This is, by far, the best belt I have ever had. It is only to material, it doesn't have any foam in it. When it's tied it stays tied. And it hasn't worn down at all in 7 years of wearing it. The only belts I will ever buy for myself moving forward. Btw...zoom in close you can see the bacteria!

This is, by far, the best belt I have ever had. It is only to material, it doesn't have any foam in it. When it's tied it stays tied. And it hasn't worn down at all in 7 years of wearing it. The only belts I will ever buy for myself moving forward. Btw...zoom in close you can see the bacteria!

Very cool sir. Kataaro? if so, my blue belt and my knepo belt is from them and they are excellent belts for sure. Local to me in IL.

...some cry...

Nope. Not washing my belt ! Sorry. I’m a bit of a romantic. The origin of the black belt being nothing more than a filthy white belt, is visual evidence of the hard work the man put into his trade. When we train we sweat, we bleed, some cry

Nope. Not washing my belt ! Sorry. I’m a bit of a romantic. The origin of the black belt being nothing more than a filthy white belt, is visual evidence of the hard work the man put into his trade. When we train we sweat, we bleed, some cry

It's probably because they caught pink eye from your belt lol.

This is a common myth that I wish would go away. Firstly, black belts are a fairly modern invention. Before Kano, there were no belts. They issued Menkyo licenses to their practitioners. The invention of Belts came from Kano and he actually got his inspiration from the Japanese swimming team. The students had a white stripe on their trunks and the coaches had a black one. So Kano did the same to differentiate students from teachers in Judo. The idea that the belt would never be washed untill it became stained black is actually an American invention. I actually find it odd that so many people think Kano, who was all about class, courtesy and ethics would do something so base as to not bother washing his belt. https://traditional-dojo.[...]lt-system-

Remind me of that if we meet so I never roll with you.

Yep, Kataaro. That's cool, I didn't know they were even a US based company. Best belt I've ever had easily

Remind me of that if we meet so I never roll with you.

some cry

No. But your welcome on our mats If your in Cheyenne. You’re not that far from us

Tell me, all you 'romantics' out there, do you wash your jock-straps or knee/ankle braces (if you use one)? It's okay if you don't want to tell. We will be able to figure out by the smell. I just washed my beloved rashguard with some laundry vinegar (or something). Previously rolled with a dude who smelled very musky. That stench didn't go away with a regular 40 degree wash. Started to bother me at the gym. Also noticed that the rashguard is starting to lose the darker colour. I guess that's to be expected after 4 years of active rolling with only a couple rashguards in rotation. Scramble rashguard btw. Great quality.

Tell me, all you 'romantics' out there, do you wash your jock-straps or knee/ankle braces (if you use one)? It's okay if you don't want to tell. We will be able to figure out by the smell.

Then why not wash the belt too? It has all the same nasty stuff on it as the jock-straps or braces do. And not only your nasty stuff. You handle it way more often than you adjust the braces or straps.