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Pacificshore
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Mar 2002
Posts: 1698
Location: West Coast
Styles: Chinese Kenpo/Kara-Ho Kempo
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| aigaios wrote: |
1 3/4 is what I use, but two inchers can look cooler if worn with a heavyweight uniform...
BTW, does Eosin-Panther sell plain belts? I have one thats embroidered and one that's plain, but my plain one is kind of flimsy... |
I believe they do sell plain belts, you just have to look at what you want, and I believe they price them for embroidery and plain 
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IcemanSK
Black Belt
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1084
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:14 am Post subject: |
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| Pacificshore wrote: |
| aigaios wrote: |
1 3/4 is what I use, but two inchers can look cooler if worn with a heavyweight uniform...
BTW, does Eosin-Panther sell plain belts? I have one thats embroidered and one that's plain, but my plain one is kind of flimsy... |
I believe they do sell plain belts, you just have to look at what you want, and I believe they price them for embroidery and plain |
I think you're right, sir.
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aigaios
Yellow Belt
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 73
Location: Cali
Styles: Hapkido
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Ahh... Now I see.  .
So much for being perceptive. xD.
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cocomonk22
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Joined: 16 Jun 2006
Posts: 17
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I will be getting the belt from eosinpanther.com , so stiffness would not be an issue with the width.
Both ends will have two lines, so that is why I am still looking at 2", as the lines may be too constrained on 1 3/4". |
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RichardHangHong
Red Belt
Joined: 15 Dec 2005
Posts: 757
Location: Wickford, Essex, UK
Styles: Seitou Ryu Karate
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| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:12 am Post subject: |
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1 3/4 belt is better.
2" just looks like you're drawing attention to yourself saying "Look at me and my giant belt!"
Also, you'll have permanent helicopter syndrome with a 2". It never hangs down, it always points straight out to the sides no matter how hard you pull it. A guy from my old club got an extra wide belt from tokaido and 6 years on it's still sticking out sideways.
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Jussi Häkkinen
Purple Belt
Joined: 28 Aug 2003
Posts: 507
Location: Turku, Finland
Styles: Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do
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| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:38 am Post subject: |
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| RichardGregory wrote: |
| A guy from my old club got an extra wide belt from tokaido and 6 years on it's still sticking out sideways. |
...and Tokaido's "Extra Wide" is 1 3/4" wide.
Interesting phenomenon, though. I've never had problems with having a belt to hang down properly. Pretty much every belt settles with the first wash. Of course, if one is in the "never wash the belt" -club, he could moisten only the knot area.
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IcemanSK
Black Belt
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1084
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| Jussi Häkkinen wrote: |
| RichardGregory wrote: |
| A guy from my old club got an extra wide belt from tokaido and 6 years on it's still sticking out sideways. |
...and Tokaido's "Extra Wide" is 1 3/4" wide.
Interesting phenomenon, though. I've never had problems with having a belt to hang down properly. Pretty much every belt settles with the first wash. Of course, if one is in the "never wash the belt" -club, he could moisten only the knot area. |
I have a 2" Eosin Panther belt (2 in fact) that are "soft" & they don't stick out sideways. They hang down properly. I think it might just be the matter of of hard or stiff vs. soft style belts. I've never washed mine, BTW.
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Jiffy
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Joined: 23 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Definately go the 1 3/4
They look better and are more practical.
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IcemanSK
Black Belt
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| Jiffy wrote: |
Definately go the 1 3/4
They look better and are more practical. |
1 3/4 will also hold 2 lines of embroidery. I know that was a concern w/ the original questioner. Either 2" or 1 3/4" go with a quality belt like Tokido (sp?) or Eosin Panther. They're worth the $$.
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Sohan
Black Belt
Joined: 08 Apr 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: Atlanta
Styles: Shorin Ryu Karate-Do, Muay Thai, Shudokan Karate-Do, Boxing, BJJ, Hung Gar Gung Fu
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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| aigaios wrote: |
1 3/4 is what I use, but two inchers can look cooler if worn with a heavyweight uniform...
BTW, does Eosin-Panther sell plain belts? I have one thats embroidered and one that's plain, but my plain one is kind of flimsy... |
I agree, a two inch belt that's worn in looks fine with a heavyweight gi. With a lighter gi, it just doesn't look right, especially if the belt is stiff.
With respect,
Sohan
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