What is the name of the uniform the karate men wear?

Answer 1

The traditional karate uniform is called a "Gi", pronounced gee. The Japanese and Okinawans wear a dogi, usually referred to as the gi to work out in. The belt, or obi, that holds the top together, is also used to indicate rank.

You wear loose clothing called a gi with a belt called a obi.

Answer 2

GI and Hakama are the two types of clothing used in Aikido. All Aikido practitioners dress in the GI (also known as the dogi or gi of the art). Advanced Aikido practitioners wear hakama, a traditional Japanese garment that resembles culottes and comes in black or dark blue.

Answer 3

A Karate uniform is called a Karategi (Gi), while a Judo uniform is called a Judogi. Karate uniforms are sometimes worn for other arts as well.

In Korean, it is called a "dobok" (도복). "do" is "art" and "bok" is a uniform.

Kung Fu uniforms:

The Kung Fu uniform (Mandarin white inset collar with frog buttons) is referred to as a Hee Fu,Han ZeeFu, Ceong Sam/Jong Sahm in Mandarin. The uniform is called a Sahm in Cantonese. The sash is called a Yao Dai.

The top is called a Duan Gua. The pants are called Kuzi. The shoes are called Xiezi. The non brimmed head (commonly a black skull cap with a red button atop) is called a Maozi. The Wudang Sage Cap" (resembles a graduation cap with tie strings and a top square brim) is called Piaodai Zhuangzjin.

The long sleeve Hee fu is used in Northern Kung Fus systems.

The short sleeve is called a Sahm used mainly by Southern Systems.

The no sleeve is called a Majia.

The beautiful Wudang suit is called Cheong Sam and the open top tied by string is called a Pizi.

The classy looking modern suit popularized by Sun Yat-Sen with modern buttons (often worn by Jet Li) is called a Mao suit.

The long one piece robe used by some Taiji/Tai Chi & Bagua/Pa Kua is called a "Jipau/Chi Pao".

The flashy silk, multi-colored, embroderied patterned uniforms used by the gymnastic/sport commonly called Wu Shu (Mandarin for Martial Art/ Moh Su) is called Wu Shu "Taolu Fu" or "Jiao Fu".

Karate Uniforms:

The "Gi" is made up of the top "shitagi", pants "hatachigi", and the belt is called an "obi".

Aikido:

The split-legged "skirt" (black bottom worn by Sensei in Aikido) is called a "Hakama".

Silat:

Known for their beautiful batik pattern suits worn once by royalty and influential people the suit or "seragam" is worn to ceremonies or flashy demonstrations. The top is called a "sabuk". The pants are known as the "celana". Head Scarf is an Ikat Kapala. The waist sash which are very artistic and also used as a weapon is called a "sarong", it is also worn hanging from shoulder to hip.

Answer 4

It is a dogi, or usually just called a gi. It is two pieces. It is held together by the belt or obi.

Answer 5

In Karate, we mainly use Japanese words. Hence Karate Uniforms is called Gi (Gee)

Answer 6

Most of them call it a gi. More correctly it is a do-gi. It was based on the clothes worn under the kimono, but are now much heavier than the material originally used.

Answer 7

its called a Gi. ponounced Gee

Answer 8

gi (the white uniform) and the belt

Answer 9

A Aikido uniform is called Agi

Answer 10

The karate uniform is called a gi.