The Dogi (gi)
The dogi or what is known as gi for short is not traditionally an Okinawan thing it is influence from mainland Japan that the Okinawan karate community adopted. We have specific rules on how to wear a gi and what color you may wear.
Patches and Insignia
The school patch or kanji may be worn on the front left chest of the gi and the shuri te patch between the shoulders on the back after one reaches an advanced rank or has 3 or more years of training with us. On the left sleeve the kanji for shuri te (首里手) may be worn. These are the only insignia we allowing on our gi's. The embroidery of the kanji on the sleeve is typically black on the white gis and gold on the black gis, though we do allow red on the black gis also.
Color of the gi
We prefer white but we do allow black and a mix of black and white for training only. Formal situations such as testing, tournaments, or seminars white is the only color gi we allow unless otherwise specified.
Patches and Insignia
The school patch or kanji may be worn on the front left chest of the gi and the shuri te patch between the shoulders on the back after one reaches an advanced rank or has 3 or more years of training with us. On the left sleeve the kanji for shuri te (首里手) may be worn. These are the only insignia we allowing on our gi's. The embroidery of the kanji on the sleeve is typically black on the white gis and gold on the black gis, though we do allow red on the black gis also.
Color of the gi
We prefer white but we do allow black and a mix of black and white for training only. Formal situations such as testing, tournaments, or seminars white is the only color gi we allow unless otherwise specified.
