Dobok

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( ) is the uniform worn by practitioners of Korean martial arts, such as taekwondo. means "way" and means "clothing". The came from the Japanese keikogi/dōgi, used in Japanese martial arts, such as judo. The comes in many colors, though white and black are the most common. The may have the reverse in a different colour than the rest of the . They are made in a variety of materials, ranging from traditional cotton to cotton-polyester blends. The pants and sleeves of the are wider and longer than the traditional Japanese . Due to this, practitioners often wear a modeled after the Korean . The of World Taekwondo Federation-style taekwondo practitioners usually have v-neck jackets, tailored after the design of the hanbok. Traditional taekwondo practitioners may wear that are identical or very similar to , with a cross-over jacket front, while International Taekwon-Do Federation-style taekwondo practitioners typically wear a newer design with a vertically closing jacket front. Around the a (belt) is worn. The color of the belt denotes the rank or grade of the wearer. Coloured belts are for -holders, while black belts are usually worn by -holders. The order of belt colors may differ from school to school. Most commonly the first belt is a white belt. Other colours are typically yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, red, brown, and then black.…

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