| Karate classes are funny places. The good classes | | | | Sports Bags: Heavy duty sports bags are essential. |
| are set in tradition which is very strange to the | | | | They need to be strong enough to hold everything |
| beginner but taken very seriously by those who have | | | | from clothing to pads and mitts. There are a lot of |
| been at it for a while. Anyone who teaches karate will | | | | good quality bags available for printing and |
| agree that karate is not just a sport but an art. It | | | | embroidering. Your promotional gift supplier should be |
| therefore make since that you would want your | | | | able to find bags that are within your budget. |
| students to really look the part both in the dojo and | | | | Promotional Polo Shirts: Polo Shirts and for that matter |
| also around town and at tournaments. A well equipped | | | | t-shirts are excellent billboards for advertising the club. |
| class is a happy class that will feel proud of their club | | | | People love to where the logo of their team. Shirts |
| and want to continue learning this excellent sport. | | | | give karate students a chance to show off that they |
| I have been studying Karate for the past eight years. In | | | | are a member of a karate team. Purchase shirts in |
| that time I have belonged to serious clubs and also | | | | several different sizes so that no one is left out as |
| short stints at quite lousy clubs. One of the things that | | | | they are sure to go fast. |
| set the good clubs apart from the bad is not only | | | | Promotional Jackets: If you live in a cold climate, you |
| excellent instruction but also how the people in the club | | | | cannot go wrong with quality jackets embroidered with |
| look. Do they look like a team or just a silly bunch of | | | | your dojo logo. They really make your team look the |
| people playing around at their hobby? | | | | part when at tournaments. |
| Following is a list of some of the things that I feel are | | | | Low End Novelty Gifts: Promotional stress balls, pens, |
| essential to making your dojo look professional and | | | | keyrings, fridge magnets and badges are all examples |
| your students happy. For that matter, many would be | | | | of low cost volume promoters that can really get your |
| excellent choices for other sports as well. | | | | name around for very little spend. There are even |
| Embroidered Gis: Karate gis are the most important | | | | stress balls in the shape of karate fighters that look |
| part of your team outfit. These tradition suits are worn | | | | fantastic. Get these low cost gift out in your |
| in class and need to be kept in good condition and | | | | community as they are sure fire ways of ensuring |
| pressed. Many clubs, however, offer their students a | | | | people know where you are and when you train. |
| badge to sew onto their gis with their federations logo | | | | It is important to note that all of the gifts mentioned |
| and karate style on them. Anyone who has ever used | | | | except for the novelty gifts can be sold to your |
| such a badge will know that they rarely look good for | | | | members. This means that you should be able to at |
| long. A much better options is to embroider your dojo | | | | least break even if not make a small profit while |
| design onto the gis. This can be easily done by | | | | promoting your dojo and making your students proud |
| purchasing your team gis from a good quality | | | | of their club as well. |
| promotional gift supplier that specialises in sports wear. | | | | |