How many uniforms do you wear in a week?

[IcemanSK]

I'm curious as to how many dobok you wear in a week. Do you use the same one for a week & wash it daily (or not)? Do you have several that you wear during the week? I especially interested in use for instructors who teach regularly &/or own a school.

For me, I have one that I wash after each class.

 

[terryl965]

I wear atleast four different one or should say makers of dobooks, I can not stand to wear the same uniform for more than one day, the sweet and dirt how can you

 

[wade]

I agree with terry. I teach 6 classes a week and have separate uniforms and sparring gear for all of them. It's one thing to get sweaty but then to put your wet gear back on for the next class, yuck. the uniforms though are all of the same brand and look identical to each other.

 

[bluekey88]

At least three when I'm training full-time...I sweat alot.

Peace,
Erik

 

[Laurentkd]

I wear three generally and alternate them throughout the week (5 days of training/teaching). Classes with a lot of sweat is different story, I'll never put on a wet or wrinkled uniform. However, I really do not sweat much at all (could be because, except for a few sips of water during classes, coca-cola is my ONLY source of hydration....something I am really trying to work on!)

 

[bluemtn]

I wear 2 and alternate. After one is worn twice, it gets washed.

 

[Ceicei]

I have three (well actually four) uniforms. I take two martial arts, so for one style, I use two uniforms (and a third very old one as a back up). For the second style, I have only one uniform.

- Ceicei

 

[matt.m]

I alternate 2.

 

[jdinca]

I usually go through 2-3 pairs of pants and 4-5 t-shirts in a week.

 

[searcher]

I have a large number of Dobak/Gi and I try to rotate them around. I have different uniforms for if I am teaching or learning, sparring or forms or self-defense. It all depends on what I am doing in the class. If a uniform smells I can't stand it and then there is that whole yellow stain thing. Both of them gross me out.

 

[dsuh86]

I have 2 uniforms. I switch everyday. I usually wash it every workout if it's full of sweat. If I'm teaching, I just wear the same uniform until it gets dirty.

 

[Kacey]

I have 2 uniforms. I switch everyday. I usually wash it every workout if it's full of sweat. If I'm teaching, I just wear the same uniform until it gets dirty.

Me too - and given my schedule, I tend to teach more than work out, so I usually wear the same one until I do laundry on Sunday, although I do have a spare ready if I need it.

 

[Cirdan]

I have two gi`s and an older one as backup. I hang them up to air between classes and wash them after two uses. If doing a lot of instructing I`ll sometimes stretch it to three.

Most people I know only has one. Instructors tend to have two, three or four.

 

[karatekid1975]

I have 4 (3 TKD, 1 judo gi). But as of late, I use only two. I train 2 days a week, so I wear my 2 best uniforms for class (the 2 newest ones).

When I trained at the main dojang, I used all 4. I trained in TKD 3 days a week, and jujitsu once per week.

I NEVER wear the same uniform twice. I sweat really bad for a female, so I will NOT put a sweaty uniform back on ... YUCK! They get tossed in the basket for washing after every class. I usually make sure I have enough doboks for the whole week, then wash them at the end of the week.

 

[andyjeffries]

I have lots of uniforms (now 8), but I only have one that currently fits so I wear it both training sessions in a week, but wash it between (being as large as I am, I sweat buckets and couldn't think of wearing it twice without washing it - yuck!).

 

[TKDmel]

Normally I use 3, but if I do alot of sparring, I also do alot of washing.

 

[Miles]

I have 14 doboks. I guess I'm the Imelda Marcos of doboks. I wear 4 each week, but usually they are the same 4 though I rotate some of the others in on occasion.

Miles

 

[K31]

I've got two full dobaks and an extra pair of pants. Mine are always clean when I go to class. My instructor will let us wear a t-shirt with dobak pants as long as it isn't a test but I haven't done that yet.

I think if someone shows up with a smelly uniform he should be sent home.

 

[Shaderon]

I only have one at the moment, I train once or twice a week and don't sweat a lot, in fact I hardly sweat at all... I'm odd I think. I wash my Dobuk whenever it gets dirty, as I wear a T-Shirt underneath it, it doesn't really get smelly it gets more dirty from the dirt off the floor when we do warms ups and fitness excersices. (Oh yea and when I fall over)

 

[bushi jon]

If i do change it its because it smells I have 14 gis all them at least 4 years old or older.I hand wash them with mild soap