How to fold your gi

[erol973]

Arigato Gosaimasta

[funnyartist2200]

wow I like!

[evilblader7]

domo arigato you help me so much

greetings from El salvador

[queenbunny76]

My kids have been going to Karate for about 1 year now and the instructor has never told us how to fold the gi's. Ahe just said to hang it up but with all the videos about how to fold a gi I was wondering would it be more appropriate to fold or hang up the gi?

[hempev]

@queenbunny76 We do it out of respect for the dogi - we also are not allowed to wear it outside the dojo, so it has to be in some form to be transported.

[thelolman1212]

@hempev What style is this, and does thi apply to Shotokan?

[hempev]

@thelolman1212 It is an Okinawan form of karate called Pwang Gai Noon Ryu, in Japanese - Han Ko Nan Ryu.

[ronstero]

does this count for wado ryu?

[hempev]

@ronstero Shihan first trained in wado ryu, so that may be where she learned to do this, but our dojo doesn't practice that style.

[ronstero]

@hempev alright, thank you.

[likevinkun]

Arigato Gosaimasta ,, From Chihuahua Mex ,,

Os !

[andre052199]

thanks my GI looks great

[rubenvanhouten]

Did not know where to with my Gi. Now I know. Thank you.

[hempev]

There is a testing gi for any dojo with this requirement - we have one and you'd have to use it to get a yellow stripe (still called a white belt).

[Gw3nChAn]

Is this folding of Gi's only for Karate?

Because i do Judo and my test is coming up

But i love the video :)

[hempev]

You could try, but judo gi are so much thicker than most others, it might be difficult.

[deches1]

This made me pass my grading thanks alot :D

[Bassai]

That's Cool! I studied in the JKA in New York (Japanese Shotokan). One of our Japanese Sensei, Kariya, taught us how to line up the gi similar in this method, then roll it up instead of folding. It was then tied in a similar fashion. He taught us that every aspect of your conduct and actions reflects your level of self-discipline, so every detail must be be taken in consideration. If it seems too rigid, calm your mind, re-focus and things just fall in place.

[arm2695]

hard work, patients, and disipline

will earn you a black belt over the years

[SenseiofDragons]

Osu! Am a 10-kyu in Karate Kyokushin. And we are requierd to know but I didnt... this vas great! Thanks for the upload! Its was a very good video. Discipline truly has its value :D osu

[irishboss29]

This seems very stricked. I took Ed parkers American Kenpo Karate for 12 years and i become a 1st degree black belt (was suppose to be 2nd degree, but i broke my ankle 3 weeks before the test and never got back into it) and we never folder are gi's, just our belts. Even our instructors would not fold them nor have i seen anyone fold them besides you, but it was very well done and neat.

5/5*

[hempev]

The key word in your statement in "American" - when karate left Okinawa and Japan, it became diluted. Shihan originally ran her dojo as close as possible to Japanese style, but people in the US couldn't handle it, so she had to soften up over time - even now, 30 years after she started her first dojo, she is perhaps the closest to a Japanese dojo as you will find outside of Japan. Also important is that her karate is as close to the original Okinawan forms as possible.

[hempev]

Of course you know an item from karate being renamed with Korean words does not change the origins - all modern Korean martial arts came from Japan while under occupation forces - something Koreans are not going to make a major point of discussion (and why should they).

[scotty121234]

Ummm, I do Karate. I used to do GKR and now I'm with another, better group. They allow us to wear it home, but it is the best.

All the ways I have seen in proper books show the pants and top of the Gi being folded in half and layed on top of each other and then the top of them is rolled together down to about half way. This has been known as the traditional way and I have NEVER until now, seen this method.

Is it just how this organisation likes it or do other people do it this strenuous way?

[hempev]

This is the traditional way Shihan learned in Okinawa.

[edbiology]

fold after practice? its dripping my sweat...

[hempev]

Doesn't matter - we are not allowed to leave the dogo wearing our dogi, so it *has* to be in some shape to be carried home. I sometimes open mine at home and leave it in the sun between classes in good weather, but some people wash it after each class - you still are required to fold it up, no matter what you do afterwards.

[hempev]

Another point - since Shian practices Chinese Medicine (acupuncture, herbology, diet, etc), she would consider heavy sweating an imbalance - yes, she considers me pretty imbalanced, but I am on an herbal formula from her I take every day and have adjusted as needed.

[malthus101]

Thanks for this, it's a beautiful thing! The Gi feels like it wants to be folded that way! I shall do this every time from now on.

[wheelzmanianDevil]

omg, Navy bootcamp all over again

[hempev]

Discipline has its value!

[freakyfeck]

brilliant very helpful! much better presentation than the others! there are rubbish!

[gunny0326]

ah, haha. ok i see. sorry, 2 months of 16 hour work shifts messes with your head. thank you.

[gunny0326]

didn't she say left always goes over the right?

[otnaim]

She DID put the left side over the right side, see it it like if you were wearing the gi...

[hempev]

That's right - you would only see right over left on a corpse, because it is being dressed for burial. You dress the gi as you would dress a *living* person.

[Kurowaltsu2]

looks neet, thank you. would this folding method work the same for a tang soo do uniform ? i only ask because the shirt on the TSD uniform is a bit different from most karate uniforms i have seen

[hempev]

Sorry, I don't know any other martial arts, but I know my son's judo gi is too heavy to fold like this.

[Kurowaltsu2]

Ah i see. well i folded my Tang Soo Do uniform like this and it worked out well (and didnt end up making it wrinkle at all =D) so thanks none the less

[AlchemiusMusic]

Thank you. Very helpful and nice presentation.

[yckss17]

what is bbj

[hempev]

BJJ is brazilian ju jitsu - you'd have to ask someone else anything about that.

[natesohl]

Brazilian Jujitsu is a martial art developed in South America, its parent is judo and places its focus on ground grappling and submission holds. It is one of the most popular background arts for UFC/MMA fighters.

[hempev]

It may have been developed *in* South America, but it was introduced *by* the Japanese who immigrated there, so it is a derivative from "the homeland".

[Broomx]

Thank you.  I was looking for a good way to fold my gi. I'll try it!

[The1stJesusMachine]

GO BJJ gi... its BLUE! <3 my gi

[hempev]

Blue? Gi color is usually based on yin or yang (Japanese say in or do)...wouldn't happen to be a Western-style dojo?

[The1stJesusMachine]

yeah, in Australia. Although it is Brazilian Jui Jitsu, which is South American

[allthewaytj]

thank you very much

[SpartaShotokanIsrael]

Whitch karate is this?!

[hempev]

In our school of Pwang Gai Noon Ryu, you learn to do this correctly or you never get to the first level!

[Shodan234]

Very Awsome Thanks for posting!

[jarajitsu]

muchas gracias una forma muy elegante de hacerlo

Sensei Saavedra DTG Karate Mexico

[hempev]

De nada/Do itoshimashite

[HARAJITSU]

thank you very much that is a very elegant way to do it , from now on mystudents and myself will do it in your way

roberto saavedra renshi of hara jitsu system

[llamasownyou]

That's awesome! I tried it, it works great. I never knew how to fold my gi before

[00RV00]

This is great, it really is but, I was teached that the obi should never touch the floor as a sign of respect, but whatever, this is great!

[hempev]

I guess it depends on your sensei - the belt will hit the floor sometime during your training, but with you in it! I don't know any other way to do it, so I go by what Shihan teaches and try to not ask "Why...?"

[hempev]

I mentioned this to Shihan and she had never heard of such a thing in Japan or Okinawa - perhaps it was an American sensei influenced by a culture that burns their flag if it touches the ground...?

[00RV00]

lol, yeah may be!

[fatbird12345]

i've been to a few different styles of schools that have that rule...one guy drove from florida to ohio to test for 1st dan. he had to sleep in his truck so he used his uniform as a pillow. the grandmaster failed him because he had a wrinkle in his past and when the student told him why, the grandmaster said it was disrespectful to the uniform...i call it being resourceful. needless to say, i dont go there anymore for more rediculous reasons that that

[hempev]

I'll bet that master was Japanese, not Okinawan - Shihan says they are less strict than the main archipelago; besides, she doesn't critique our laundry skills, just whether it's packaged correctly! You can't do this in mid-air, so just make sure the surface you use is clean.

[Myderion]

Whats the flag burning comment supposed to emulate?

[hempev]

"To emulate"? Perhaps you should look elsewhere for a political argument.

[sweettemtation101]

kewl

[lessavit]

youve just made my life a hell of a lot easier, im not sure if a Karate Gi is similar to a JuJutsu/Judo Gi but ive applied what you have said and saved a load of space in my bag

[hempev]

Aren't they pretty similar when putting on your body - right side first, then left side on top...? If so, then her gi origami is appropriate. You have to pass this when testing for ju kyu in both karate and kobudo, and she checks to make sure you have the ties tucked out of sight, no room for sloppiness!

[adam1010101010]

very good

[skydrgn]

Thats pretty nifty it keeps everything neatly together...well done!

[ItayKenny]

Now this is amazing.

[SamuelLJenson]

See, where else am I gonna learn this stuff, thanks again.