Students are not expected to buy the full Iaido uniform on their first night of training but an obi is an essential piece of equipment. We encourage new students to wear dark, loose clothes like a jogging outfit. Long pants are much better than shorts, and you should wear knee pads .

Uniform:

• - Black Iaido gi (top)
• - Obi (Iai-Do belt)
• - Black Hakama
• - Knee pads
• - Iaito (practice sword) or a Bokken (wooden Japanese sword)  for beginners
• - Tabi (Japanese socks) optional