How to tie your obi belt

This is how you tie your belt for an aikido training. Demonstrated by a club member from Wimbledon, London, UK.

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• aikido
• belt
• obi
• tie
• guide
• wimbledon
• london
• aikikai
• martial
• arts

[1BrknHrtdRomeo]

i don't understand why you have to tuck it in around. it doesn't seem traditional...it's more like some bad excuse of not having to retie IF it ever comes loose.

think you could help me tho? that seems like the common type but i prefer the aikido knot which doesn't call for a continous tuck in. but i'm looking for the "gift wrap" looking aikido knot but i can't seem to find a tutorial on it.

[zolleymokus]

I'm not sure I know what knot you are looking for but please post a link when you find it, I'm curious...

[nicoyanicoya]

so if Obi means belt in japanese, dos this mean you are tying your belt belt?

[skechmasters]

K that is so wrong its not even funny my sensei would smack you

[Charliehoffer]

Funny to see all the comments after 3 years, nearly hitting the 100.000 views. Obviously there are many many different options to tie a belt, this is just one of them, again, as I commented on the hakama tieing solution we use, it ment to be easy and practical. The reason of the last "tucking in" is that it will hold your hakama better up, naturaly if you don't wear one you don't need to do it. Thanks for all the comments anyway, regardless to your style/martial art/opinion. :o)

[Mescalino74]

@skechmasters indeed.

[mat876]

@nicoyanicoya best comment on this page, hahaha

[ami2fast4u2c]

From my experience - Any 'Crossover' or 'Knot' in the back would be uncomfortable in Aikido / Karate because of all of the throws, backfalls and rolls that are taken.

It is the safety factor here.

[clinganc]

I dont think it really matters on how u tie it as long as the end result is with the diamond shaped knot in front. I prefer not to have my belt cross over in the back but rather a single even looking layer in back but i know ppl who still tie it with the cross over showing in the back. Tang Soo Do and all styles

[emocional90]

it depends what style u studying cus im stuying tang soo do and we tight the obi diifferent

[shogunsan21]

Should it Traditionaly cross over at the back?

[shogunsan21]

Should it traditionaly cross over at the back?