Your rash guard as statement in judo

Judo rash guards are worn by female as well as male judoka. Obviously also by judo women during the events. Men simply like them during the training, to protect their body, use them as a tight shirt and sweet in it like a beast. Overall, a rash guard is also a fashion statement in the gym or in the dojo.

The rash guards came over from the popular BJJ developments. The Brazilian ju jitsu took a lot of nice things into martial arts. One of them are the womens bjj rash guards

Obviously with the success of Judoka into MMA and UFC such as Ronda Rousey and nowadays Kayla Harrison, the rash guards are a style icon in judo as well. But also in judo with Ilias Iliadis the tight shirts are popular and show off with the sweet produced in a training session. Or Daria Bilodid who will use it into her advance to show the love of her country outside the tatami. Or even stating a message for the good cause what Clarisse Agbegnenou shows every now and then.

Rash guards are supposed to fit tight to the body to prevent from uncomfortable rubbing at a minimum. However, it also makes sport people look slim and fashionable. In Judo events the rashguards have to be white. The outfits can have the brand name but not visible during the matches under the judogi.

Most rash guards are made of spandex, nylon or polyester will not provide a lot of heat. You rather want it to cool you down and refrain your body from the sweet.  This is because it is not thick or strong enough to work like a wetsuit, which keeps a layer of warm water close to the skin.

In BJJ and MMA rash guards are definitely a tool for the athletes, it must be strong material and give you protection. The UFC rash guards of Reebok became extremely popular and also other brands such as under armour or specific judo brands such as ippon gear are specialized to give the tight shirts a bit of glance.

Weather you should wear a short sleeve or long sleeve is up to the athlete. You see the male body better in a short sleeve, you see the perfect slimfit body of a female athlete in a long sleeve. They are in many fashionable prints and outings but the professional ones worn in the ring or the tatami all look kind of the same despite some sponsoring.

They match well with the pants or shorts worn in the gym and many Instagram pictures are born in the gym with a rashguard, looking fancy in a way you cannot be pictured during a traditional judo contest where Jigoro Kano’s white prevails and perhaps Anton Geesink’s idea of blue judogi covers the rash guard.

Showing a fashionable rash guard is not something common in judo. It’s a tool to protect but not to show off. While at the training camps, such as this week in Antalya with lots of sun, water and hard work, you will see the rash guards every where at almost each athlete being present in Turkey. They are easy to fold, to take and to wash. They keep the sweet tide to your body and the rest is simply dripping on the tatami. Well, you can smell that too once you open the door of a judogi. Training camps such as in advance of the Antalya Grand Slam are ideal to train well in the convenience of the best weather conditions and a pool to chill. They even protect you for the redundant sun and you can still look fancy like a swimmer. Judo without a rash guard is simply unthinkable. Many manufacturers know and develop the best material for those who need to work under the roughest circumstances.

The athletes who work with grapplers know what it takes to be fit on the ground and win in ne-waza position. Judo can still learn techniques from other sports as well as take over its protection tools. We all know many sports can learn from the values and fitness of athletes in judo. It goes hand in hand and the athletes in Antalya walking into the hotels are used to their new fashion outside the tatami. And yes, without a rash guard the male judoka look awesome as well. Give Iliadis a suit and even that fits him like a model. Fit athletes are always candy for the eye.