TONBO premium cotton hakama black

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TONBO premium cotton hakama black

This hakama is made of 100% cotton, dyed in black. It's an interesting alternative for those people who prefer a bit heavier hakamas made of natural fibres but with stable pigment. It's the same weight as a "silver cotton hakama". We also offer iaidogis made from the same fabric. Premium cotton hakama, same as all our hakamas, is made on the basis of traditional cut with 7 pleats, 5 on the front and 2 on the back, with two versions: aikido or kendo/iaido. In the aikido version, koshita's stiffening is made of a flexible material, which even strongly bended stays in its origin shape after all, what makes it safe while falling. In the kendo/iaido version pad in koshita is light and stiff, unsafe while falling.

Both front and back straps are quilted 7-8 times, this process is necessary to make them a little bit stiff to preserve deforming and stretching. The side flies are strengthened to preserve them from tearing. Premium cotton hakama has also 2 belt loops on its inside to improve holding it in its desired position, they are helpful when drying too.

We offer our hakamas in several universal sizes with seperation for man and women (detailed size description is placed in the table underneath). While man and women both are the same height, their hakamas differ. Hakama for women is longer and tighter. Women tie up their hakamas on their waist, differently than man, who wear their hakamas down on the hips. Hakama for women has got a tighter koshita, fitted to women's slimmer body and a tighter front. It has shorter straps too. Women's cut also includes larger difference of circumferences between waist and hips.