The Meaning Woven into YAGASURI
The Story Behind YAGASURI
Wear the will to move straight toward the path you have chosen.
YAGASURI is a KIMONO design inspired by the traditional Japanese pattern known as Yagasuri.
Yagasuri is a motif based on arrow feathers.
Once an arrow is released, it does not turn back. It moves straight toward its target.
For this reason, Yagasuri has long been regarded as an auspicious pattern, symbolizing new beginnings, forward movement, and determination.
KIMONO has brought the meaning of Yagasuri — the will to move forward without turning back — into martial arts wear, including Judo Gis and Jiu-Jitsu Gis.
Why YAGASURI
In martial arts, strength is not the only thing that matters.
To decide where you are going.
To face today’s training for that purpose.
To hold on to the path you have chosen, even in moments of doubt or uncertainty.
Whether in Judo or Jiu-Jitsu, the accumulation of training is never flashy.
Repeating the same technique again and again.
Refining the feeling of breaking balance, entering, and finishing.
Being met with resistance, then adjusting once more.
Continuing to align the body and mind in search of the smallest difference.
Each step may seem small.
But those steps are the only path that brings you closer to your goal.
Yagasuri represents a straight, unwavering strength.
Not simply moving forward with momentum, but continuing ahead with your destination in sight and determination in your heart.
KIMONO has placed that spirit into this pattern.
Like an Arrow Released
An arrow cannot return once it has been released.
That is why an arrow carries a sense of resolve.
To set a target, draw the bow, and let go.
In that single moment lives the strength to cut through hesitation.
There are moments like this in martial arts as well.
The moment you decide to enter a competition.
The moment you face a technique you struggle with.
The moment you hold back the desire to quit and continue one more round of training.
The moment you decide not to lose to yourself, but to move forward.
YAGASURI is a design created to remind you of that determination.
Each time you put it on, it helps you confirm where you are headed.
Each training session becomes a chance to prepare your mind for the goal ahead.
And like an arrow released, you continue moving forward.
That feeling is woven into this Gi.
Shaped Through Japanese Craftsmanship
Yagasuri was not chosen simply because it looks Japanese.
What KIMONO wanted to express was the quiet resolve of martial artists.
Not a loud or dramatic kind of determination, but the determination found in daily training.
The effort built not to show others, but as a promise to yourself.
The strength to keep moving steadily toward your goal.
KIMONO brings the meaning of Yagasuri — forward movement, determination, and resolve — into martial arts wear through Japanese craftsmanship.
It is more than decoration.
It is a design made to wear the spirit of continuing on the path you have chosen.
For Those Moving Toward Their Goal
YAGASURI is a pattern for those who have a goal.
For those who want to win.
For those who want to refine their technique.
For those who want to go beyond their limits.
For those who want to move even one step forward from who they were yesterday.
That goal can be different for every person.
What matters is not losing sight of where you are headed.
And no matter how long it takes, continuing to walk in that direction.
Like an arrow that does not turn back, Yagasuri represents the will to keep moving forward.
KIMONO brought that spirit into Judo Gis and Jiu-Jitsu Gis to place it within a single piece of martial arts wear.
YAGASURI is not merely a pattern to wear.
It is a design made to wear the resolve to move toward your own goal.