How to Tie a Karate Belt

A well-tied karate belt is the best when you are training, especially for long hours. Tying your belt improperly may result of your belt sliding off you or it wearing faster. Here are two surefire methods that will definetly keep your belt hanging on your waist.

Two-Wrap Method
1. Fold your belt in half and unfold. Note where the center of the belt is so you can proceed to the next step. Failure to do so may result in an uneven belt (and that's pretty annoying!).

2. Place the middle of the belt on your waist and wrap both ends around yourself once. The ends should have now switched hands (i.e if one of your belt ends have a tag on it, it should now be held from your right hand to your left hand).

3. Cross the two ends over each other, and the end that is above the other you tuck underneath your ENTIRE belt and pull down (not just the other belt end). Pull tight.

4.Repeat step 3 up to the cross and now tuck the top end over the other belt end. Congratulations! You have successfully tied your belt.

''This method is best when you are in a hurrry to training and want a quick method. For a formal occasion, the One-Wrap Method is the best (see below).''

One-Wrap Method
1. First, confirm that the belt side with the tag is on the right (or vice-versa)

2. Now make your left side of the belt: hold the belt from your waist and the lift side of your belt should dangle until it is about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way down to your knee.

3. There should be a huge excesws part of thhe belt dangling on your right side- wrap this around your waist twice- and then a third time, if necessary.