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Re: Dogi - Dresscode
Just thought I'd thow out some historical perspective on 'traditional' attire...
What we in Aikido think of as 'traditional' is quite modern actually. Before Kano Sensei modified and bleached a 'fireman's jacket' for use in judo, budoka typically trained in what they wore regularly. That would be (optionally) a mawashi (simpler every-day version of the 'sumo-thong') under a kimono top (which may have included a 'han-juban' the equivalent of an undershirt). Then a kaku-obi, a traditional obi with the knot tied in back. Over that could be a hakama. Kano Sensei wanted a more durable training uniform and so modified the heavy cotton overcoat worn by firemen and in festivals, added thin cotton pants and the padded smaller obi. Aikido basically adopted the judogi but added the hakama over top to dress it up. Most older arts think we're crazy for wearing pants under our hakama. You could compare it to always wearing jeans under your kilt, it's kind of one or the other.
A lot of people who I know who do more traditional arts wear kendogi (longer and with a slit in the back not the sides) and some running shorts with kaku-obi and kimono on top.
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