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{{nihongo||稽古着|'''Keikogi'''}} ({{transl|ja|'keiko'}}, "practice", {{transl|ja|'gi'}}, "dress or "clothes"), also known as {{nihongo||道着|'''dōgi'''}} or {{nihongo||稽古衣|'''keikoi'''}},{{efn|In [[English language|English]], the {{transl|ja|keikogi}} is almost always referred to simply as {{transl|ja|'gi'}}, a technically incorrect use of the word in Japanese, but understood in context. Often, the {{transl|ja|'keiko-'}} portion of the word is replaced with the name of the [[Japanese martial arts|Japanese martial art]] being practiced. In [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[French language|French]] and [[Brazilian Portuguese]] this kind of uniform is often called a [[kimono]].}} is a uniform worn for training in [[Japanese martial arts]] and their derivatives. Emerging in the late 19th century, the {{transl|ja|keikogi}} was developed by [[judo]] founder [[Kanō Jigorō]].<ref name="In The Dojo">{{cite book |last=Lowry |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Lowry |title=In the Dojo |publisher=Weatherhill |year=2006 |location=Boston |page=[https://archive.org/details/indojoritualseti00lowr/page/39 39] |isbn=978-0-8348-0572-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/indojoritualseti00lowr/page/39}}</ref>

Until the 1920s, [[Okinawan martial arts|Okinawan karate]] practice was usually performed in everyday clothes. Given the social climate between the Japanese and Okinawans during this time, karate was seen as brutish compared to Japanese martial arts, which had their roots in [[samurai]] culture, such as [[jujutsu]]. To help market karate to the Japanese, [[Gichin Funakoshi]] -– the founder of [[Shotokan]] karate and the instructor responsible for importing karate to mainland Japan -– adopted a uniform style similar to Kanō's design.<ref name="In The Dojo"/>{{rp|41}}

The top part of the {{transl|ja|keikogi}} is called the {{nihongo3|"upper"|上着|uwagi}}. The pants of the {{transl|ja|keikogi}} are called {{nihongo3|literally "{{lit|underpants"}}|下穿き|shitabaki}}, or {{nihongo3|"pants" or "trousers"|ズボン|zubon}}.

* ''{{transl|ko|[[Dobok]]''}}, [[Korean martial arts]] uniform

* ''{{lang|vi|[[Võ phục]]''}}, [[Vietnamese martial arts]] uniform

{{transl|ja|'Keiko'}} can also be replaced by {{transl|ja|'dō'}}, meaning "the way", referring to both the martial art and the lifestyle of the martial artist. In this, it is similar to the term for Korean martial arts uniforms, {{transl|jako|[[dobok]]}}.