It has been a part of the rumor mill that Okinawans did not wash their karate obi's, ever. I have never heard of this as a custom of the Okinawans. Granted, I spent one year tour there in 1979 but have never heard of this ever being what some proclaim.
Can anyone validate this with some proof other than another persons simply saying it is so because in all the literature I have been exposed to in my studies I have never heard that this is a traditional way of Okinawan karate-ka.
Yes, I have heard of people who do this and believe it as truth but I tend to question a lot of things now days so don't accept it just because someone's sensei said it was so.
Anyone? Can anyone tell me how this rumor got started?
An answer: http://www.24fightingchickens.com/2005/09/09/urban-legends-of-karate-belts/
An answer: http://www.24fightingchickens.com/2005/09/09/urban-legends-of-karate-belts/
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