Just a reminder that students are expected to wear their karate gi
when training during class. There are many reasons for this. First
of all it looks more professional if all students are in uniform
when new or prospective students come to visit the dojo. Second of
all it's a matter of safety and practicality. You don't wear jeans
to go swimming, you wear a swimming suit. To play hockey you wear
ice skates and protective gear not tennis shoes. The same applies
to karate. Wearing street clothes can be a safety concern because
people could forget to take items out of their pockets. Also the
karate uniform is designed to allow kicking and will handle the
abuse better than street clothes. Jeans don't allow for proper
kicks as they are too confining. Also t-shirts will tear when doing
throws and trapping drills. There may be a time this summer if it
gets too hot in the dojo or if we train outside when we don't wear
the gi tops or wear street clothes but for the most part we will
train in gis. Brown belt and higher students have the option of
wearing white or black gis. You do not need to wear you gi during
open workouts but it's still a good idea. If you don't wear your gi
during open workouts you are still expected to wear appropriate
attire such as sweatpants.