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UNIFORM
Aikido students, like students of other martial arts, wear a uniform
consisting of a loose fitting tunic and pants - gi - secured by a belt. The belt
shows both rank and, because it is positioned low on the hips, reminds the
student to concentrate his or her mind on the hara or one point just below
the navel
The black split skirt, or hakama, also concentrates the mind on the
hara. Traditionally, samurai wore the hakama to conceal their feet. The
positioning of the feet reveal one's intentions for movement. In our school of Aikido, wearing the hakama is a privilege reserved for those men and women
who have reached the Aikido rank of Shodan.
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