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Dani_001
Orange Belt
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
Posts: 137
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Styles: Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karatedo Kyokai
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 Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 8:13 am Post subject: How do you tie your Karate belt? |
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Hi guys and ladies,
I just would like to get an idea how you tie your belt and why? I recently came across a video on YouTube where a sensei shows how to tie your belt in a "super lock" style where it produces a very neat knot, looks presentable and doesn't slip. This way, however is not conventional but I seem to like it.
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catlike
Yellow Belt
Joined: 07 Jul 2016
Posts: 41
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:41 am Post subject: |
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| I tie my belt the way the Club and my Sensei tell me to. It's not the same as when I trained 20 years ago, and it took me a few goes to 'retain' the new way. |
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Wastelander
KF Sensei
Joined: 18 Oct 2010
Posts: 2734
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Styles: Shorin-Ryu, Shuri-Ryu, Judo, KishimotoDi
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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I learned the "lockdown" knot in Judo--it's much more prevalent in grappling arts than in striking arts, although my KishimotoDi instructor also uses it. As it stands, though, I generally just do the standard square knot with the back crossed, instead of overlapped. I was originally taught to do the full overlap in the back, but it's less comfortable for me, takes longer to tie, and doesn't really add anything to my karate.
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16430
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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How do I tie my belt?? With my hands!!
Forgive me for that, I couldn't resist!! Mine are square-knotted; right over and under into a firm knot. That's how I was taught to tie my belt, and this is what I teach my students.
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hammer
Green Belt
Joined: 28 Sep 2004
Posts: 370
Styles: Kyokushin, TKD
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Square knot with back overlapped. Used to go with the back crossed (quite some time ago) but the overlap looks neater and doesn't come loose any easier. |
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Bulltahr
Brown Belt
Joined: 08 Mar 2015
Posts: 727
Location: NEW ZEALAND
Styles: Shotokan, Seido Juku
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a tutorial from Ginger Ninja Trickster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHHRfFdMcew
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Spartacus Maximus
Black Belt
Joined: 01 Jun 2014
Posts: 1902
Styles: Shorin ryu
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| The square knot is the standard way and wether it is crossed in the back or overlapping is either a dan versus kyu thing; or left to the discretion of individual instructors. What ever the tying method, new belts usually tend to slip and untie themselves, especially those fancy silk covered "look-at-me" blackbelts. |
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