Shh, don't tell them that, we want them to buy them. >.> Also, with the level of commitment people are putting into this, when they *do* need replacing it'll probably be because they've gotten discolored from being washed improperly, rather than actually being worn out. (Why people send their kids off to college not knowing how to do laundry is a different rant. OMFG.)

And I'd be perfectly happy with a bad sparring partner, it's just... we don't do it at all. We spar like, once a month. It's so useless. And there has been at least one occasion where I've made Sensei promise we'd spar the next class, but then nobody else showed up except the very new people who haven't started yet.

Heian go dan is fun. :)