Yeah, that's what I wondered too... but
I think it has to do with that it shows my body tone and I'm quite thin/slim/whatever. Plus it matches my jeans in color.
It's weird how some people can become emotionally attached to a moment in a video game. Moments such as Galuf's death in FFVand the Opera scene from FFVI get me teary-eyed if I think about them or the music, and the death of the last Metroid at the hands of Mother Brain in Super Metroid fills me feelings of vengeance.
Aye, this whole situation had almost made me lose my thirst for anything, I've never felt depression or lethargy like it, so I willed myself out of the door and back to the only thing I've been truly good at.
Get back to Aikido ASAP! I've only done a two hour guest course on Aikido and it's a brilliant art. By all accounts, you'd be a good candidate to get stuck into Shotokan!