(from Ed Parker Jr.'s Facebook page 9-14-17)
Back in the day my father Ed Parker Sr. changed from a white GI to a black Gi. Why?!
Because people of authority such as Judges and Police officers wear black.
In that time period the students wore white GI's and the instructors wore black GI’s.
It drew a distinct separation to the groups with which they belonged.
And as was previously discussed with me by my father; he wanted to change from a white Gi to a black Gi.
Again, Why?!
This was due to a delicate issue about how students and/or instructors had a habit of leaving their uniforms in the locker room at our original SoCal Pasadena Karate Studio.
That’s not so bad, right?!
Well, to make things worse;
Sooooome of them left their Gi’s for over a year - maybe two...could be more...
IN the locker room without washing them.
There were big yellow stains.
Did I mention that there were big yellow nasty stains?!
Sooo without pointing fingers…
Soooome of these Gi’s belonged to instructors ~~
and rather than to engage in the discussion of this...
Um.
Delicate situation,
the decision was made to go to black uniforms; you know; for the hygiene!
Prior to the final decisions made; might I say that I was witness to or should I say whipped by the horrible parade of fashions and designs presented:
- the complete sailor bib competition GI with sewn-in cape
- the leopard patterned cuffs with kimono-lined seams
- the pullover V neck GI with color coordinated dickie
(*if you’re too young to know, look up the definition of ‘dickie’)
Um.
Yah.
So for those of you out there who have witnessed this era maybe you can educate some of these younguns, you know, for some historical perspective!
Feel free to toss em out!
Back in the day my father Ed Parker Sr. changed from a white GI to a black Gi. Why?!
Because people of authority such as Judges and Police officers wear black.
In that time period the students wore white GI's and the instructors wore black GI’s.
It drew a distinct separation to the groups with which they belonged.
And as was previously discussed with me by my father; he wanted to change from a white Gi to a black Gi.
Again, Why?!
This was due to a delicate issue about how students and/or instructors had a habit of leaving their uniforms in the locker room at our original SoCal Pasadena Karate Studio.
That’s not so bad, right?!
Well, to make things worse;
Sooooome of them left their Gi’s for over a year - maybe two...could be more...
IN the locker room without washing them.
There were big yellow stains.
Did I mention that there were big yellow nasty stains?!
Sooo without pointing fingers…
Soooome of these Gi’s belonged to instructors ~~
and rather than to engage in the discussion of this...
Um.
Delicate situation,
the decision was made to go to black uniforms; you know; for the hygiene!
Prior to the final decisions made; might I say that I was witness to or should I say whipped by the horrible parade of fashions and designs presented:
- the complete sailor bib competition GI with sewn-in cape
- the leopard patterned cuffs with kimono-lined seams
- the pullover V neck GI with color coordinated dickie
(*if you’re too young to know, look up the definition of ‘dickie’)
Um.
Yah.
So for those of you out there who have witnessed this era maybe you can educate some of these younguns, you know, for some historical perspective!
Feel free to toss em out!
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