A few months back I posted a photo of my belt being hung up to dry after being washed and I had a TON of comments from people saying that you don’t wash belts…..which I was super surprised at.

Belts, like all training equipment carries germs which can then lead to staph, ringworm etc.

I don’t know what your belief system is with washing but here are a few things you should do after training
1- wash your gi
2 – wash your knee pads, elbow pads or any other thing that got sweated on
3 – hand wash your belt. *I just take my belt in the shower and wash it with soap. I don’t put it in the washing machine
4 – put anti septic on all cuts and abrasions
5 – cover all cuts and abrasions
6- use soap in the shower
7 – help your coach mop the mats
8- share this pic below so your grappler friends know what’s up

Enjoy,

Matt

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