How to Fold a Karate Uniform
Folding a karate uniform is one of the first things a martial arts student learns. A karate uniform is called a "gi" in Japanese. That is what most martial arts instructors call it. It is important in this ritualized art to follow strict procedure and tradition when folding a gi. Follow these steps to learn how to fold a karate uniform.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
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Lay the top of your karate uniform on the ground front side up. Spread the arms straight out to the sides. Flatten all the wrinkles out of the gi.
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Place the karate uniform pants flat on top of the karate uniform top. The waist of the pants should be at the top of the collar with the legs stretching down the middle.
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Fold the pants legs in half so that the bottom of the pants legs meet the waist. Both the waist and the cuffs should now be at the collar of the gi top.
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Fold the arm to your right over the pants. The fold should be at the edge of the pants leg. One arm should now be draped partially over the other.
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Fold the arm from the side you just folded back toward the right side. It should line up with the right side of the gi.
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Repeat on the left side of the karate uniform. Fold the left side over the pants at the edge of the pants leg, then fold the arm back to the left edge of the gi.
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Fold the bottom on the karate uniform up at the line where the pants legs now end. This should be about two-thirds of the way down.
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Fold the karate uniform in half again. Press it down to get the air out. Your gi is now folded.
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