Dobok pants
The lower garment of the kumdo uniform (dobok): wide, pleated pants called baji or chima baji ("skirt-pants"), worn long enough to nearly reach the instep.
How to say it
- Korean
- 도복 하의dobok haui
- Spanish
- Pantalón del uniforme
- English
- Dobok pants
- Japanese
- 袴はかまhakama
Dobok pants (도복 하의, dobok haui) are the lower garment of the kumdo dobok (uniform). A Korean club source describes the uniform as two pieces: a top called jeogori (저고리) and a bottom called baji (바지), usually wide-legged.
- Name: English-language sources say kumdo practitioners usually wear wider pants called chima baji (치마바지, literally "skirt-pants"), similar in appearance to the Japanese hakama (袴) of kendo and iaijutsu.
- Shape: a Korean source says they are very wide, with many pleats and side slits. They are worn long enough to nearly reach the instep and cover the ankle, so the opponent cannot easily see the feet move. The same source says they are, despite appearances, trousers worn by both men and women.
- Color: the uniform is navy or white. In the Korean-style white dobok, the pants have black vertical stripes.
- Putting them on (Korean Kumdo Association): the left leg goes in first and the right comes out first. The hem reaches the ankle. The front sits against the lower abdomen and the strings are crossed and tied.
- Order of dressing: the jacket and pants go on before the armor, in this order: gapsang (갑상, waist guard), gap (갑, chest protector), towel, homyeon (호면, mask) and howan (호완, gloves).
One English-language source says the pants are modeled on the Japanese design, but without the back board.
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