CALGARY KARATE CLUB
KYOKUSHIN KARATE I COMPLEMENTARY MARTIAL ARTS
SELF - DEFENCE, FLOW, DISCIPLINE, HEALTH, FITNESS, STRENGTH, BALANCE & CONFIDENCE
How to tie the belt
The belt (obi) is about 2,5 times your waist size. This is because of the special way it needs to be tied. To tie the belt follow the next steps:
Step 1
Fold your belt in half with the ends together to find the center. Place the center of the belt on stomach just below your navel.
Step 2
Pull the belt across your belly and to the back.
Step 3
Take the belt on your right side and cross it over the belt on your left side. Pull both ends around to the front. Bring both ends to the center of your belly.
Step 4
Even the belt all the way around. The belt should not be twisted.
Step 5
Cross the right side of the belt over the left.
Step 6
Take the right side of the belt and tuck it under the section already around your waist.
Step 7
Pull tight.
Step 8
Take the top end of the belt (or the left side now) and bend it over the right side.
Step 9
Continue to loop the left side under the right side and up and through the hole (now formed by the belt already around your waist and the right side of the belt) up to make the knot.
Step 10
Pull the knot tight making sure that both ends are the same length.