Gi Jacket Question

[musicman]

My name is John and I am totally new sewing and Japanese garments.  I have studied the Martial Arts for decades now and I thought it might be fun to make my own gi. 

I have been looking at this wonderful site and I am wondering what is the official name and if there might be a pattern for what American Martial Artists call a gi jacket.  I study Okinowan weapons and I wanted to duplicate a kusari katabira, which a friend from another forum showed me. 

I appreciate and thank you for any help that the community can give and I apologize for not knowing my terminology and if I have broken any forum norms.

[Saionji Shonagon]

The primary focus of this forum tends to be Japan pre-1600 CE.


A modern martial arts gi is a gi. roundearth.stores.yahoo.net/patterns.html has patterns.

If you're looking for something more historical, I knocked something out based roughly on a shitagi of the sort worn under armor. wodefordhall.com/japaneserapier.htm

[musicman]

Saionji Shonagon - I would like to thank you for the information. I apologize, although I should have figured it out, that this sites focus is pre-1600 and I did not recognize that.

I would like to thank you for the Modern gi pattern site which never came up in my searches. I must say that I really like your Shitagi pattern and with your permission I would like to use your article and pattern to recreate the Kuzuri Katabira I am hoping to make. I do not remember the date of the piece, but a friend sent me a piece of Japanese clothing, similar to your Shitagi, that had 3 layers. An inner layer, a middle layer that had kusari stitched to it and than finally an outer layer. I am slowly approaching the point where my skills are good enough to try and recreate the original and your pattern will be very helpful.

Thank you again for your help in this.

[Saionji Shonagon]

Glad you think it will be useful. Go right ahead.