shorin Posted October 2, 2009 Posted October 2, 2009 hello,i need your opinion about buying new black belt:what do you think is worth buying and why:Tokaido's belt or Hirota's belt ?thank you very much
jaddensinn Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 I bought a tokaido extra wide, extra thick satin (http://kuroobiya.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_9&products_id=63) when I reached shodan. Very nice belt with a great shine to it which I wanted, belt was really stiff at first but after a year of training it has broken in very nicely. Not sure about hirota though I hear they're nice as well. A tokaido satin or silk will fray very easily as it breaks in so keep that in mind if that's something you want/don't want. Hope that helps.
shorin Posted October 3, 2009 Author Posted October 3, 2009 jaddensinn: were you satisfied from kuroobiya ? i consider to purchse from them....ti: the aspects i would like to examine are:1. the quality of the embroidery on the belt2. the quality of the material (cotton belt)3. the total finish of the belt
IcemanSK Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 A few years ago, I asked the same question on this same board. Several folks said "Eosin Panther was the way to go." I have 2 of them & I couldn't agree with them more.It's a very high quality belt. The embroidery is outstanding....& it's all made in the USA. EosinPanther.com Being a good fighter is One thing. Being a good person is Everything. Kevin "Superkick" McClinton
sensei8 Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 hello,i need your opinion about buying new black belt:what do you think is worth buying and why:Tokaido's belt or Hirota's belt ?thank you very muchNeither!Eosin Panther! **Proof is on the floor!!!
ps1 Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Mine's Tokaido. But I must admit the only others I had were century. So I don't have much to compare them to. I don't like them thick and I don't get them embroidered. So I didn't need anything fancy. It did fray quicker than I expected though. "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius."
JusticeZero Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 My understanding is that most Americans consider their belt fraying rapidly to be a bonus, strange as that is to me. Was the fraying cosmetic? "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." - Baleia
Ti Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 My understanding is that most Americans consider their belt fraying rapidly to be a bonus, strange as that is to me. Was the fraying cosmetic?It gives you that EXPERIENCED look.IMO it's just plain silly, but everyone has their preference.For me I'd want a belt that holds up and lasts.
Ti Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 jaddensinn: were you satisfied from kuroobiya ? i consider to purchse from them....ti: the aspects i would like to examine are:1. the quality of the embroidery on the belt2. the quality of the material (cotton belt)3. the total finish of the belt1. Which kind of embroidery do you prefer? the kind that shows on the back? Or the kind that doesn't?, with the kind that doesn't show on the back, the belt stitching goes over the embroidery on the front.It's a kind of win/lose situation.2. Cotton, yeh definitely look for a nice quality cotton3. What kind of finish do you want? Shiny? slightly shiny?
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