▁stand ▁up ▁to ▁considerable ▁amounts ▁of ▁rig orous ▁application ▁and ▁ab use ▁without ▁restrict ing ▁the ▁mob ility ▁of ▁the ▁kar ate ka . ▁Typ ically , ▁such ▁kar ateg i ▁we igh ▁at ▁least ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁helps ▁Kar ate ka ▁determine ▁how ▁rig id ▁the ▁suit ▁will ▁be . ▁ ▁or ▁ ▁cot ton ▁canvas ▁is ▁standard , ▁although ▁some ▁manufact ur ers ▁offer ▁ ▁materials . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁unusual ▁for ▁a ▁mart ial ▁artist ▁to ▁feel ▁better ▁co o led ▁when ▁using ▁a ▁heav ier ▁kar ateg i , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁che aper ▁kar ateg i . ▁Natur ally , ▁heav ier ▁su its ▁will ▁be ▁more ▁rig id . ▁This ▁rig id ity ▁increases ▁vent ilation ▁within ▁the ▁suit . ▁The ▁heav ier ▁gi ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁more ▁pron ounced ▁sound ▁when ▁a ▁move ▁is ▁executed . ▁Despite ▁the ▁extra ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁heav ier ▁fab rics , ▁most ▁experienced ▁pract ition ers ▁prefer ▁them ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁dur ability , ▁and ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁the ▁th icker ▁fabric ▁to ▁w ick ▁away ▁pers p iration . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁main ▁cut s ▁of ▁kar ate ▁gi ▁are ▁K ata , ▁European ▁and ▁Japanese . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁cut ▁has ▁short ▁sle e ves ▁and ▁tr ous ers ▁for ▁less ▁restriction . ▁This ▁cut ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁longer ▁la pel ▁that ▁prevents ▁it ▁from ▁r iding ▁up ▁over ▁the ▁bel t ▁( obi ). ▁The ▁K ata ▁cut ▁is ▁very ▁rare . ▁It ▁has