hello my lovelies what is the first thing you think about you think about joining martial arts is it kicking is it punching is it saving the world from evil ninjas no it should be laundry chances are if you're just starting out you have one uniform that you're planning to wear to every single class and it might have entered your mind how often do I really need to wash this answer these are gym clothes wash them after every single session now you might think to yourself but my sweat doesn't stink I sweat sparkles and perfume these are still white gym clothes and you're gonna end up on the ground we can all tell when you haven't washed them and that's just not hygienic I prefer to use my super wash pressure washing machine I also have a breathing mobile washer but I think the super washed is better with stiff materials carrying buckets of water isn't fun it is much easier to hook a garden hose to the faucet first unscrew the aerator the little mesh on the faucet that forces little bubbles through the water stream second get a faucet two hose adapter at the hardware store I really don't know why I hadn't thought of this before the washer easily fits one adult size karate uniform the washer works best when it is just over half full add less than a tablespoon of laundry soap be careful if you add too much you will have to do multiple rinse cycles to get the suds out that's also the reason that I prefer that powdered detergent fill the drum two-thirds of the way with cold to warm water hot water causes the bottom drain to leak set the lid on and screw down firmly the rubber seal will create an airtight drum turn the handle to spin the drum turn it slowly enough that this intrical force doesn't pin the clothes to the bottom of the drum but quickly enough that the drum creates a pressurized environment it should make kind of a suck thunk as it turns turn it for about two minutes the lid should make the sound of a seal being broken when unscrewed there is a drain at the bottom but I find it faster to dump the wash water from the top the drain also causes the suds to settle on the clothes which causes more rinse cycles this takes a bit of practice to not spill the water all over your countertops and floors but once you get it down it speeds up the process immensely repeat the previous steps two to three more times to thoroughly rinse the soap out a little vinegar helps to deodorize the gym clothes this is actually a pretty good arm workout in the last cycle when the water comes out clear with few soap suds dump the rinse water out at the top and then attach the drain to the bottom and allow the last of the excess water to be drained before you remove the clothes this next machine is optional it is possible to remove the uniform wring it out and line dry it it will take a day and a half to two days to dry it this way with a spin dryer imagine a giant electric salad spinner the uniform will come out only slightly damp and like take less than 12 hours to dry completely make sure that the load is balanced so the drum does not tilt from one side to the other and make sure that you have a dish underneath the spout to catch the water as you can see there's going to be quite a bit of water that's going to be wrung out of this uniform remove the clothes from the spin dryer and hang up to dry the spin-dryer does make the uniform a bit wrinkled and the line-drawing makes it a bit stiff but since I hot iron my uniform anyway to keep it looking sharp this isn't a problem and there you have it a clean and nice smelling tea no washing machine required unless you are a cat and then your whites remain white without such pedestrian methods as laundry