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Petra Aarts wrote:
Wearing a hakama (usually in our dojo after grading 4th kyu, and at seminars after grading 2nd kyu) means you can take care of yourself during a technique.
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Anyone, any thoughts on that?
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I always believed tori's mission was to take care of uke, regardeless of rank or clothes they're wearing.
On topic:
I think there is some people who show too much attachment to transient things like grades, hakama wearing , keikogi fabric/label/colour... however, if these things make them happier, i'm happy too.