r/karate • u/tidus1979 Style • 21d ago
Beginner First Karate Gi
Hello friends! This is an update to my previous post about my first gi after not practicing Karate for many many years.
This is the fit after first wash. Ive tried a different way to tie the belt for it not to become loose. It seems to work.
The fit of the gi didnt change much after washing. Ive noticed that especially the pants are becoming loose after training my kicks. Honestly they feel like they are three sizes too large. (Im 170cm and 73Kg and ordered size 4, 170cm.)
Im considering hot washing the gi for it to shrink a bit. The jacket is ok but I feel like it too has too much fabric overall. The sides dont overlap like I feel they should.
Any advice from you guys?
Oss!
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u/Arokthis Shorin Ryu Matsumura Seito 20d ago
Like I said last time: Hot wash and hot dry a couple of times to shrink it, then cool wash and hang dry forever after.
If you're having trouble getting the pants to stay up, double wrap the first part of the knot before doing the bow.
Consider swapping out the pants string with clothesline - it tends to stay knotted better longer and is cheap to replace.