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Bogu represent a significant investment for a trainee—even a set of inexpensive beginner's bogu can run around four hundred dollars—and should be appropriately cared for. As in the rest of the art, there are certain "do"s and "don't"s regarding bogu.

When donning bogu, the student sits in the formal position known as seiza. The kote are placed side by side (palms down) in front and to the right. The men is laid face down on the kote. The tare, or hip protector, is put on first. The cords are wrapped around the back, crossed, and brought to the front. They are tied underneath the central flap of the tare.

The chest protector is then put on. There are two cords on each side of the do. The top cord, which is longer, is brought up and across the back and then tied to the loop on the front of the do (the left-side cord tied to the right loop and vice versa). The shorter cords are tied loosely behind the back in a neat bow. When tying the do, the right-hand cord should be tied to the left loop first.