I must agree that the uniform means nothing. I enjoy doing forms in a t-shirt and a pair of old gi pants. A Chinese friend of mine laughs when he sees kung fu "uniforms". He says, "those aren't uniforms, they are just Chinese people's clothes!" I think, (as it has been mentioned here), that if you need to wear a uniform and you are doing hands-on stuff, nothing beats a thick judo gi...

I know, I know...a Japanese uniform whilst doing a TCMA form!? Preposterous! I am sure that performing a White Crane form choreographed to the latest Techno beat has little to do with tradition, either...