WASHING INSTRUCTIONS

We recommend all Gi, Hakama, Pants and Obi to hand wash and hung dry in shade, not under direct sun light.

• Please do not wash colored materials with white materials. There is the risk that the color may fade onto the white material.
• We recommend washing Gi, Hakama, Pants and Obi alone from other laundry. It also prevents wear and tear from buttons, zippers or other embellishments.
• Never leave your uniform used in its sweaty or dirty state. Make sure to wash it in that day or put it in the washer with water already filled. This will prevent from mold forming.
• Please rinse it thoroughly. If you leave some residue, it may lead to mold developing and odor causing.

Aikido Gi and Pants

• We recommend washing in cold water, low/medium spin and low/normal soil level. Or hand wash to prevent shrinkage.
• Please use mild detergent and avoid detergent contains a bleach additive.
• No chlorine bleaches please.
• It is better washing inside out to prevent weakening the fibers or fuzz on outside surface.
• Please do not use dryer, it may cause shrinkage and reduce the longevity of Gi and pants.
• For Gi, hung dry like a letter “T”. This method allows Gi for better air circulation to the arm pit area and the collar region.
• Tapping and stretching when you hung dry will help from shrinking and wrinkling.

Obi

White Obi

• We recommend washing in lukewarm water or coldwater.
• Use laundry net to prevent tangling and wrecking if you are using washing machine, otherwise, hand-wash is recommended.
• Use mild detergent or no detergent. Even if you don’t use detergent, it can be washed fairly well.
• Hung dry avoiding direct sunlight.
• It might shrink depending on how you wash.

Black Obi

• Cold water only.
• To prevent the color from bleeding onto other material, please wash separately from other laundry.
• Use laundry net to prevent tangling and wrecking if you are using washing machine; otherwise, hand-wash is recommended.
• Use mild detergent or no detergent. Even if you don’t use detergent, it can be washed fairly well.
• Hung dry avoiding direct sunlight.
• It might shrink depending on how you wash.

Aikido Hakama

Tetron Hakama

• We recommend washing in lukewarm water or cold water.
• Use laundry net to prevent tangling and wrecking from straps. If you don’t have a laundry net, you can tie straps with rubber band.
• Please use mild detergent and use delicate cycle or hand wash.
• Neither chlorine bleach nor detergent contains a bleach additive.
• Do not recommend using dryer. Avoid direct sun light when hung-dry.
• Stretch out well before hung-dry.

Indigo Dye / Black Cotton Hamaka

• We recommend washing only in cold water.
• Use laundry net to prevent tangling and wrecking from straps. If you don’t have laundry net, you can tie straps with rubber band.
• Please use mild detergent and use delicate cycle or hand wash.
• Neither chlorine bleach nor detergent contains a bleach additive.
• Do not recommend using dryer. Hung dry avoiding direct sun light.
• Stretch out well before hung dry.
• Please note that it is natural for Indigo-dye garments to bleed its color even after numerous washings. Please make sure to wash separate from other clothes.
• It is nature of Indigo dye to lose its color over times as you wash. We recommend using special detergent just made for indigo die garments. Ai-Kirei is made especially for Indigo-dye garments. You can purchase Ai-Kirei detergent from AOI BUDOGU.
• Iron with low temperature when needed.