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Both keikogi and hakama should be folded after practice as per the diagrams. Before first use they should be soaked in cool water with the addition of either a cup of salt or white vinegar to help set the indigo dye. Even when this is done they will continue to bleed color, so they should be washed separately by hand in cool water. A useful tip to keep in mind is that if you pull them into shape immediately after washing and hang them in sunlight it will minimise the need for ironing. You should hang the keikogi inside out to avoid sun bleaching and use a clip type hanger to keep the hakama’s pleats in place.

How to fold a hakama

First straighten the back pleat and then turn over to ensure that the front pleats are in place. Fold in the outside edges so that the hakama forms a rectangle. Make two even folds, taking the hakama to a third of its length. Now double up each of the long rear obi ties to form an even X shape the size of the folded hakama. Take the two short front obi ties over and under the center of the X and loop over the ties nearest to you. Finally secure by pulling the loose end on the left through the top right loop.