Guy_Mendiola Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 hello everybody, this may sound like a dumb question but how do you tie your belt properly because i follow the instructions like when you gotta fold it in half and etc, but in the back is messed up because it crosses and i want it to be even and i just wanted to give me your instructions on tying your belt correctly and not making it cross in the back. Is this normal if it crosses in the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta1 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Yes, it is normal for the belt to cross in the back. But there is a way to tie it so it doesn't cross. I don't normally do it this way, but I'll try to explain it any how. Start with one end of the belt in the center of your back and wrap the belt two and a half times around your body, around the left side first, across the front and then right side to the back (clockwise). You'll have to hold the end in place behind your back with your left hand, and as the belt makes the first wrap you hold the end and the belt together behind the back, switching the pinning hand as the belt overlaps in the back and continuing the wrap with the left hand, until there is sufficient wrap that it holds itself (you should be able to let go of the pin in back by the time your left gets to fron center, so you can again change hands and continue the wrap with your right, then with hte left again as you reach center back). After the second wrap, with your left hand pinch all three layers (the two wraps and the loose end) together in the front/middle of your body. Pull out to make a slight gap between the belt and your body. With your right then tuck the loose end under neath and through the gap, then let it fold over the top and hang down in front. Change the pinning hand in front so you pin with your right. Reach to the back with your left and fish out the end you originally pinned there. Pull it down and out and around to the front. You now have two ends in front and in position to finish your tie as normal. You may have to pull on the ends a little to snug the belt, then finish your tie according to your schools protocols. Simplified version: start with one end in the back of your body and wrap the belt two and one half time around your body. Tuck the lose end under, behind, then over the front. Pull the first end out from the back and around to the front. Then make your tie. Freedom isn't free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icetuete Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 hello everybody, this may sound like a dumb question... there are no dumb questions, although this comes quite close... j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommarker Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 that was such a dumb question, i'm surprised you have the ability to use a computer to ask it! :D man, you walked into that one! As it has been pointed out, there are 2 ways to tie the belt, one where it crosses in the back, the other doesn't. I was taught the crossover in the back method. I see people doing it the other way, and I think "wow, that's weird!" but, I'm not that open minded I'm no longer posting here. Adios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy_Mendiola Posted December 20, 2003 Author Share Posted December 20, 2003 ok guys, thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tufrthanu Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Actually my first karate instructor did his a traditional way and the way he tought us to tie the belt so that the belt didnt overlap or cross in back was to put the center in front of your stomach, then when they cross in back you tuck the right side under and leave the left side over...this makes it look like one piece instead of a haphazard affair. Then you use normal tying method for the knot. Long Live the Fighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Learning Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 It is NOT a dumb question for a white belt. By the way I know 16 ways to tie a belt (14 of them are wrong from what I was taught) Mine is tied like this: https://www.winandtkd.com/uniform.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommarker Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I just wanted to be the first to yell "That's not the way WE do it!!!" I'm no longer posting here. Adios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy_Mendiola Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 It is NOT a dumb question for a white belt. By the way I know 16 ways to tie a belt (14 of them are wrong from what I was taught) Mine is tied like this: https://www.winandtkd.com/uniform.htmactually i do it like that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 At My School its ok for an underbelt to cross at the back (but if you know how to tie it properly, do tie it w/o the cross) Black Belts however, really shouldn't have the cross after so many years... I myself take about 5 mins to tie my belt, for the best look... <Victory Martial Arts>15 yrs old; 6 yrs in TKD1st Degree Black BeltJr. Olympian | Team USA Qualifier"Train Like A Champion, Fight Like A Warrior" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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