American made, quality obi?

[Goldtooth]

greetings,

Im looking for a well crafted cotton black belt, 1 3/4-2 inches thick. Id prefer one made in the USA. Any ideas? My current belt is going to rot off of me in the next few months, which is thankfully about as long as it takes for a thread here to yield some results:)

cheers

[UseoForce]

Worn belts look cool !

Try:

awma.com

centuryfitness.com

[Jussi Häkkinen]

If it has to be American made, I believe that you'll find the best belts from here:

http://www.eosinpanther.com/

Otherwisely, I'd suggest Tokaido, Shureido or Hirota.

[Pacificshore]

If it has to be American made, I believe that you'll find the best belts from here:

http://www.eosinpanther.com/

Otherwisely, I'd suggest Tokaido, Shureido or Hirota.

I second Jussi's recommendation of eosin panther. I recently had my original belt replaced by one of there's, and its top notch

[ShotokanKid]

If it has to be American made, I believe that you'll find the best belts from here:

http://www.eosinpanther.com/

Otherwisely, I'd suggest Tokaido, Shureido or Hirota.

I second Jussi's recommendation of eosin panther. I recently had my original belt replaced by one of there's, and its top notch

I third the recommendation.

[NinTai]

I highly recommend Eosin

If your a Shodan or above i belive they can also embroider (sp)

the rank stripes for you

[IcemanSK]

I highly recommend Eosin

If your a Shodan or above i belive they can also embroider (sp)

the rank stripes for you

I've looked Eosin for sometime now & they certainly look as good as another others I've seen. But the price of them or Tokiado (sp?) or the other is so much more than the "average" place you could get it made.

I ask completely out of ignorance, What's so special about THOSE belts as opposed to any other embroidered black belt?

[kurome]

Better quality material, thicker (depth and width), and definitely higher quality embroidery.

[Pacificshore]

Here are some pics of my belts to compare. Guess which one I much prefer

well I wanted to post the pic here, but I don't know how to, so I'll do it in the gallery if anyones interested in seeing the all-around quality.

Posted pics in misc gallery, FYI

[Jussi Häkkinen]

I ask completely out of ignorance, What's so special about THOSE belts as opposed to any other embroidered black belt?

High quality, often preshrunk materials, even thread tension (belt won't warp even in a decade or two of use), often thicker and wider, more stitchings. High quality embroideries (usually done before assembly, so there's no "negative" image on other side of belt), made by order (custom made).

It's pretty much like comparing a cheap polyester necktie and an expensive, handmade, high quality silk tie. A well made belt is a piece of art.