How often do you guys wash your gi's (BJJ)?

bpm30 · 10-31-2007, 01:20 AM

I sometimes wash it once a week (2-3 classes).

Are there any down sides to washing it too often? (ie. weakening the fabric??)

nefti · 10-31-2007, 01:23 AM

wash it after every practice. A real bjj gi won't weaken that much even if you wash it every day.

bpm30 · 10-31-2007, 01:24 AM

I have a lucky gi, seems to be quite strong.

thanks for he reply nefti

RadBoy · 10-31-2007, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by nefti

wash it after every practice. A real bjj gi won't weaken that much even if you wash it every day.

What nefti said, I wash my Gi after every practice. I have no want to get staph or ringworm or some other freaky germ because I was lazy about washing my Gi.

vnguyen30 · 10-31-2007, 01:55 AM

at most i wear one gi to 2 classes.. but other than that. i just have 2 diff gi's i alternate between

infamous mattyd · 10-31-2007, 01:58 AM

WASH IF EVERY TIME YOU WEAR IT. I don;t want that super staph bug. My academy offers a gi washing service. $10 a week and your gi is clean when you get to class every time. Well worth it since I train 4 days a week (3 days gi)

GZUS · 10-31-2007, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bpm30

I sometimes wash it once a week (2-3 classes).

Are there any down sides to washing it too often? (ie. weakening the fabric??)

i REALLY HATE people who do that. I think it is really rude to not wash the gi after every practice. A decent BJJ gi will last you at least a year. you figure if you train 3 times a week, you average about 159 times a year, an average gi cost lets say $125, you roughly spend $0.79 cents for the gi every time you train.

that is well worth it. if you hang dry and not wash in dryer, EVEN single weaves will last you alot longer.

that doesn't even take into the fact of all the nasty, grimy, and bacteria crap that accumulates after you train on your gi

if you ask me don't be that stinky guy nobody wants to train with.

bpm30 · 10-31-2007, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by GZUS

i REALLY HATE people who do that. I think it is really rude to not wash the gi after every practice. A decent BJJ gi will last you at least a year. you figure if you train 3 times a week, you average about 159 times a year, an average gi cost lets say $125, you roughly spend $0.79 cents for the gi every time you train.

that is well worth it. if you hang dry and not wash in dryer, EVEN single weaves will last you alot longer.

that doesn't even take into the fact of all the nasty, grimy, and bacteria crap that accumulates after you train on your gi

if you ask me don't be that stinky guy nobody wants to train with.

thanks man, this opened up my eyes. My gi is supposedly chemically treated, although i'm not sure how effective that is. Also, my gi doesn't stink at all. But thanks for the response, I will wash it more often.

thanks guys!

espionage3 · 10-31-2007, 02:45 AM

I wash my gi after every class. Buy a second gi so there is a rotation it helps out alot. I am looking to grab my third gi in the next month.

nefti · 10-31-2007, 05:21 AM

even if you wash your gi after every class and you train 5 times a week, it will still last longer than a year.