belts

[de_medici99]

are all belts for each MA tied generally the same?

[karatekid1975]

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

[jaymac]

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.

[pineapple]

It's different. I had to relearn how to tie a belt when I changed art.

[Rateh]

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...

[A. Orstrom]

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.

[Chaz]

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.

[patusai]

I did not know that there was more than one acceptable way. Now I do. Thank you

[Fairfax_Uechi]

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]

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.