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Wash your belt
6 year(s) ago • 12795 views • 230 replies
ARBlack beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
I've never understood why people fail to wash their belt. At least do it once a month people. It's like a sponge for all the sweat, blood, snot, piss, poop, and semen that covers the mats during class/open mat!
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
CGBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
You forgot COVID-19 on that list :D
SMBlack beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
All that grossness and only recommending monthly? Every time you wear it! You are allowed to re-tape your own stripes if they fall off. Yes your belt will wear out faster but that is a good look anyway.
ARBlack beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
All that grossness and only recommending monthly? Every time you wear it! You are allowed to re-tape your own stripes if they fall off. Yes your belt will wear out faster but that is a good look anyway.
I'm not recommending monthly, I said at least... I do mine far more than that. :)
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
and semen that covers the mats during class/open mat!
What the heck is going on over there? LOL!
ARBlack beltVerified
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
DBBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
I wash my belt with my gi after every training.
Maybe that's why I still sort of suck at jiujitsu.
Maybe that's why I still sort of suck at jiujitsu.
BDBlack beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
I heard if you wash your belt the technique you learned is forgotten. :D :D
KIDDING!
KIDDING!
KSBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
The Story of never washing your belt is a great story. And just that, a story!
It's super awesome to think that you wear a white belt, and wear it long enough that it turns black from all of the hard work you put into it.
fortunately our knowledge of cleanliness has improved since then
It's super awesome to think that you wear a white belt, and wear it long enough that it turns black from all of the hard work you put into it.
fortunately our knowledge of cleanliness has improved since then
CBBlack belt 2nd degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
I gotta say....I've not even been a black belt for a month, and my belt is already showing fade from washing and training in it each day. Makes me look at my fellow black belts who're rocking super dark belts after years with MAXIMUM SUSPECT. haha.
JJBlack beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
I wash my white belt after every practice and I have only trained for about a year and a half and 15% of the time I wasn't even wearing this belt.
I still get people asking me if that's a white belt or a really old brown belt every single week...
IBJJF always makes me wear a different white belt lol
I still get people asking me if that's a white belt or a really old brown belt every single week...
IBJJF always makes me wear a different white belt lol
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CBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
Found this a month ago from the back of my closet. Washed it quite often as you see. My current belt has been in use for a bit longer, but looks brand new. Doing mainly nogi really shows. Or rather doesn't. :D
VCBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
JGBlack beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
I bought a belt from kingz made of gi material, I'm washing it after every single training and it doesn't fade too much after one year.
PDBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
I have actually had people argue with me that you shouldn't it's amazing a few have actually tried to argue that it isn't unsafe for your training partners with psuedo science
ARBlack beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
I have actually had people argue with me that you shouldn't it's amazing a few have actually tried to argue that it isn't unsafe for your training partners with psuedo science
The earth is flat. Look in to it bro...
RGBlack belt 2nd degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
I've never understood why people fail to wash their belt. At least do it once a month people. It's like a sponge for all the sweat, blood, snot, piss, poop, and semen that covers the mats during class/open mat!
poop and semen.....we must train differently. HAHA!
TPBlack beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
I make my wife smell my belt and throw it in the washing machine with the gi if she screams "yuck!".
(It's a thick belt and doesn't fully dry for next day's training.)
(It's a thick belt and doesn't fully dry for next day's training.)
SMBlack belt 2nd degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
I tell people "If you are worried about washing away your knowledge, you either need to take notes or listen more." And you can replace the tape, no one will get mad >.<
ARBlack beltVerified
DIBlack beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
WASH IT! its super easy lol. But dont dry it on high heat lol it may not fit after that hahahaha.
TCPurple beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
I would either wash it after every practice or at least every other practice. Had a hemp belt for awhile but i totally agree. our prof joey never did stripes so didnt have to worry about them washing off
JABlue beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
Absolutely, it blows my mind that some people don't (insert barf)
SCBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
I've never understood why people fail to wash their belt. At least do it once a month people. It's like a sponge for all the sweat, blood, snot, piss, poop, and semen that covers the mats during class/open mat!
People always give me a hard time about washing it but I ALWAYS wash my belt.
MGPurple beltVerified
DBlack beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
The Story of never washing your belt is a great story. And just that, a story! It's super awesome to think that you wear a white belt, and wear it long enough that it turns black from all of the hard work you put into it. fortunately our knowledge of cleanliness has improved since then
Ironically, the reverse is true. Black to white from a lot of training ... AND WASHING!
MMBrown beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
don't have to wash your belt if there is no belt. I suggest doing ranked suspenders. ps you sound like bitch ass white belts crying about belt washing
