karate belt

[cici118]

Have you ever payed attention to Rika Usami belts during competitions? I wonder how does she tie it(I don't think it is the "normal" way). Does somebody have a clue?

[Wastelander]

I couldn't tell you how she does it--it almost looks double-knotted, but I don't know how you could possibly double-knot a belt that thick.

[nyramat911]

It looks like she ties it the normal way, just has a really thick belt. In WKF competitions thick belts are common (Shureido brand etc) because they look really nice, but their thickness prevents them to be tied tightly without coming undone during the kata. As the belt coming undone can result in losing points/disqualification, many athletes in Australia (and I assume overseas) with thick belts use a hair tie of the same color to hold the belt knot, I think this is what you can see on her belt.

[sensei8]

Looks to me that she's wrapping it before doing the knot. It is different, I'll say that for sure.