View Full Version : what did you wear to dojo before you work hakama/keiko-gi?
bullet08
29-03-2007, 06:29 PM
there i was, after being sick for awhile, i went back to dojo for first time in 3 weeks. most of those 3 weeks were spent in bed being sick.. barely able to eat anything other than rice and water.. feeling rather weak, and no energy.. and what do i see in the dojo? a new student. rather young, cute looking girl. asian.. by the look of her face, she is korean, but her legs say she's japanese. wearing almost nothing... that is tank top, and short short gym shorts.. basically leaving nothing to imagination.
and, i'm thinking.. yes, we tell the beginners that they need to wear something comfortable, and something where we can see their legs for footwork, but that's just too little on a full grown girl.
what did rest of you ladies wore to your first kendo class?
pete
The great I AM
29-03-2007, 06:37 PM
there i was, after being sick for awhile, i went back to dojo for first time in 3 weeks. most of those 3 weeks were spent in bed being sick.. barely able to eat anything other than rice and water.. feeling rather weak, and no energy.. and what do i see in the dojo? a new student. rather young, cute looking girl. asian.. by the look of her face, she is korean, but her legs say she's japanese. wearing almost nothing... that is tank top, and short short gym shorts.. basically leaving nothing to imagination.
and, i'm thinking.. yes, we tell the beginners that they need to wear something comfortable, and something where we can see their legs for footwork, but that's just too little on a full grown girl.
what did rest of you ladies wore to your first kendo class?
petePete, purely for refenerce of course, where do you train again.....?
Pete, purely for refenerce of course, where do you train again.....?
Is that the sound of suitcases being packed? Gibbosan....Gibbosan you've left your bogu behind.....
The great I AM
29-03-2007, 07:00 PM
Is that the sound of suitcases being packed? Gibbosan....Gibbosan you've left your bogu behind.....Maybe the bougu, but the dougu is coming with me......
bullet08
29-03-2007, 07:07 PM
Maybe the bougu, but the dougu is coming with me......
if she sticks around for next few lessons, i'll let you know the nearest airport that you can land on.
pete
The great I AM
29-03-2007, 07:36 PM
if she sticks around for next few lessons, i'll let you know the nearest airport that you can land on.
peteI'll make sure to bring the boeing-o-love with me.
On a slightly more serious note, and back on topic surprisingly enough, we had a young lady a while back who, whilst dressed aproppriately enough outside, seemed to be lacking in (hmm, how to tactfully put it...) "inner control" shall we say.....I find these things difficult to approach without coming across as lecherous, so I had to ask one of the female members of the dojo to mention it to her.......anyone else had this, and how did you deal with it? It was fairly off putting during keiko, but totally impossible to mention.
SmellsLikeBogu
29-03-2007, 08:21 PM
you mean the big bouncing distraction :p its a tricky situation :p on one hand, it distracts from your kendo, on the other hand, it can sometimes be such a pretty sight
a new student. rather young, cute looking girl. asian.. by the look of her face, she is korean, but her legs say she's japanese.
Educate me... what is the difference between Japanese and Korean women's legs?
.. that is tank top, and short short gym shorts.. basically leaving nothing to imagination.
Sounds like normal gym clothes. You can tell it is spring, hormones are in full bloom and you aren't getting any :). Take a cold shower Pete, your not training in Afghanistan.
Kirinhale
30-03-2007, 12:01 AM
Tanks are forbidden in our dojo :p
bullet08
30-03-2007, 12:10 AM
Educate me... what is the difference between Japanese and Korean women's legs?
Sounds like normal gym clothes. You can tell it is spring, hormones are in full bloom and you aren't getting any :). Take a cold shower Pete, your not training in Afghanistan.
typical korean girls have rather straight legs. typical japanese girls have bowed leg. this girl's legs were somewhere in between. some what bowed.
yes.. we are not in afghanistan. and i do enjoy beautiful sights.. but at kendo dojo? that's like adding water to my beer.. or ice to my whisky.. or.. or.. drinking unsweeten iced tea below bible belt! actually.. i prefer my iced tea without sugar.
pete
Shazzanzzz
30-03-2007, 12:25 AM
there i was, after being sick for awhile, i went back to dojo for first time in 3 weeks. most of those 3 weeks were spent in bed being sick.. barely able to eat anything other than rice and water.. feeling rather weak, and no energy.. and what do i see in the dojo? a new student. rather young, cute looking girl. asian.. by the look of her face, she is korean, but her legs say she's japanese. wearing almost nothing... that is tank top, and short short gym shorts.. basically leaving nothing to imagination.
and, i'm thinking.. yes, we tell the beginners that they need to wear something comfortable, and something where we can see their legs for footwork, but that's just too little on a full grown girl.
what did rest of you ladies wore to your first kendo class?
pete
uh... where have u been? haha. all girls dress like that these days, even when they're just out shopping or walking around. And they usually go to the gym wearing sports bra and spendex short shorts. Haven't seen that from a kendo person, though. But tank top and short shorts i've seen plenty (at kendo).
kaoru19
30-03-2007, 01:43 AM
I wore t-shirt and loose training trousers back then. I've never seen any of our female kohai wear less than that yet, maybe because our dojo is very breezy :) but I don't know in summer time.
Hm, maybe I'm a prude as well, but I figured that I shouldn't wear anything that short to practise... I wore a t-shirt and sweatpants, and that's what every other beginner I've seen until now does.
I don't think my instructor would allow tank tops and/or shorts...
Solinde
30-03-2007, 01:47 AM
I wore a t-shirt and sweatpants
That's the same as I wore, and also the same as what we ask our beginners to wear to practice. Then of course, we don't have much problems with high temperatures...
Aries
30-03-2007, 03:32 AM
I wore a big hooded sweatshirt and sweat pants. It was winter when I started.
But thats what I usually wear to the gym anyhow. Wouldn't think of wearing things that let bits of flab hang out, or excessive bouncing.. that starts to hurt.
After the first practices I would feel really bad about not working up much of a sweat after seeing everyone else take off thier men, So i headed straight for the gym afterwards, it was really convient to be dressed for it already.
Alison2805
30-03-2007, 09:32 AM
tank top and gym shorts? Nothing wrong with that. Here in summer you wear that everywhere or sweat your ass off. Half our beginners are wearing that now, guys and girls.
Enjoy the sight, once she wears hakama and gi its all over!
MikeW
30-03-2007, 09:50 AM
Well this young lady seemed interested in kendo Pete.... so try not to scare her off.. lol. I wish my memory was better... I've already forgotten her name, but we'll see if she shows up next week. She was a bit timid, but most beginners are. By the end of practice she was starting to land some decent men strikes though. She didn't really seem all that scantily clad to me, but I work at the University so there are young women everywhere.
MrChow
30-03-2007, 04:49 PM
what do i see in the dojo? a new student. rather young, cute looking girl. asian.. by the look of her face, she is korean, but her legs say she's japanese. wearing almost nothing... that is tank top, and short short gym shorts.. basically leaving nothing to imagination.
and, i'm thinking.. yes, we tell the beginners that they need to wear something comfortable, and something where we can see their legs for footwork, but that's just too little on a full grown girl.
Don't come to Australia then! Here, during our hot summers, the clothes you mention are pretty much standard fare.
Mokujin77
30-03-2007, 04:59 PM
Don't come to Australia then! Here, during our hot summers, the clothes you mention are pretty much standard fare.
During our hot summers, the standard issue clothing is a poncho and wellies. You have to take the wellies off before you come into the dojo, though.
bullet08
30-03-2007, 05:42 PM
Well this young lady seemed interested in kendo Pete.... so try not to scare her off.. lol. I wish my memory was better... I've already forgotten her name, but we'll see if she shows up next week. She was a bit timid, but most beginners are. By the end of practice she was starting to land some decent men strikes though. She didn't really seem all that scantily clad to me, but I work at the University so there are young women everywhere.
mike, i wouldn't think of scaring her off.. after all UNC dojo is just full of us sweaty males. it would be nice to have nice young sweaty female among us. :) i'll be extra nice :)
pete
subygal
21-05-2007, 05:41 PM
Tanks (or singlets in OZ) are not allowed in our dojo. I've been wearing sweat pants and a tshirt....
As for the bounce factor I think its a good tactic to put off your opponent - but very uncomfortable! ;) But Ive just picked up some more sports bras!
My hakama and gi should be here in a couple of weeks - I'm looking forward to my skin turning blue!
mingshi
21-05-2007, 06:12 PM
and, i'm thinking.. yes, we tell the beginners that they need to wear something comfortable, and something where we can see their legs for footwork, but that's just too little on a full grown girl.
So, you are the one being uncomfortable, not her.
Maybe your dojo should ask everyone to wear tank tops and trunks. :rolleyes:
bullet08
21-05-2007, 06:30 PM
So, you are the one being uncomfortable, not her.
Maybe your dojo should ask everyone to wear tank tops and trunks. :rolleyes:
yes, i'm weak. i rather look at a half naked girl then do suburi.
pete
SheBear
21-05-2007, 09:11 PM
I was outfitted with gi and hakama the very moment I stepped into the dojo. Of course, I promtly put both legs into one hakama leg and said "what does this other bit do?"
I do some iaido too though, and you can't really train without the proper attire.
subygal
22-05-2007, 09:46 AM
a new student. rather young, cute looking girl. asian.. by the look of her face, she is korean, but her legs say she's japanese. wearing almost nothing... that is tank top, and short short gym shorts.. basically leaving nothing to imagination.
My partner says...
This post is useless without pics! :tongue:
Andoru
22-05-2007, 11:49 AM
Totally. I can imagine better with at least a pic! :D
Lady_Kitsune
23-05-2007, 01:27 AM
Sorry I don't have pics of those classes
Kenzan
23-05-2007, 02:11 AM
track pants and a t-shirt.
http://www.retrodiner.us/kendo/circle.jpg
Hisham
24-05-2007, 01:28 AM
I wore a judo uniform, not only because i didn't have a hakama but also to make correcting my posture easier.
BTW Pete why did you start this thread in the women's section ?!
Paikea
24-05-2007, 01:39 AM
BTW Pete why did you start this thread in the women's section ?!Because he led off with a remarkable description of inappropriate outerwear and no pictures.
Hisham
24-05-2007, 01:42 AM
Ahhh, end of a grueling day, didn't read the first post, i'm ashamed of my reading lazyness :o
theicychameleon
26-05-2007, 06:38 AM
Wow, I can imagine starting into a thread and not reading pages 3 through 111 but the first post? How do you know whats it about? :) I remember a woman like that in Karate, I was 15, she was 27ish and until she got keidogi wore a sportsbra and hotpants (we did train in a gym). Still though, hard to concentrate.
During our warm summers... wait, we don't have warm summers, we have a slightly sunnier winter, come to think of it the warmest month so far has been march.
subygal
26-05-2007, 09:26 PM
Because he led off with a remarkable description of inappropriate outerwear and no pictures.
Yeah still no pictures....what gives?
Well my hakama and gi arrived last night and if its dry I'll wear it tomorrow....
theicychameleon
26-05-2007, 09:31 PM
Dry? You washed it before use?
subygal
26-05-2007, 09:41 PM
Yeah - its indigo dye I had to at least wash the excess off! I think I might turn blue :eek:
theicychameleon
26-05-2007, 09:42 PM
Ah, there was a thread about that somewhere in the Iai section. Something to do with washing it in vinager. I just threw mine on as soon as I got it :)
Dragon Ninja
14-06-2007, 07:42 AM
My sensei actually gave me a used uniform...so I used that
futabachan
07-11-2007, 11:58 AM
Tanks are forbidden in our dojo :p
In ours, too. The treads mess up the finish on our nice wooden floors, and the floors aren't structurally rated for armoured vehicles in any event.
futabachan
07-11-2007, 12:00 PM
what did rest of you ladies wore to your first kendo class?
I wore my naginata uniform: navy hakama and a white keikogi with slightly shorter sleeves.
Ignatz
07-11-2007, 03:07 PM
Tutu and Doc Martins, always appropriate.
PlutoInLove
25-12-2007, 11:37 PM
I wore what I had been wearing to yoga at the time: capris and a racerback-tank top. Sensei exclaimed! Your pants, they're perfect! Everyone always asks me what to wear to kendo as beginners, and we always end up tucking up their long pants or the shorts aren't respectful... They cover you well but still show your feet! What are these pants called? "Capris, Sensei." "Capris!" He actually went and wrote it down, asked me to spell it-- I saw it on the website on 'Tips for Beginners' a week or so later... heh heh heh, I think it's kinda funny. He's said that tank tops aren't fully proper, but since they're what I can most easily move my arms in, I'm a-keeping it...
Heh, it's a testament to the fact that I've lived almost my entire life in Florida-- you people speak of seasonal changes... You can't live in this area (at least not south of I4) without air conditioning. It's just. not. possible. Even where I live, in public housing, we don't have toilets that flush (or as Zap Brannagan might say, they're set to 'Stun,' not 'Kill.') but you'd better BELIEVE we have A/C. There'd be a riot. So down here, it's a pleasant 68F all year-round. At least inside... we don't go outside unless we have to for about three-quarters of the year, either.
Yeah, I wanna move.
what part of florida, may i ask.
Neil Gendzwill
26-12-2007, 06:00 AM
So down here, it's a pleasant 68F all year-round. At least inside...Heh. I was just in Florida last week, and it was freezing everywhere. Lovely outside, need a sweater inside. What's up with that?
Heh. I was just in Florida last week, and it was freezing everywhere. Lovely outside, need a sweater inside. What's up with that?
Guarantee's they keep up the carbon deposites each year. Yay for CO2!
PlutoInLove
28-12-2007, 01:35 PM
As it says on the little information-thingie on the upper right hand of the box my post was in, I'm from Sarasota.
Neil... so you were here that day? Wasn't it a glorious 12 hours? Heh, and only a Canadian would call "freezing everywhere" 'lovely.' Seskatchewan, too! Well, if you wanna go for cold, you might as well go all out. I should also mention that the actual peninsula, the part that sticks out into the ocean, is almost totally different from the panhandle region. The panhandle and the area latitudinally-similar are much more like Georgia: swampier in places, but also much more like the other parts of Southeastern Appalachia in terms of climate and foliage. ... in case anyone cared. Right, I'm piping down now.
i apologize, for jacksonville origanally, and trying to find out all i can about the kendo there in case i have to move back there.
once again i am sorry for not looking before i posted. i was kicking myself after i read it.
absenteekendoka
02-01-2008, 02:27 AM
Always just wore baggy pants and a t shirt before I went to hakama and keikogi.....as long as your comfortable and dont trip.....whatever is acceptable for the most part.
typical korean girls have rather straight legs. typical japanese girls have bowed leg. this girl's legs were somewhere in between. some what bowed.
pete
:alien:rather strange.....
hmmmm....i wud think...a tall korean/japanese girl wud have straight legs and a short korean/japanese girl wud have bowed legs...it depends on the height...mostly asians have stout legs,big faces...but a average 5'8'' girl wud have slender straight legs(if she is thin though)
i agree that mostly korean girls are taller than average japanese girls....but thats changing really fast.....
PlutoInLove
03-01-2008, 03:02 PM
i apologize, for jacksonville origanally, and trying to find out all i can about the kendo there in case i have to move back there.
once again i am sorry for not looking before i posted. i was kicking myself after i read it.
Chill man, it's cool! I'm sarcastic by nature, and I don't mean to come off as harsh. I need to learn to add winky-faces to my posts so people know I'm joking. Which I almost always am. Just for posterity's sake.
Jacksonville's quite a far ways away, but I do hear that there's a place near there; I remember from when I was searching for "Kendo dojo + FL" in my search engine before I found Gulf Coast Kendo. Which rocks and I totally recommend. We're the best and we even have three (four if you wanna be technical) locations where sessions are held. I can't wait for these stupid bring-me-down holidays are over and Kendo starts up again... after all of the emotional trauma of the past few weeks, I need to start hitting things with sticks again and I mean pronto. Practicing alone in the backyard isn't as satisfying, and besides, the neighbors stare. Not that I would normally mind, but the rednecks to the one side of us ... well, the only thing they are more than crazy is armed.
(((Oh HELLZ YEAH Ghost in the Shell is starting. I'm so glad [as] is airing it again! I'm officially NOT HERE for the next half-hour.)))
imouto
10-04-2008, 04:57 PM
what did rest of you ladies wore to your first kendo class?
Well since my hakama and gi have yet to arrive, gym pants, sports bra and t-shirt. Sensible stuff.
imnothere
10-04-2008, 05:48 PM
Don't come to Australia then! Here, during our hot summers, the clothes you mention are pretty much standard fare.
hi nice to meet you.
we shared the same name... *i almost had a heart attack then!* but I am in Victoria, Melbourne, Monash University.
i will definately get a different Zekken!
most ppl in our beginner's class are sensible - t-shirts and tracksuit pants. although 1 girl did turn up in jeans, and another idiot wore a jumper during a 27 degree day.
didn't notice anything weird on the beginners with the top two exceptions, but then again i was concentrating on trying not to kill anyone by accident.
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