Karategi (Kata & Kumite)
Karate-Gi - the attitude is important.
What does someone look like who is successful? He fills the room with his body, stands upright, with his legs he has a firm footing, like a century-old tree that can not be affected by wind and weather. The head and gaze are slightly upwards, which automatically opens the chest and gives the heart more space. You wonder where you get the confidence and the technique for it? Very easily. Watch a karateka move. In his white karate suit, he stands in front of the competition in an expressive pose in front of the mat. There are all the same, especially in karate. That is why karate suits are mostly white. This rule goes back to its origins when all layers of China, from peasants to professors, wanted to learn martial arts. Master Funakoshi made no difference among his students and dresses everyone in the typical white tracksuits made of cotton, the Gi. The only indicator that shows the level of performance of each karateka is the colored obi (belt), which is tied above the gi. By the way, you already get such a suit as a beginner. Mostly you start with a light material between 8-10 ounces per square yard. Sheer fabric plays a key role in the so popular Karate sound effect of the “SNAP” in fast and perfect movements in kata.
