| Karate is possibly the most recognized martial art | | | | on the left side. |
| all through the world. As is the Karate belt. | | | | 4- Crease down the non-tag edge of the belt. |
| If you are interested in learning the techniques of | | | | 5- Tuck the tag edge of the belt beneath the |
| Karate, one of the first major challenges you will | | | | other edge and ended to your right side. |
| face is learning how to "correctly" tie your Karate | | | | 6- Loop the tag-edge of the belt across the other |
| Belt. Here are some tips which will help you to | | | | edge plus through the loop. |
| overcome your first challenge with Martial Arts: | | | | 7- Drag to constrict the knot. Both sides of the |
| 1- Start by gripping the tag-edge of the belt | | | | belt must be of same length, if not, unfasten the |
| crosswise your belly, so that the edge of the tag | | | | knot and alter the length. |
| is anywhere close to your back. The accurate | | | | Some Dojos (Karate training schools) pay special |
| position will fluctuate in proportion the size of your | | | | attention to belt tying across the belly, generally |
| waist as well as the length of the belt. Most | | | | for illustrative reasons and possibly also for |
| importantly, it should be in front of you. | | | | soothing reasons. A few Dojos do not focus on |
| 2- Wrap up the belt crosswise your belly again | | | | to belt tying, and other schools coach tying the |
| while sustaining the location of the tag-edge of | | | | belt in a technique that makes it actually |
| the belt. | | | | impracticable not to tie the belt crosswise the |
| 3- Tuck the non-tag edge of your belt under both | | | | belly. |
| levels and up. Tow both ends to tauten the knot. | | | | If you are looking for more information on this, |
| It is important that the tag-edge of your belt is | | | | checkout YouTube for some video instruction. |