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Ottman
Blue Belt
Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 345
Location: Boston
Styles: Tae Kwon Do, Jeet Kune Do (Concepts), Brazilian Ju Jitsu, Capoeira, Samurai combative arts (Nami Ryu Aiki Heiho)
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You definitely need an obi. It should be long enough to go around your waist four times creating three 'slots' for weapons. The first slot (furthest from your body) is for the Katana, the second for the Wakizashi, and third for the Tanto. Hakama will help too, but it won't keep everything in place. Tying your karate belt tightly will not usually stop the scabbard from falling out. As NinTai mentioned, because it is worn on the waist and is not really wide enough nor the proper material to be worn around the hips, the karate belt will just be cumbersome and the the scabbard, at best, will be flopping around and in your way. Obi is the way to go.
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Eric7_27
Yellow Belt
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 42
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Taekwondo, Aikido
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Thanks for the help guys  |
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Chuilli, Kyo Sah Nim
Orange Belt
Joined: 23 Apr 2007
Posts: 141
Location: Mass
Styles: Tang Soo Do/Chinese Kempo
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well we usually set the whole thing on the floor, bow to it. then take it out and leave the sheath on the floor, but i know century has a weapon holder, not too sure what exactly it holds though. good luck!
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armanox
Orange Belt
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 176
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Styles: Shorin (Kobayashi) Ryu Karatedo, Aikikai Aikido
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If you are going to be using a katana you should be wearing the proper clothing to accomidate it. While a karate obi *can* accomidate an iaito (i've done it before), it's not designed to, and is far from appropriate to use. An iaido obi + hakama is the way to go in my opinion (unless you're poor like me, in which case it's the karate obi + bokken, not hakama + iaito)
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Tkd_MMA
Yellow Belt
Joined: 09 Jul 2007
Posts: 37
Styles: TKD MMA karate
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| i don't know the proper termonology for it. but the braiding on my scab board loosens in the middle and fits my belt i have yet to have it come untied after 5 years of doing this. I'm not sure if its the right way just the way i was taught. |
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Kieran-Lilith
Brown Belt
Joined: 12 Jan 2005
Posts: 673
Location: Ohio
Styles: Eugue Ryu, Iaido, Aikido
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The sword sheath carrying thing...
Tie your karate belt tight. Put the sword (still sheated), blade side facing up, right next to your body with the belt keeping in there. There should be a cord on the sheath coming from a raised bump with a hole in it. Take the cord, loop it under the sword, tie it to your obi. If you had a hakama, you'd tie it to that. When you pull on the sheath, the sheath should not be able to leave your belt. The cord should keep it in place.
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Zanshin
Green Belt
Joined: 26 Feb 2007
Posts: 453
Styles: Wado Ryu Karate, Daito Ryu Aiki-Jujutsu, Ono-Ha Itto-Ryu Kenjutsu
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| Kieran-Lilith wrote: |
The sword sheath carrying thing...
Tie your karate belt tight. Put the sword (still sheated), blade side facing up, right next to your body with the belt keeping in there. There should be a cord on the sheath coming from a raised bump with a hole in it. Take the cord, loop it under the sword, tie it to your obi. If you had a hakama, you'd tie it to that. When you pull on the sheath, the sheath should not be able to leave your belt. The cord should keep it in place. |
Depends what school of Kenjutsu I think.
It is my understanding that the cord or "Sageo" can be wrapped arround the Obi to act as a anchor for the Saya but that was not it only purpose.
The Chord was also used to tie up prisoners (hojo-Jutsu) and also tie back the sleves of the Kimono.
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on the post.
