Dobok
() is the uniform worn by practitioners of Korean martial arts, such as taekwondo. means "way" and  means "clothing". The  came from the Japanese keikogi/dōgi, used in Japanese martial arts, such as judo. The  comes in many colors, though white and black are the most common. The  may have the reverse in a different colour than the rest of the . They are made in a variety of materials, ranging from traditional cotton to cotton-polyester blends. The pants and sleeves of the  are wider and longer than the traditional Japanese . Due to this, practitioners often wear a  modeled after the Korean . The  of World Taekwondo Federation-style taekwondo practitioners usually have v-neck jackets, tailored after the design of the hanbok. Traditional taekwondo practitioners may wear  that are identical or very similar to , with a cross-over jacket front, while International Taekwon-Do Federation-style taekwondo practitioners typically wear a newer design with a vertically closing jacket front. Around the  a  (belt) is worn. The color of the belt denotes the rank or grade of the wearer. Coloured belts are for -holders, while black belts are usually worn by -holders. The order of belt colors may differ from school to school. Most commonly the first belt is a white belt. Other colours are typically yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, red, brown, and then black. Some schools use other colours, such as brown in place of red and red in place of black. Some also have a stripe running down the length of the centre of the . Practitioners of Korean sword arts like keomdo usually wear wider pants, called  () that are similar looking to the Japanese  for kendo or iaijutsu. References

Korean martial arts
Martial arts uniforms
Sportswear
Suits (clothing)