Competition belts

[Vargox]

I stake part in tournaments in kata and I want buy new belts. I start on WKF tournaments so belts must be blue and red. Which belts are in your opinion best fo kata. I think that belt for kata should be wide and heavy, what do you think about it?

[mal103]

Not sure what belts are needed for competitions but when I watch someone do Kata I watch the person, their stance, speed, technique.

I would just put on my own belt...

[Wastelander]

The quality of the belt really doesn't matter too much, unless you compete a lot. I believe that Tokaido belts are fairly standard for WKF competitions, though:

https://www.tokaidojapan.com/ntokaido/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=262

[Vargox]

I thought about Tokaido belts... I take part in competitions almost every weekend, so belts are littlebit important too. Do you know what belts I can get in Cech Republic? Because i'm going to go to Hradec Kralove GP next weekend and I want buy belts there.

[sensei8]

I concur with mal103, and in addition, I might take notice of how the competitors gi and belt are; but that's only to see if it's clean and wrinkle-free and to see if the gi top was put on correctly and that the belt is tied.

Only get one chance to make that first impression across the board.

[Vargox]

I have already bought WKF Approved Kaze belts (model Samurai) and they are really good, weider than normaly and heavy. They cost 16 €.