Dress Code

 UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT

 Students

All students below Black Belt will wear white Traditional Japanese style Gis. Ranks beginning with Jukyu and higher can wear the crest, carry the Spirit Force bag and wear the Spirit Force jacket. Ni-kumi and San-kumi ranks have the right to wear the crest on their GIs but not carry the bag or wear an official jacket.

· Your obi should never be placed on the ground. Avoid letting your obi touch the ground while tying it around your waist. The belt is a symbol of the style and of your own work and should be treated with respect.

· If your gi or obi comes undone or lose during class, you must readjust them. Never face a higher ranked student while adjusting or tying your gi or obi. If you are surrounded by higher ranking students and cannot move, kneel down to adjust your belt.

· Do not wear your obi outside the dojo, this is considered a form of bragging.

· Be sure that your obi is always tied properly and is always tight at the knot.

· A complete white gi must be worn. Only Black Belts may wear a combination of black and white.

· Gi's must be kept clean. Do not wash your obi; washing will cause unsightly bunching.

T-shirts

Approved T-shirts consist of:

· Plain White or black (black for Dan ranks only).

· Other adornments are permitted If done in a respectful and tasteful manner and reflect a proper Spirit Force Image only with permission of your Sensei, or Soke Smith.

T-shirts can be worn outside of class or to Informal classes as designated by the student's Sensei. Tournaments are not considered informal.

MISCELANEOUS

· No adornments, other than the crest, will be worn on the gi, regardless of rank.

A student begins to fall under dress code guide lines  when he/she tests for their first rank. (Kumi or Kyu). Anyone from another system who decides to study Spirit Force must conform to the dress code for their rank.

 

BELT RANKS

Junior white	Ishi Kumi	1 stripe
Junior white	Ni Kumi	2 stripe
Junior white	San Kumi	3 stripe
Orange	Jukyu	10th class
Orange	Kyu-kyu	9th class
purple	Hachikyu	8th class
purple	Sichikyu	7th class
Green	Rokyu	6th class
Green	Gokyu	5th class
Green	Yonkyu	4th class
Brown	Sankyu	3rd class
Brown	Nikyu	2nd class
Brown	Ikkyu	1st class
Black	Shodan	1st degree
Black	Nidan	2nd degree
Black	Sandan	3rd degree
Black	Yodan	4th degree
Black	Godan	5th degree
Black (Master)	Rokudan	6th degree
Black (Master)	Sichidan	7th degree
Black (Master)	Hachidan	8th degree
Black (Master)	Chudan	9th degree
Black (grandmaster)	Judan	10th degree