{"id":11976,"date":"2020-05-08T02:06:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T00:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/?p=11976"},"modified":"2026-08-19T23:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:30:07","slug":"how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/","title":{"rendered":"How to wash a BJJ gi and make it last: 6 tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table des mati\u00e8res<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a87a52e0d95e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a87a52e0d95e\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#Washing_and_caring_for_your_BJJ_gi\" >Washing and caring for your BJJ gi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#1_%E2%80%93_Get_the_gi_out_of_the_bag_the_moment_you_get_home\" >1 &#8211; Get the gi out of the bag the moment you get home<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#Blood_stains\" >Blood stains<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#Why_it_is_urgent\" >Why it is urgent<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#2_%E2%80%93_Where_and_how_to_dry_it\" >2 &#8211; Where and how to dry it<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#Sun_or_shade\" >Sun or shade?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#What_actually_happens_to_a_gi_hanging_out_to_dry\" >What actually happens to a gi hanging out to dry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#How_to_hang_it\" >How to hang it<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#3_%E2%80%93_The_machine_wash\" >3 &#8211; The machine wash<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#Temperature\" >Temperature<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#A_rough_gi_and_baking_soda\" >A rough gi, and baking soda<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#4_%E2%80%93_The_tumble_dryer_a_warning\" >4 &#8211; The tumble dryer: a warning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#5_%E2%80%93_Setting_and_keeping_the_colours\" >5 &#8211; Setting and keeping the colours<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#6_%E2%80%93_Store_it_rotate_it_do_not_lend_it\" >6 &#8211; Store it, rotate it, do not lend it<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#Storage\" >Storage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#Rotating_between_several_gis\" >Rotating between several gis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#Do_not_lend_your_gi\" >Do not lend your gi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/en\/how-to-wash-a-bjj-gi\/#Hygiene_in_general\" >Hygiene in general<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Washing_and_caring_for_your_BJJ_gi\"><\/span>Washing and caring for your BJJ gi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a aria-label=\"Brazilian jiu-jitsu gis (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"[EN GI CATEGORY URL]\" target=\"_blank\">Brazilian jiu-jitsu gis<\/a><\/strong> are made mostly from cotton, or from a cotton and polyester blend.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Here are six tips to wash a BJJ gi properly, keep its colour and avoid excessive shrinkage.<\/p>\n\n \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_%E2%80%93_Get_the_gi_out_of_the_bag_the_moment_you_get_home\"><\/span>1 &#8211; Get the gi out of the bag the moment you get home<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.&#8221; That applies to your gi as well.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leave it to stew overnight in your training bag and expect a powerful smell when you pull it out.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Do not wait.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as you get home, take the gi out of the bag and hang it up to air dry. That is the first habit to build.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blood_stains\"><\/span>Blood stains<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">If there are blood stains on a white gi, do not scrub hard: you will only spread them.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoid hot water too. It makes the blood coagulate and sets the stain deep into the fibres.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">We recommend soaking the stained area overnight, in which case the stain usually lifts on its own, or dabbing it with a cloth soaked in cold water.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_urgent\"><\/span>Why it is urgent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Cotton absorbs a great deal of moisture, your sweat in this case, and releases it only with difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">By the end of training you own a very wet gi that has spent two hours working as a floor cloth and has picked up a fair range of bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bacteria need two things to multiply: <strong>moisture<\/strong> and a temperature that is <strong>neither too low nor too high<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your gi is the perfect place.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE:&nbsp;<\/strong>If you train more than three times a week, you will need a small collection of gis, and a compromise with the rest of the household: they take up space and they are not exactly decorative. Necessary all the same.<\/p>\n\n \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_%E2%80%93_Where_and_how_to_dry_it\"><\/span>2 &#8211; Where and how to dry it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sun_or_shade\"><\/span>Sun or shade?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A white gi can dry in the sun: it comes out brighter and cleaner.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dark gi (blue, black, green) belongs in the shade. The sun works on those colours exactly as it does on a white gi, and fades them.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_actually_happens_to_a_gi_hanging_out_to_dry\"><\/span>What actually happens to a gi hanging out to dry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Three mechanisms are at work, and not in the proportions people assume.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Drying itself does most of the work.<\/strong> Bacteria need moisture to multiply; dry fabric takes away what they live on. That is the main reason a gi hung up smells acceptable while a gi balled up in a bag does not.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ultraviolet light<\/strong> comes second, on a white gi in the sun. It breaks down the molecules that turn white into grey, and it has a real germicidal effect on the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ozone-entretenir-son-kimono-jjb.png\" alt=\"ozone, an oxidising agent naturally present in the atmosphere\" class=\"wp-image-2382 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ozone-entretenir-son-kimono-jjb.png 300w, https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ozone-entretenir-son-kimono-jjb-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Ozone (O<sub>3<\/sub>), sometimes called activated oxygen, is a powerful oxidiser used in industrial disinfection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ozone<\/strong> plays the third role, and it is worth being honest about its scale. When an ozone molecule meets a bacterium, oxidation does destroy that bacterium. But outdoor air contains ozone at a few tens of parts per billion, a long way from the doses used in an industrial disinfection tunnel. Its contribution is real but marginal.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The point to remember:<\/strong> hanging your gi out does not replace a wash. It slows things down until the machine, nothing more.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_hang_it\"><\/span>How to hang it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put the jacket and the pants on two separate hangers, well apart. They do not dry at the same speed, because the fabric weight and the surface area are different.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">As you hang the gi, pull on the sleeves and on the bottom of the pants. That puts the fibres back into position and limits shrinkage as it dries.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Once it is dry, the gi can go into the washing machine.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE:&nbsp;<\/strong>Drying the gi before it goes in the machine keeps white fabric brighter, avoids the yellowish marks that build up around the collar wash after wash, and stops smells from settling in. This is the step people skip most often.<\/p>\n\n \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_%E2%80%93_The_machine_wash\"><\/span>3 &#8211; The machine wash<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">You now have a dry gi with no living bacteria on it. Time for the wash, to flush all of that away.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Wash the gi on its own. No shirts, no T-shirts, no socks, and above all do not mix colours.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Temperature\"><\/span>Temperature<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Your gi is mostly cotton, and therefore very sensitive to temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The maximum is 30 \u00b0C. Above that, the gi shrinks wash after wash.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recommend a cold wash.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">At that temperature the gi barely moves, if at all.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>On a new gi, if you want to bring it closer to your build, you can try warmer washes (30 to 40 \u00b0C). Go step by step: once it is too short, there is no way back.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_rough_gi_and_baking_soda\"><\/span>A rough gi, and baking soda<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 42%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> If the gi feels rough once dry, that is the limescale in your water, not the fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bicarbonate-de-soude.jpeg\" alt=\"baking soda, used to soften a BJJ gi\" class=\"wp-image-2378 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bicarbonate-de-soude.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bicarbonate-de-soude-550x366.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bicarbonate-de-soude-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bicarbonate-de-soude-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.athletesonthemat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bicarbonate-de-soude-510x339.jpeg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skip the chemical softener. Add <strong>sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)<\/strong> to your next wash instead: cheap, environmentally friendly, and it softens the fabric.<\/p>\n\n \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_%E2%80%93_The_tumble_dryer_a_warning\"><\/span>4 &#8211; The tumble dryer: a warning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">As we said above, cotton is sensitive to temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Putting a damp gi in the tumble dryer amounts to giving it a hot wash. The result is a shrunken gi.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>If your gi has vinyl patches, the rule matters twice over: heat damages the print and lifts it at the edges.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">On a gi with a great many washes behind it, the question largely disappears: the fibres have stopped moving.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">As above: on a hanger, ends pulled straight, in the open air. That is the ideal.<\/p>\n\n \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_%E2%80%93_Setting_and_keeping_the_colours\"><\/span>5 &#8211; Setting and keeping the colours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Caring for a BJJ gi also means keeping its colour, whether it is black, blue, red or green.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">For a new gi, before the first wash, turn to your grandmother&#8217;s method: soak it for a few hours in cold water with white vinegar and coarse salt.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the gi has had its christening, dedicated products will keep the colour up.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supermarkets sell them, both to keep whites bright and to revive the depth of dark shades.<\/p>\n\n \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_%E2%80%93_Store_it_rotate_it_do_not_lend_it\"><\/span>6 &#8211; Store it, rotate it, do not lend it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Storage\"><\/span>Storage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once it is clean and dry, take the time to fold your gi. Do not stuff it into the wardrobe in a ball: you save space and you look after the cotton.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rotating_between_several_gis\"><\/span>Rotating between several gis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">If you train three times a week or more, owning several gis and <strong>rotating between them<\/strong> is a good idea.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">That rhythm means frequent washing, and washing plus drying takes time. With several gis, you give each one the time to dry and to be washed properly.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">You also wash each gi less often, since you wear a different one every session. That alone extends their life.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_not_lend_your_gi\"><\/span>Do not lend your gi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">This is more a personal preference than a practical rule, but here is the reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">First, wearing your own gi with somebody else&#8217;s sweat in it is not pleasant, and if it has not been washed in between, it is not hygienic either.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Second, whoever borrowed it will very likely take it home and wash it. And as we have seen, washing a gi the wrong way weakens it.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hygiene_in_general\"><\/span>Hygiene in general<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A clean, well-kept gi is pleasant for you, but above all it is basic hygiene towards your training partners, and a mark of respect.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is nothing worse than rolling with a partner whose gi smells foul.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">To round this off, here is an <a href=\"https:\/\/jits.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"video from Jits.fr (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">entertaining video from Jits.fr<\/a> showing what to do with your gi once training is over. 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