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(similar to a cowboys leather chaps). Saito Sensei tells the story about hakamas during the old days in Hombu Dojo: Most of the students were too poor to buy a hakama but it was required that everyone wear one. The Hombu dojo was a very colorful place, with all the various colors of hakama. In most Ju-Jitsu schools of today, the hakama is reserved for the yudansha (black belt students). The hakama has 7 folds in it (5 in the front, 2 in the back) and has the following symbolic meaning: The traditional Hakama is a wash and wear skirt in a pleated design with two sections serving as pant legs.
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