.
:asian:

[bignick]

for taekwondo i wear the full white V-neck...no other variations...in summer we are allowed to wear a taekwondo related t-shirt, but i choose not to...you can wear taekwondo shoes if you have them...

in judo it's the heavy gi

in jujutsu it's usually the heavy gi...but sometimes we'll go without the top to work on stuff without the aid of the gi..

[loki09789]

Train like you fight and you will fight like you trained.

We wear sneakers, socks at times.... but generally we train in clothing and footwear that is middle of the road that you would wear in an everyday circumstance. I have a pair of black "business casual" slacks that I teach in and a t-shirt. I wear a black leather belt sometimes because, well it just feels right for that day.

[Patrick Skerry]

When doing Judo, the white judogi.

When working out in the gym, basically anything: sneakers, socks, sweatpants, sweat shirt, fleeced-lined nylon jacket and wool hat in the winter - t-shirt, shorts and sneaks in the summer.

[Rick Wade]

I personally wear gi pants, a CUP and a t-shirt.

No one even wears belts.

The only time I wear a belt is when I visit a school or go to a seminar.


V/R

Rick English

[Andrew Green]

Gi pants (Some wear shorts, but I like the skin on my knees)
T-shirt
Cup (very important)
Wrestling shoes (Yes, I like my feet too)

In the Kids class I wear a Gi jacket and belt as well, then promptly lose it for the adult class :D

[Raewyn]

I wear V jacket
with black pants
no shoes

oh and a really good sports bra!!

[KenpoNoChikara]

Shoes, Japanese Gi, Dojo's official T-shirt allowed as well.

[KenpoNoChikara]

oh and a really good sports bra!!Oh, yeah how could I forget? hehe :)

*oops, Double posted........ :readrules

[bignick]

tonight in jujutsu we worked out in a classroom on campus...

we usually train after my instructor teaches the personal defense class and we were in classroom watching a video of kyuzo mifune and talked about some striking...

so afterward we just decided to say in street clothes and do some enviroment training...great stuff...

[Sin]

I wear a black gi with no shoes or socks most of the time...now when my sensei and I are just talking at a function or where all just messing around at a party or something we will just mess around in our street colthes...but when we are having class or where at tournaments or visiting other schools we dress traditionally......usually...unless something is broken (I.E. the tie around part on my gi top came off when i got kicked by a TKD guy at a tournament so i haven't been wearing it. but when its fixed it will be on like normal.)

[Kamaria Annina]

I just ordered a black collared Best - Sang Moo Sa uniform, I'll be wearning that from now on for training. I might take an Adidas uniform into consideration.

[chinto01]

I wear a traditional white japanese 3/4 length gi with a dojo t-shirt underneath. Once the dan ranks are reached we have the option to wear a combination of black and white. Above san dan if you are the highest rank in the room you have the option to wear all black. But when you think about it who cares right!!!

[SMP]

Gi pants School t-shirt or Gi top

no shoes
no cup

[gmunoz]

I wear black Japanese do gi. Black tabi. School t-shirt underneath.

[The Boar Man]

When I taught in a formal school (TKD) I wore a heavy weight (15oz) black REI gi. I went through some sado mashocist period or something because that was a real rough feeling gi. I finally wised up and after several years stepped down to the 12oz cotton black heavy weight REI gi. For testing I wore a white gi.

For years back in the 80s and early 90s I favored the KI heavy weight gi, that is until they went way out of my price range. Which is when I found the REI gi. Up until a couple of years ago this was still one of the best priced gi that I could find, with good quality as well.

Now when I teach Arnis I just wear generally black or blue BDU style shorts or long pants and whatever T shirt is available. The only problem with the BDU style pants that I have found is that I have ripped the inside of the pant leg a time or two teaching ground work techniques (thank goodness my students were male, otherwise it could have been embarassing :) ). Buit I never ran into that problem with the gi bottoms.

mark

[Sin]

i all really depends on who is at the class, and what we are doing. if its a test day we are reallt tradional. if where just playing with combos, we'll just wear our pants and whatever shirt/(for guys no shirt) we want.

[Aaron Little]

Typically I wear board shorts and a t-shirt.

[Nightwish]

I have training clothes that look similar to Rocky's...in short..they are ripped to hell, old as hell, and stinky as hell.

I wear fleece pants, a vest, a sweat shirt, and a tuque...gets the heart rate goin i tell ya,

[Kembudo-Kai Kempoka]

Sneakers and a smile?:whip1:

[MartialMom]

In Kenpo we wear the traditional black Gi, in Kung Fu we practice in work out clothes as our group is small and informal.

[ppko]

just a traditional gi I also wear wrestling shoes. Although there are times when I have street clothes classes just so they can feel the difference.

[achilles]

The heavy role of the uniform I think is overly emphasized in comparison to other more relevant issues. If that's your thing, great. But uniforms, belts and the like does not define the martial artist.

[shesulsa]

traditional japanese gi (we call a dobuk), no shoes for me on the mat.

I am trying to train outside on uneven terrain and it's really tough on my knees, so ... I'm going to do it more. :uhyeah: And will do so in my tight jeans and tennis shoes first.

Will begin working on moving in just about all kinds of clothing that I wear, and since I'm female, that involves dresses and heels, too. would be interesting what a person can do ...

[Aqua4ever]

From Sept to just before it gets hot traditional gi except for sparring where we can wear the club t-shirt, in the summer we can wear club or plain t-shirt with traditonal style pants
no shoes ever

[Vadim]

At TSK we train with a traditional gi and we dont wear any shoes.

-Vadim

[still learning]

Hello, We ware black gi's with a red club t-shirt inside of the gi. The Universal kempo-karate patch over our heart area ,is the only thing allow on the uniform. Shoes perfer black, but not neccessary.

When in are in a large group our Professor makes us take of our belts (sometimes),everyone now looks the same. The training takes on a new meaning. Try this sometimes,(Remove the belts or ranks).

There is so many kinds of uniforms and everyday clothes use in training. NEAT! Thanks for sharing.....Aloha

[Drac]

I wear BDU pants, police style boots and a t-shirt...

[qi-tah]

Our class wears black pants (mine are elasticated at the ankles for winter, Thai fisherman's pants for summer) and the class t-shirt, which comes in a variety of different colours. White or black are most common, but some ppl have red or yellow shirts too. We wear kung fu shoes in training... i wear my trusty Feivue's.

[Grenadier]

Depends on the day of the week.

During the weekdays, it's in full traditional Karate gi. Tokon Sovereign, or Arawaza Amber, depending on if I'm going to do more teaching (the Arawaza) or training (Sovereign).

On Sundays, when I'm there just to workout for myself, it's athletic shorts and a t-shirt.

[OnlyAnEgg]

More often than not, I wear my gi to class. If it's ungodly hot, the top comes off and some sorta asian-influenced t-shirt goes on. I got a million of them.

No shoes...ever.

[Langenschwert]

Track pants and school t-shirt for me, along with a good set of athletic footwear. Some people find wrestling boots to be really good for HES. I plan on getting a set of medieval ankle boots (http://www.revivalclothing.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=9), since the slick sole affects one's footwork. I's also like to get a good gambeson (http://www.matuls.pl/index.php?IDP=1&Lng=1&IDProdukt=48&IDKategoria=4&IDPodkategoria=6) when I get the funds.

Best regards,

-Mark

[jks9199]

Sweats & a t-shirt. Full gi occasionally. BDUs depending on where and what I'm doing. Other special gear, like body armor or gunbelt, depending on what I'm training...

Boots, shoes (I like New Balance cross-trainers), and occasionally barefoot.

[ChingChuan]

I don't know whether the things I wear fo r training are traditional or not, but I don't think so ;).

It's a black pair of trousers (those kung-fu-like-things, apparently it says so on the manuracturerer's website) and a black T shirt with the name & logo of our style. For a 'belt' I wear a red selendang, but it's not a real selendang, it's a red satin thing.

[Yeti]

Black sweat pants & a t-shirt w/school logo and a pair of cross trainers for me.

[Emptyhand]

Workout pants, Otomix hightop shoes, t-shirt

[Kosho Gakkusei]

Gi, Workout Clothes, Street Clothes, Shoes, No Shoes, Pajamas, Underpants, & No Clothes.

_Don Flatt

I wanted to add that I only train alone with no clothes on.

[Blotan Hunka]

Ive started wearing rashguard shirts and board shorts.

[Leopard claw]

For Kung fu a traditional Chinese uniform, for Karate, black top gi, white bottoms, and a cup too!

[Kacey]

In class, a full dobok in the winter; dobok pants and a t-shirt in the summer.

At home, whatever I'm wearing when I have time to practice... if I'm wearing something I don't want to sweat in, I'll usually change either to dobok pants and a t-shirt, or sweat pants and a t-shirt.

[Slihn]

I wear a cute little night gown and slippers.

[Sensei Payne]

Hakama Pants (it has the same kind of tie as a Hakama but not the flowing part of a hakama, also only Black belts can wear them)

Traditional wrap around Gi (black)

[whitetiger2001]

I wear the same clothes as I woud if I were going to the store and that inclusdes ashoes. Since I will not be barefioot unless I'm at the beach, or wearing a Gi unless I'm at the studio, why not train in what I useually wear. I do this for one simple reason, practicality. If you train barefoot all the time and then have to defend yourself with a kick while wearing heavy boots, the kick has changed. Likewise, restrictive clothing such as jeans will have an affect so I think it's important to understand how your material will me affected.

[Odin]

i wear my special fighting power y-fronts.


actuall i just wear my thai shorts.

unless Im grappling and then I wear a rash guard aswel.

although this might need to change since theres a bit of a bloody fashion show going on at my MMA gym..its like who's got the coolest shirt or shorts.

[Insley Stiles]

Kenjutsu:

- Traditional Karate Gi
- Hakama
- No Shoes

[Mary Chant]

At class, traditional gi, obi and no shoes

A group of us also gather once a week in the park for an informal workout, and there we wear whatever is comfortable, although we do not dress out formally. Some wear shoes and others don't.

At home I train in workout clothes and don't wear shoes.

Mary Chant

[Boomer]

depends what gym/dojo I'm in :)


When in my dad's dojo....ultra traditional...gi...or if using sword, hakama.

When at jiu jitsu, usually shorts, t-shirt, wrestling shoes (optional) and knee pads. Sometimes double woven gi.

Off nights at dad's dojo we wear shorts/sweats and have a freestyle workout.

[IWishToLearn]

Either workout gear + shoes or a "gi" and shoes. :)

[Christina05]

Japanese style gi no shoes. Sometime basketball shorts and a tee shirt.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Nothing! Not a thing at all. :mst:


I'm between disciplines right now. :angel:

[Nebuchadnezzar]

standard black century uniform (hate it)

bringing up the question, anyone know where I can get a full black, judo-style, heavy weave uniform (I have no idea what the proper names are for that style)?

I can't stand the heavy canvas type material that is used in the century ironman. so my instructor and I want black judo/juijitsu type gi's.


http://kinjisan.com/

[IcemanSK]

Usually, a traditional dobok & bare feet. But sometimes, either uniform pants or shorts & t-shirt with wrestling or TKD shoes (if outside or a traditional class).