Karate-gi vs TKD-Dobok

[Manny]

I must say th new TKD-Doboks (V neck) are very good and confortable to wear however I like very much the traditional Karate-gi uniform, I like the patter of the jacket and all.

Wich one you like the most?

Manny

 

[hkfuie]

old school

 

[matt.m]

Ya know I like the shorter sleeves and shorter legs. I would go with the karate-gi. I wear a judo uniform and nothing else. I don't care if it is my white one or blue one.

 

[Omar B]

It's all about the Gi, but it's gotta be an old gi. Soft worn in canvas, maybe a little tattered, nothing more comfy .

The Dobok is great (I did Choi Kwang Do so I wore one) is great but it's so much thinner and the polyester is not as comfortable against the skin.

 

[Twin Fist]

you have a better chance of seeing monkeys fly out of my butt than you do of seeing me in a pull over v-neck.....

 

[chrispillertkd]

We wear ITF doboks so its basically a karate type jacket that closes in the middle instead of crossing over. I have some older doboks that have cross over tops that I still wear occasionlly. Don't care much for the look of the v-necks.

My instructor has told me that when he started training (1970) the doboks were still very karate-esque comeplete with sleeves and pant legs that ended about mid-forearm and mid-calf.

Pax,

Chris

 

[terryl965]

I have a question Gi and dobook means the same thing uniform so why do we put the word Karate in front of it? I guess I like both of them since I wear both the pull over and the V-neck.

 

[Omar B]

Who knows, I just say Gi. The otehr day I went to an MA supply store looking for some black pants and all they had were those dobuk pants made of poly/cotton with elastic in the waist and pockets! Get that stuff alway from me!

I wanna wear out all my gis till they look like Ken and Ryu's ... or my old Sensei's.

 

[dancingalone]

If you do ANY type of throws at all the v-neck is next to useless since it tears and wears out quickly. They are comfortable until they get wet from your perspiration and then they are decidedly soggy and annoying to train in.
Those v-necks are unfortunately a result of looks over function. The WTF wanted their own look and they got it at the expense of utility.

 

[Andrew Green]

I have a question Gi and dobook means the same thing uniform so why do we put the word Karate in front of it? I guess I like both of them since I wear both the pull over and the V-neck.

"gi", on its own, doesn't really mean anything unless it is prefixed by something.

As in "do-gi" or "karate-gi"

You could almost think of it as meaning "clothes used for..." so "Do-gi" is the clothes used for studyint the 'way', karate-gi is clothes for karate, judo-gi is clothes for Judo, etc.

I would guess the same holds for do-book, being the same as Do-gi.

 

[astrobiologist]

I still have a few uniforms that are the Tang Soo Do style... they cross in front but they have ties and the pants have elastics waist bands.

I honestly don't like them anymore... I almost always wear my japanese style uniform. It crosses in front, is the thicker padded material so throwing and grabbing is no problem, there are no ties on the side which can rip when grappling, the sleeves are short, the pants have the good old draw-string, and the pant sleeves are shorter too. For me, it's either that uniform or street clothes really.

 

[Cirdan]

We had some guy show up for Ju Jutsu training in his TKD Dobok. It lasted about 20 seconds into the warmup before it was ripped apart. Those things are like t-shirts. You do make them more solid too don`t you?

I tried a Gi of korean make (Daedo I think) some time ago but they must have used olympic tkd cut for it.. there were not enough cloth under the arms to raise your hands above chest level.

I prefer a GI of traditional Japanese cut that is solid enough to handle gripping and throwing.

 

[IcemanSK]

I wish I could find a canvas v-neck dobok, but no one makes them anymore. To me, that would be the best of both worlds.

 

[Omar B]

Who ever came up with the genious idea that polyester was proper for a work out uniform ... dolts.

 

[phatbway]

V-neck-whatever is just not for me!

 

[Daniel Sullivan]

If you do ANY type of throws at all the v-neck is next to useless since it tears and wears out quickly. They are comfortable until they get wet from your perspiration and then they are decidedly soggy and annoying to train in.
Those v-necks are unfortunately a result of looks over function. The WTF wanted their own look and they got it at the expense of utility.

I prefer the crossover, but we generally wear the Vee neck in class. My only observation in favor of the Vee in terms of practical benefit is that the top is much closer to what I'd wear on a daily basis than a judogi is. My normal clothes do not do well if the lapel of my shirt is grabbed. Another person's street clothes will not provide the same purchase that judogi does either.

Daniel

 

[dancingalone]

I prefer the crossover, but we generally wear the Vee neck in class. My only observation in favor of the Vee in terms of practical benefit is that the top is much closer to what I'd wear on a daily basis than a judogi is. My normal clothes do not do well if the lapel of my shirt is grabbed. Another person's street clothes will not provide the same purchase that judogi does either.

Daniel

True enough. My purpose in using a do-gi is solely as a practical training garment. It is durable, cheap when you consider how many times you wash and wear one, and it soaks up sweat readily if you use a heavy enough weight of cloth.

If you want to simulate wearing street clothes, you should have a street clothes training session with shoes and all. No gis, no sweats. I imagine some of us will be shocked to find out how difficult high kicks are to pull off when you are wearing a slippery pair of wing tip shoes with a coat and tie.

 

[granfire]

True enough. My purpose in using a do-gi is solely as a practical training garment. It is durable, cheap when you consider how many times you wash and wear one, and it soaks up sweat readily if you use a heavy enough weight of cloth.

If you want to simulate wearing street clothes, you should have a street clothes training session with shoes and all. No gis, no sweats. I imagine some of us will be shocked to find out how difficult high kicks are to pull off when you are wearing a slippery pair of wing tip shoes with a coat and tie.

Or 4" heels and a mini skirt?


But my daily wear consists of either PJs ( :'( ) or jeans and tennis shoes...I would prefer a V-neck style, just to eliminate a bunch of rearranging the top during work outs. A topless guy is acceptable, the unmentionables showing on a Lady is a No-No still, even if it covers more than a swim suit.... :

 

[jim777]

I have a few of each lying around, but only wear KI Heavyweight tournament cut (shorter arms and legs) traditional Japanese gis now. I might still get a Shureido someday, but thefeeling of need for a Shureido has passed away

 

[miguksaram]

I like the gi...espeically the brush cotton. Overall gi's hide my fat better than v-necks.