How to fold and care for your gi

Step by step pictogram describing how to fold a gi properly.

  1. Layout your gi just like you wear it, with the left side folded on the outside.
    Press the folds sharp and make the edges as crisp as possible.

  2. Fold the pants in half lengthwise

  3. Fold the sleeves in, and place the pants on the gi top.

  4. The top is now divided into three long pieces. Fold the left most third on top of the middle. Crease the edges and clean of any dust you may have picked up on the floor.

  5. Fold the remaining section to the left to make one long and skinny fold.

  6. Fold the remaining piece in even thirds again to fit evenly on the folded hakama

Compiled by the Bushido Ju-Jitsu Academy