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But walking around with coach purses and BB club embroidered across the bum...
that reeks of showing off.
Greetings, TKDin.
I was seated at a local restaurant which is situated very near a popular (and expensive) TKD school. We were wrapping up dessert when in walked two women (I'd say in their 40s) wearing their full dobaks and belts, carrying Coach purses and mat shoes. Ironically, the words "Black Belt Club" was emblazoned upon the lower rear panel of their dobaks (appearing as though on their butts).
Once seated, they arose again, walking all the way across the restaurant to view the dessert display case, and then back across to be seated where they ate their entire meals and eventually departed still wearing their uniforms.
I really thought virtually every martial art carried the protocol that you do not go out and about in your uniform, let alone *eat* in it!
Please know I'm not trying to start anything nasty, but I noticed that most of the people I see out and about in full uniform are usually from Tae Kwon Do schools! Since I train in a Korean art as well, I thought protocol such as this is native to the country of origin ... am I wrong here?
Do you and/or your students go out and about in your uniforms and belts? Eat in them???
Thanks!
...That actually hits a nail into My personal sense of humor. I suspect if I witnessed this, I would be crippled on the ground in laughter, and may require a mild sedative
For those who cite no locker room, or changing facility as an explanation for wearing their uniform while shopping or the like...
Is there some reason you can't wear a t-shirt or sweat shirt (appropriate to the weather), and then put the uniform top and belt on when you arrive? Then take it off again when you leave? Most women I know wear a t-shirt under the top anyway; so do many men. But even if you're not going to wear one underneath, it's easy to take it off and put the top on I'd think.
(By the way -- my club trains in a community center, and depending on the activities may only have a single restroom facility available. Most of us do something like I've described.)
He's not happy with me because I called him out on some questions of questionable motives because I care about the well-being of the board. If you think his post breaks the rules, please RTM, Legionary. Otherwise we debase ourselves.Translation: Please spank me again, I like being in the Time-Out Corner. Seriously, why don't you contribute to the topic or shut up.
I was out eating this one time, and in walked a group of freaky people. They were wearing weird outfits, talking in a strange language, they even smelled a bit funny. Silly little costumed stinkers they were. Reminded me of those Star Trek geeks who wear their "uniforms" when they go on "Away Missions" to Walmart.
I go to the gym, I work out, I shower and change and go back out in normal people clothes. I don't drive home in my stinky sweats.
I go to the school and train, I change into the schools uniform there, change back into normal people clothes and go home.
I go to the Trek cons, I put on my Klingonyness there, I change back into a 'mundane' when driving home down I 75.
Some people just use it as a fashion statement. They're idiots, in my opinion.
Ha ha ha! Remember this is an international forum, to read that you went out in pants in the UK means your underwear! Personally I at least get dressed before running out on errands ;-)
That particular piece of protocol does not exist to my knowledge. There is no significance to the dobok in Taekwondo that says it cannot be worn outside the training hall much like there is no significance to the black belt that says it shouldn't touch the floor.
I would not wear my dobok to lunch because I would be afraid to stain it and it cost me a fair amount of money. It also has some significance because I bought it for my black belt grading. I tend to run errands in at least the pants.
well I can assure you that our GM would be livid if he saw one of his students parading around in their uniform outside the dojang. It seems to me its the big commercial clubs where it happens. If I go shopping on a saturday morning I could bet my house I will see heaps of kiids, and some adults, parading around the shops in their uniforms (covered in signage, flags, club names etc). It does seem to be prodominantly a tkd thing as I dont see nearly as many from other arts doing it.He's not happy with me because I called him out on some questions of questionable motives because I care about the well-being of the board. If you think his post breaks the rules, please RTM, Legionary. Otherwise we debase ourselves.
I really want to give the benefit of the doubt here and really want to know if TKDin are exempt from this. I wonder what high-ranking Korean masters would think or have to say.
REALLY? Fascinating. And you are also with the Kodokan? My former teacher was with the Kodokan and he was responsible for teaching me much of my protocol. For clarity, which TKD federations are under the Kukkiwon? WTF? ITF? USTF?
Thanks.
Walk around in full uniforms.Do what, exactly?
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I'm having a nightmare ... no, actually I'm awake and my imagination is in overdrive. Bill Mattocks, Seasoned, Elder and a few of the others over there running about in their panties. The guys in Aus wear undies or jocks.Ah. Well here, in the USA (and host country for the forum) we call underwear PANTIES ... you know, as in "little pants." What do you call the bottoms then? Slacks? Bottoms? I thought you all called underwear "knickers?" *giggle*
Ah. Well here, in the USA (and host country for the forum) we call underwear PANTIES ... you know, as in "little pants." What do you call the bottoms then? Slacks? Bottoms? I thought you all called underwear "knickers?" *giggle*