Properly tie the belt on the kimono

there are several ways to tie a kimono belt. We describe the most common of them and available for perception.

Method # 1

1. Take the belt by the middle and stretch it across the belly at waist level.
2. Wrap around the torso so that after the turn the strip is on the back and abdomen, and the ends are held by the hands on the sides.
3. Remove the left end of the belt down, and the top right pass from the bottom so that the loop is not tightened.
4. the left lower end is released for contact with the end of the loop, and formed its right tip is passed from above into the resulting hole (it lies parallel to the left, which has already taken the right position inside the loop).
5. Next, the tip in the extreme left side is threaded from the bottom up into the loop formed by the top right end.
6. Tighten the knot, which has the shape of a tie, only tightened on the side.

this is interesting: in any struggle of Japanese origin a lot of symbolic. So belt kimono contains the following meaning: the left end means a symbol of the spirit, the right-symbolizes the physical development of the individual. In General, the tied Obi represents harmony, integrity and inner strength. The main thing is not to lose sight of the fact that both ends of the tied belt were the same length. This creates harmony of mind and body of a fighter according to the laws of existence and the individual judo.

Way to # 2

Belt can be sever on another its robust knot, Yes so, that his will not be easy unleash during WBC, but simply on his conclusion. Here is the procedure:

1. Take the belt by the middle and stretch it across the belly at waist level
2. Wrap around the torso so that after the turn the strip is on the back and abdomen, and the ends are held by the hands on the sides.
3. Remove the left end of the belt down, and the top right pass from the bottom so that the loop is not tightened.
4. the left lower end is released for contact with the end of the loop, and formed its right tip is passed from above into the resulting hole (it lies parallel to the left, which has already taken the right position inside the loop).
5. Next, the tip in the extreme left side is threaded from the bottom up into the loop formed by the top right end.
6. Tighten the knot, which has the shape of a tie, only tightened on the side.

it is Important that after tightening the knot on the belt on both sides hung the ends of 20-30 centimeters.