Top 10 Reasons Why You Want to Wear a Ha

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[Ulises Garcia]

Hello guys,

David Letterman does it every day, so why don't we do it the "Aikido way" (kind of redundant, I guess)? Let us try to complete a Top 10 List:

"Top 10 Reasons Why You Want To Wear a Hakama"

10.- They're the coolest thing in Aikido, besides the pony tail.
9.- Ripped your dogi pants in the last ukemi you took.
8.- You always thought you looked real good in a dress.
7.- You wanted to know what if felt like to trip and fall on your own pants in front of an audience.

:D

[bkedelen]

Because you can think of no better use for your air raid curtains.

[Paul Kerr]

Extreme freeballing.

[DaveO]

Because it makes a good parachute for overly-enthusiastic ukemi practice. ;)

[Hagen Seibert]

Because when you´ve become shihan you´ll always find a stupid deshi to fold it for you.

[Hagen Seibert]

Only one generally accepted occasion for men to wear a skirt.

[John Boswell]

Chics dig it ! :D

[Ulises Garcia]

Chics dig it ! :D

That has got to be one of the best reasons...

Also,

Rank! Rank! Rank! :D

[Drew Scott]

8 - Hides third leg.

[malsmith]

because my sensei told me to!

[Larry John]

See # 5 on Ulises' related thread.

Ok, the second number 5--the one about chaps.

[stuartjvnorton]

Chics dig it ! :D

lol, you've been talking to my girlfriend! :cool:

[malsmith]

"chics dig it"

:sorry: i think im missing something.

i think its a thing thats been implanted in my brain by our society, like a long time ago guys wore tight short shorts and their legs were always really exposed, (so people were used to seeing that) but nowadays guys wear long baggy clothes (so im not used to seeing that much of a guy), and then in the dojo when a guys huge hakama flys up, im not diggin it! (cause i dont wanna see that much :yuck: !!!!!)
i think its kinda grody! :rolleyes:

[Lan Powers]

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[RebeccaM]

It makes my rear look smaller.

[JJF]

There mere fact that I know how to tie the damn thing creates awe among the newbies....

.... and it looks and feels sooooo cool - don'¨t know why - it just does..... ;)

[malsmith]

wearing a hakama so often and so tightly has made my waist smaller!
(i seriously think it did!)

[Master_Zwiefte]

because it hides the fact u dont have a black belt.
and because it looks way cooler then just some lame black belt alone like the others.

[Hagen Seibert]

After training you´ll have an excuse folding it while the lower grades are carrying the mats ...

[rogueenergy]

Only one generally accepted occasion for men to wear a skirt.
There's always kilts!!!! ;)

[Jeanne Shepard]

I always did like to play dress-up.

Jeanne :D

[batemanb]

Because big baggy flares are back in fashion, and this is th only way I'm ever gonna wear flares again.

[batemanb]

Because apparently chic's dig 'em (shhh, don't tell my wife)

[Larry John]

Because the extra layers of fabric make suwariwaza hurt a little less and help to keep my knees from sticking to the mats, especially when gi pants are soaked with sweat that was ... caused by heat buildup from all the extra fabric ...

[ElizabethCastor]

* That lovely swishing noise!

* That Ginger-Rogers way that it flies out when doing any kind of tenkan turn.

* The way it makes your fall look all flashy

*Winter toe warmer

*The way a new hak will mark up any of your partners so you know who've you trained with :D

[ElizabethCastor]

Oh yeah,
I forgot...

PLEATS!!! :p

[Jory Boling]

So I can look like all those cool little Oscar Ratti/Adele Westbrook drawings.

[Ulises Garcia]

Michael Gallagher just established that Aikido comes from Canada:

http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?p=108894#post108894

:D

so evidently you want to wear a hakama to stay away from hypothermia :hypno:

Cheers, :)

U.