tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post1077233193800703802..comments2024-03-22T01:17:01.667-05:00Comments on Georgette's Jiu Jitsu World: A plea for cleanliness.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-54087898976252833832010-04-02T19:34:15.294-05:002010-04-02T19:34:15.294-05:00@Seymour: Bwahahahaha... cold still... hahaha... ...@Seymour: Bwahahahaha... cold still... hahaha... we've already gone over 82F/28C degrees in the academy (though it's usually a little less than that, for another week or two...)<br /><br />I will note that I rarely find my face in anyone's oxter, but from mount, I do use my head to bulldoze under peoples' arms as a pillow setup... and if I'm not wearing my headgear with the haircap thingie, I am definitely thinking "Ewwww, sweaty pithair on my headhair.."Georgettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705282002904234217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-79570704140053260672010-04-02T19:30:44.756-05:002010-04-02T19:30:44.756-05:00@Allie: I think the gi-shrinkage in laundry thing...@Allie: I think the gi-shrinkage in laundry thing is perennially problematic. If you want it to shrink, it won't; if you don't, it will. Perhaps sit on the dryer and wish for it to shrink?<br /><br />But I jest.<br /><br />Really, I think it's an issue of time + heat + agitation, with the top factor being heat. If you toss it in there on the lowest heat setting, when it's mostly dry already, it probably wouldn't have time to shrink much. I would try it that way, gradually increasing either the time or the amount of moisture left in the gi when you start, until you notice any shrinkage, and then back off. If you fold your gi when it's not being used, you can also put dryer sheets between layers to imbue the scent.<br /><br />(It's what I did in my backpack while traveling in Central America. When you couldn't wash your clothing, you could at least smell as if you did.)Georgettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705282002904234217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-40320217255709084152010-04-02T18:46:21.696-05:002010-04-02T18:46:21.696-05:00Haha, Georgette, you're hilarious. I love this...Haha, Georgette, you're hilarious. I love this all around. Maybe I'll print off a few copies of it and conveniently drop them into the gym bags of certain people at my school.<br /><br />I do have one laundry-related question. I have one of the Fenom gis and sometimes I want to dry it with a dryer sheet, but I don't want it to shrink. How long can I dry it just to get the benefits of the dryer sheet without running the risk of making it child-sized?A.D. McClishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019434821749308292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-40938463663796239492010-04-02T18:33:53.168-05:002010-04-02T18:33:53.168-05:00Ewwww armpit hair in the face!!!!
Right now, it&#...Ewwww armpit hair in the face!!!!<br /><br />Right now, it's too cold in our academy to any significant amount of skin2skin contact to be made (we're all swathed in mutliple rash-T's-hoodies etc UNDER our gis plus socks and in some cases, gloves, yep gloves!<br /><br />But come summer and this might be more of an issue. But to be fair, in previous years, I've rarely come across anyone who really had poor hygiene issues.<br /><br />I have lots of gis so am never in a position where I have to re-use an unwashed gi. But my routine before each training session is: contact lenses in; deo sprayed, teeth brushed, mouthwash swigged, feet wet-wiped...and we're good to go.Meerkatsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147715586194844173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-39493977845771640852010-04-02T18:12:02.439-05:002010-04-02T18:12:02.439-05:00Nice post! =) I am always a fan of hygiene how t...Nice post! =) I am always a fan of hygiene how tos.... I just wish I could make some people read them. lol<br /><br />I wash my gi after every class, and I wish everyone else did the same. If not for hygiene (which is clearly the more important factor) for the general idea of not smelling like a sweaty corpse when you roll. I have tapped before due to smell alone. I wanted my face out of that stinky place with the quickness. <br /><br />I'm going to check out that second skin. If I have scrapes or mat burn, I always put on band aids, and then tape them on.<br /><br />Horror story time... I rolled with someone once, and mid grapple he goes "Oh, my bandaid came off." I'm thinking "ew, gross" but I said "You want a fresh one? I've got some in my bag." .."Na, I'll just stick this one back on." ... as he picks it up off the mat and sticks it back on. I choked back my vomit, I asked him what happened to his foot anyway... "oh, it's just ring worm."<br /><br />Grapple Over.<br /><br />The mats were sanitized, and we all got a nice lecture on when not to grapple. <br /><br />Surprisingly, and thankfully that was the only time I've heard about someone having ringworm in class.Jiujitsunistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041502171382772751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-81022771160051464362010-04-02T16:31:02.219-05:002010-04-02T16:31:02.219-05:00Glad you posted this. I wish a couple of guys at m...Glad you posted this. I wish a couple of guys at my academy would read it. It seems like no matter how much cleanliness is emphasized, there are some people who do not think it applies to them until they fall victim to it. At my academy, there are a few guys who seem to think gi washing is an unnecessary ceremony. Nasty.<br /><br />Just to back up Dev, I have a Padilla lightweight and it cost me around $100 including shipping. Excellent gi - couldn't be happier with it. I gave away my old Gameness bacause it didn't fit me well and I hated the pants. I'm looking into another low-cost backup and I'd like to try a gi other than Padilla just for experience. I'll check out the brands you mentioned.Skinny D.http://www.skinnyoutloud.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-48870840421664322822010-04-02T10:46:58.447-05:002010-04-02T10:46:58.447-05:00We should definitely do a separate post on cheap g...We should definitely do a separate post on cheap gis, but Padilla and Sons have theirs around $80 - http://www.matrat.us.<br /><br />Also, check out Steve's old post on washing the gi:<br />http://www.stevebjj.com/2009/07/washing-the-bjj-gi/Devhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331257882063185349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-30767852844818316642010-04-02T10:02:22.518-05:002010-04-02T10:02:22.518-05:00AMEN SISTER!!! I got a mat burn on my knee last y...AMEN SISTER!!! I got a mat burn on my knee last year and it turned into a pretty bad staph infection (they had to cut my leg open to get it out) so keep spreading the word. <br /><br />What really pisses me off about the whole thing is that although I am meticulous (have several gis so I always have a clean one, and shower after every class), the stinky guy never got anything. Yes, there is a stinky guy at every school, but this guy is so funky that his gi isn't even white anymore, it's dishwater grey. I refuse to roll with him. But even though he rolls while wearing a petri dish, he doesn't get staph. Who gets it? Me!!!HomeImprovementNinjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.com