How to tie a belt on kimono

When you just step on the path of eastern martial arts, many little things remain incomprehensible and worthy of special attention. For example, your shape, it is kimono, should always be clean and tidy, despite the fact that you are in physical exercise in it, and its belt is tied by a special way, which is familiar to every athlete engaged in the eastern types of combat. It is the belt later will become a significant part for you, as it will change its color, depending on your experience and skill. Learn to tie your belt correctly from the first days of classes and remember it forever.

First of all, remember that your kimono must be smelled from the right side to the left. This tradition originates from Japan, where Kimono was always planted in this direction. On the left side, only the last kimono of a person is placed on the right, that is, the memorial. Meanwhile, in each martial arts kimono is called a little in their own way, but the rules remain the same.

The belt for kimono should be flat and rigid enough to keep the jacket tightly tied and not lose its form. Its length should allow Talia twice, after that, its ends should reach the lower edge of the kimono or jacket. Correctly call this belt "Obi".

Attach the waist belt and take turnover so that its ends are again in your hands. Watch that the belt "Ob" does not twist, otherwise everyone will have to do. If there are inscriptions or embroidery on it - your name must be necessarily on the left side, that is, under your left hand. Tightly tighten the belt, so so that he keeps the kimono well, but did not throw away your movements.

Align the belt tips so that they become the same length. Now make a reverse node as if you tie the usual shoelaces: attach both ends to the belt cross on the cross, one of them make the knot from the bottom up, picking up immediately and the second end, and the part of the belt that you wrapped around earlier. The end that you made a turn should come from above and, as it were, hang around.

Another end, which remained from below, you need to check the node from the bottom upwards by reflecting it under the main part of the belt, but not to the end. This one will look like you just took the tip of the belt and stuck it from above to the main part. You have to stay a small loop.

In this loop, you need to see the first end of the belt, which was all this time from above and tighten it strongly. The same principle of tying remains at the classical male kimono. Sometimes, the belt is tied up twice around themselves before tie it. This is done when Ob is made of soft tissues for hot weather and poorly fixes kimono.

Now you can easily cover your kimono, no matter how much eastern martial arts have decided to do. Remember that it is prohibited to twist the belt, and its color will change soon if you try, not to downtrend. As soon as you reach a black belt - this will not be the limit, because there is a wonderful parable that the skill reaches only one whose black belt will burn back to white as newbies.