Interesting fix for gi britches...

[Bad Karma]

As weird as this may sound, my dog, Tar, (85lb solid black AKC Lab registered as Tar-Zan, my daughter named him) pulled the string out and literally ate it! Well, this rushed my purchase of a HCK Comp. Dbl. by a week. Which was kewl, since he had them on sale and I didn't know it until I went to his web site.

Anyway! I called Howard (to confirm my order and he made sure I ordered the right size) and explained the situation and he recommended nylon cord/rope as a replacement. I went to the local hardware store and bought a 6'6" length for $2.64. Let me tell you! This stuff is great! No more struggling with the wet knot when nature calls! Awesome.

I've never had this situation/problem before or even heard of it happening to anyone else. A very good solution and thanks, Howard, for providing it. One question for everyone, though. If this nylon material is more durable and user friendly, why hasn't anyone incorporated it into their kimono design? Go figure?

Last tidbit. Blood on the kimono comes right out if you pour some hydrogen peroxide on it and rub with wash cloth. It vanishes!

Anyone else have any kimono remedies?

Peace

[SweepEm]

Another Gi remedy:

When your Gi is worn out and tearing, buy a new one.

HA!

sorry, I had to say that.

[RYAN410]

As long as my gi smells clean i don't give a damm about stains.....I bleach the shit out of everything.....I may have to buy new gi's more often, but at least others don't run away from me when i train......The best bleach resistant gi is the "Howard"..All of them..next is the "Atama"...Then the "krugan"..The worst is the "Kikskin" they absolutely suck...

[Bad Karma]

But, Sweep's....

I practice Redneck Jew-Jetsue and I don't need another one until well after I've cut the sleeves off and made cut-off shorts. I mean, heck, I'm already wearing a rope for a belt. LOL!

'Em boys down yonder a ways in the "old photo's" thread must a'been Southern, two, ya reckon? Best ah can figure they was.

Peace

[Mickey Finn]

The nylon cord thing is an old trick and the stuff lasts forever. I have taken brand new Gi’s and pulled that flat cord BS out and installed the nylon cord. No more trying to get that other crap to release so you pull the pants off after they get soaked with sweat. I have also sewn snaps in place to replace the ties on the top.

And finally, the ultimate “Gi as a weapon” technique. I came home once dead tired and half drunk with a Gi that was totally soaked with sweat and tossed it into the corner in front of the washer and forgot about it. Two days later I went to retrieve it about 30 minutes before class and was bummed to find it rolled up in a wet ball on the garage floor. I have done this before, and I hate pulling on a wet Gi. Since I didn’t have time to wash it I just took the sweat soaked gi and threw it in the dryer. LOL! 25 minutes later I pulled that gi out of the dryer. It was simply the WORST smell I have ever encountered. Sadam Hussein would have packed it into the payload of a Scud and sent it to Israel ASAP. Chemical warfare at its worst. If you can stand the smell of your own gi you now have a serious weapon at your disposal.

[Tony10]

LOL!

That is nasty. I hate rolling with stinky-gi partners. I TAP! I TAP! Match OVER!

[Ryan The Bad]

Ya, that's not my favorite either. Yuck.

[SweepEm]

Fabio told me that in Rio, some dudes used to put their sweat soaked Gi in their car trunk to bake them until they were ripe for their next sparring session.

Smell Da Funk.

[SweepEm]

I just remembered another funny story that one friend told me my other friend. The way he told it, had us all dying on the floor, laughing.

So these two guys start sparring, and one guy gets the other in a reverse triangle, for those not familiar with this move, picture mouting your opponenet, but instead of facing him, you are turned 180 degrees looking at their feet, and with your legs locked in a triangle. Seems this guy on top had a particualarly smelling butt and so my friend had to tap from the smell, in his words, smelled like he hadn't wiped from that morning BM.

[Mickey Finn]

That’s nasty Sweep. A friend of mine went to live and train in Japan for a few years. A couple of Australian guys showed up to do the same. The Aussies never washed their Gi’s. The Japanese were very offended by this. It was considered scandalous. After numerous warnings, beatings, and ignorings, (I know it’s not a word) my friend showed up for class one day just in time to see a couple of Australians fly through the window, followed by their stinky, yellow, sweat stained Gi’s. LOL! That was the last time they were seen.