Karate Gear
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Uniforms and Beginner Equipment
MANDATORY - purchase at a sporting goods or variety store.
Mouth Guards - Please follow package directions carefully to ensure a tight fit.
Groin protection - Required for male anatomy
Available for purchase from NW School of Karate
You may want to delay this purchase until you know you can commit to karate.
White belt not shown but it is included.
Please note gi sizes are vastly different from clothing sizes. If you don’t know the size you can simply select “Not Sure” from the dropdown menu. Your instructor will need to see you/your child to determine the size to order. We will tell the manufacturer what size you need.
If you don’t know the size, please select “Don’t Know.”
For beginners: Purchasing fist pads is required after you earn your first color belt (yellow or orange). Exception: optional for City of Burien after school programs.
For tournaments: please note some tournaments do not allow fist pads with thumb guards. Many tournaments require you to have both red and blue fist pads at the tournament.
Gear for Tournaments
The World Karate Federation has some of the strictest rules about protection: if you buy all the gear you’re covered. Please note USA National Karate Federation sanctioned events follow WKF standards. Other tournaments have their own standards. Please check each tournament’s website & information package about a month before you go.
PLEASE NOTE - the belt test fee includes your new belt!
Many tournaments require you to wear either a red belt or a blue belt for both kata and kumite. Please note this has nothing to do with rank.
If you don’t know the size, please select “Don’t Know.”
For beginners: Purchasing fist pads is required after you earn your first color belt (yellow or orange). Exception: optional for City of Burien after school programs.
For tournaments: please note some tournaments do not allow fist pads with thumb guards. Many tournaments require you to have both red and blue fist pads at the tournament.
Head protector - please note some tournaments do not allow clear plastic face shields. Some tournaments require a head protector for younger competitors, some require head protection for all competitors.
If you don’t know the size, please select “Don’t Know.”
Often required for competition, especially for children. Wear this outside your gi.
If you don’t know the size, please select “Don’t Know.”
Shin / instep protectors are often required for tournaments. Some tournaments require you to have both a red set and a blue set. Some allow just a white set.
If you don’t know the size, please select “Don’t Know.”