de_medici99 Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 are all belts for each MA tied generally the same? a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step-unknown
karatekid1975 Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 No. Check out this thread. It's not really by "style." It's really by personal preferance (from what I can tell). It is for me anyways. See my post. I tied my belt the same way in every MA that I was in.http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=8542 Laurie F
jaymac Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 Most karate styles tie their belt in a square knot. Kung fu practitioners (if theychoose to wear a belt) wear a sash and is generally tied much different. I have even seen some kung fu schools tie differently from each other. I have seen many schools who do not train with a sash, but when competing, wear their sash in accordance to their rank. A great martial artist is one who is humble and respectful of others.
pineapple Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 It's different. I had to relearn how to tie a belt when I changed art. What works works
Rateh Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 As I know it, korean styles like tae kwon do, tie their belts by wrapping it around, with the hole of the square knot facing to the left. Japanese styles tie it starting in the center, and end with the hole facing to the right.I could be wrong though... Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. - Nido Qubein
A. Orstrom Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Not all japanese styles tie the knot the same way. For my Kyokushinkai Karate classes we use the classic square knot, for my Aikido classes we use a flatter, almost triangular knot as this wont hurt you when you're rolling/breakfalling. The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence,but in the mastery of his passions.Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Chaz Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 There's no conventional way in San Soo, it's just personal preference. I think Japanese styles are a little more uniform as far as knots go. "One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." - Will Durant
patusai Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 I did not know that there was more than one acceptable way. Now I do. Thank you "Don't tell me the sky's the limit because I have seen footprints on the moon!" -- Paul Brandt
Fairfax_Uechi Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 are all belts for each MA tied generally the same?Yea, their all similar. Not many different companies make them. Now as others said, the colors of the belts are all different even from dojo to dojo.
aefibird Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 Tying belts or sahses is usually different between styles of MA. Some instructors have a "set" way in which they want the belt tied but sometimes it is just left to personal preference of the student. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
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