do u wash ur belt??

**MEGALEF** · Posted On: 11/15/2005 7:35am

Only with the blood of my enemies..

**Method2Madness** · Posted On: 11/15/2005 7:55am

i dont wash mine. i guess i should though. When i first started bjj i had a black kimono, and it's color got on my white belt. So i have a grey belt instead of a white belt.

KhorneliusPraxx · Posted On: 11/15/2005 8:10am

Belt - no
Jock - yes

**Dio** · Posted On: 11/15/2005 8:43am

I don't wash mine, out of tradition and all that, but not for the reason people above have been giving (knowledge washing out).

Our custom is to let it get sweaty, worn out, etc in order to show the amount of work and effort you've put into practice. Soften it through work, not through a few cycles in the wash. I guess many dojos have their own approach to it, but my answer to the original post is:

"no u do not wash ur belt LOL!!11n00b"

**GenkiSudo** · Posted On: 11/15/2005 9:35am

plus i never cared about washing my belt after hearing my teacher always repeating something he heard from royce or rorian "belt is only their to hold up 3 inches above ur butt, the rest u have to back up on ur own". I remember him saying that when i was younger all of kids in my class use to laught whenever he said that.

**CannibalCrowley** · Posted On: 11/15/2005 9:41am

I don't know of a good reason why I wouldn't wash it, so I wash it when it's dirty.

***Cassius*** · Posted On: 11/15/2005 10:46am

Originally Posted by Dio

I don't wash mine, out of tradition and all that, but not for the reason people above have been giving (knowledge washing out).

Our custom is to let it get sweaty, worn out, etc in order to show the amount of work and effort you've put into practice. Soften it through work, not through a few cycles in the wash. I guess many dojos have their own approach to it, but my answer to the original post is:

"no u do not wash ur belt LOL!!11n00b"

I know it's stupid, but when I look at my beat up ol' belt, I see the last year and a half of training and feel like I've actually accomplished something. I was actually rolling my belt up last night while on the phone with the current ball and chain and I noticed how beat up it has become, and I got a little twinge of pride that it's worn out from use.

On a more practical note, I don't wash mine because the stripes I have on it are just tape, and they would come off. Then I would have to put more on, which would annoy me.

**5FingazofDeath** · Posted On: 11/15/2005 10:54am

Dont ever wash your belt. Old dirty ass belts look alot cooler than a spanking new one or even worse - a faded colored belt. To me they just look corny.

**Cakemaster** · Posted On: 11/15/2005 11:00am

The layers of dirt on your belt are akin to the accumulation of knowledge over time as you practice. Also, there's more chance of killing someone through infection if you lose it and strangle them.