If you or your child decide to do karate, then at the first lesson you will be faced with the question of how to tie a kimono belt correctly. By the way , judging by how correctly the karate belt is tied , one judges his professionalism and skill. So, before you start learning and training, you must learn this important matter.
Where to begin?
Of course, you should start with the acquisition of a kimono and the correct belt. The length of the belt for a kimono should be three meters. And then - just read the brief instructions and clearly follow them when changing clothes.
A brief instruction for tying a belt
- First, you need to use both hands to take the belt in front of you so that the middle part is located near the abdomen.
- Next, you should wrap the belt around your waist, cross it at the back on the lower back and return the ends in front of you again. There is a small nuance: it is desirable that the left end of the belt is slightly shorter than the right. This will make the knotting process much easier, and the final knot will be neat and regular in shape.
- At the next stage, you need to cross the left end to the right and pry it from the bottom up into the loop formed so that all rounds of the winding of the belt are captured.
- How to tie a kimono (karate) belt on? It is necessary to bend its lower end, now located on the right, directly from above to the left tip, to twist them together. Having tied a beautiful smooth knot, you should tighten it at both ends at the same time.
The final but necessary step in tying the belt
To know how to tie a kimono (karate) belt in accordance with the instructions of specialists, one more requirement must be fulfilled. Maybe it carries a purely aesthetic burden, but is still considered necessary. In order to complete the process of tying the belt on the kimono, there is very little left: you need to hold both ends with your arms extended forward and make sure that they have the same length. If everything worked out for you, then the lesson has been learned and now it will not be embarrassing to go to the training room. And the knot itself, knitted in such a tricky way, will never arbitrarily untie - everything is thought out to the smallest detail.
By the way, among karateists this special moment is considered to be the achievement of harmony between body and spirit. So if the first time you have not learned how to tie a kimono belt (karate) - it does not matter, try again and again. It is not so easy to harmonize body and spirit!
How to tie a traditional national kimono belt?
How to tie a kimono (karate) belt, you have already familiarized yourself. But there is also a traditional Japanese outfit that is belted with a special accessory - obi. Kimono in this country since the 19th century is considered the national costume of men and women, supported and decorated with a special belt. And the most luxurious kimonos are the clothes of Japanese geishas.
Ob are made of fabric, and in length it reaches five meters! It is tied over a kimono in a special way, but much easier than a karate belt. In order to cope with the task, you need the following.
First, you need to make ends behind and cross there. The end, which is in the right hand, should be crossed under the right tip and pulled up. Secondly, the end, which is clamped in the left hand, must be dragged down through the loop formed, and then the right end must be pulled through the second loop formed.
Both ends must be tightened tightly to make them equal. Done! Incidentally, the obi knot, which looks more like a bow, is tied on the back and can have a variety of shapes, so roll on as you like.
Well, just a few steps, and you can consider yourself part of Japanese culture. At least a little bit!