sofietucker Posted March 1 #201 Share Posted March 1 DH likes to dress up more frequently than suggested since, being retired, it's one of the few chances to wear his many sets of cufflinks. Otherwise those fabulous Redskins links--now a collector's item!--would sit silently in their box at home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Eleven Posted March 1 #202 Share Posted March 1 (edited) On 2/26/2024 at 8:48 PM, frteach said: Thanks, Nutsaboutgolf. Not something that everybody could wear for sure. I was picturing a rash on a different body part, so I'm glad to be enlightened! "Rashguard" comes from "rash guard" which is worn to protect against "gi rash" by practitioners of Judo, and likely other grappling combat disciplines (I used to work out Judo). When someone grips your gi (the top garment with long sleeves and overlapping front, secured by a belt) and pulls you or tightens up their grip or whatever, your skin can get caught in the folds of the gi and bruising can occur. This is bruising is known as "gi rash". Wearing a "rash guard" allows the gi to slip over the underlying surfaces without catching/pinching your skin. Quick and dirty explanation - I'm sure there are variants, but you get the idea. 😎 Edited March 1 by Club Eleven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofietucker Posted March 1 #203 Share Posted March 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, Club Eleven said: "Rashguard" comes from "rash guard" which is worn to protect against "gi rash" by practitioners of Judo, and likely other grappling combat disciplines (I used to work out Judo). When someone grips your gi (the top garment with long sleeves and overlapping front, secured by a belt) and pulls you or tightens up their grip or whatever, your skin can get caught in the folds of the gi and bruising can occur. This is bruising is known as "gi rash". Wearing a "rash guard" allows the gi to slip over the underlying surfaces without catching/pinching your skin. Quick and dirty explanation - I'm sure there are variants, but you get the idea. 😎 Here on the beaches, it replaced old tee shirts as a garment to help surfers avoid a rash on their chest and upper arms from paddling against the sticky wax on their surfboards Edited March 1 by sofietucker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Eleven Posted March 1 #204 Share Posted March 1 53 minutes ago, sofietucker said: Here on the beaches, it replaced old tee shirts as a garment to help surfers avoid a rash on their chest and upper arms from paddling against the sticky wax on their surfboards Cool - I hadn't known this! Sounds like a significantly more mainstream etymology than the Judo thing! LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofietucker Posted March 1 #205 Share Posted March 1 (edited) Plus rash guards are typically fairly tight fitting, so they don't ride up in the water, and super fast-drying fabric so you don't have to keep removing it to stay dry. Edited March 1 by sofietucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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