Tying the judo belt

A good way to tie your obi to keep it from coming loose easily.

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[sydneyboi4fun]

@senseishin.. Thanx for your reply sensei but seriously it mostly opens after a throw and especially in exercises involving ground work. Its is annoying really. I started wondering if others gi are different or not :) By the way, THANX a lot for showing this method of tying the belt. I ll use this way tonight when I go to Judo club.

[senseishin]

@sydneyboi4fun It sounds like you may need a new gi. The best way to check would be (1) to ask the lead instructor in your dojo, and, (2) if you are a competitor, use a sokuteiki, a measuring device endorsed by the IJF, to check the various measurments of your sleeves, pants, gi length, etc. I have another youtube video on this which you can find using term sokuteiki.

[sydneyboi4fun]

Yeah... now the belt is ok but is there way to keep the gi not open during the throws...etc? It is so annoying to try to put it back in properly after each throw.....

[senseishin]

@sydneyboi4fun Hmmm, I usually look at the gi coming open as a natural way to cool off; it can get pretty warm during practice.

[senseishin]

I love dog judo! Thanks for posting!

[asoka2000]

I have only been in Judo 2 days, I was asked if I need help tying the belt as they knew I have already done martial arts before. So when I went to the washroom to change I tied it the way I learnt it in karate. Seems like in this video it's quite different but once it is tied it looks the same with the knot. Is it ok to continue tying it the way I am used to, or do I need to change it to the way the video shows it?

[senseishin]

@asoka2000

You should ask your sensei, but as far as I know, there is no one required way of tying the belt.

[Wiegieboard]

Awesome method!

[iangel2hi]

thanks, after 3 and half years finally tieing it right :D

[sydneyboi4fun]

@senseishin ... Thats what I was worried about. I asked one of the instructors and she told me she had 3 gis. I guess I will have to buy a new one.By the way what is the difference of sokuteiki? Forgive my ignorance but I m new in Judo this is my 3rd month but I am wondering why competitors are wearing sokuteiki? By the way, can u send me the link for your other video u mentioned ? Thanx Sensei :)

[sydneyboi4fun]

@senseishin.Sensei, actually initially my gi was a bit big for me and I was told that if I wash it with hot water,it would shrink.Since it was a bit big ,I washed it in hot water but I realized it shrank a bit more than I wanted.Now the sleeves are a bit shorter than normal and the bottom part is shorter.Today,in the practice I noticed that others' gi longer below the belt than mine. Maybe thats why grips during the throws cause gi's bottom part come out of belt so easily.Should I buy a new one.

[skrimpshidy]

I've never had my belt come untied in Judo.

[flickan96]

Thanks! Now I just have to figure out how to untie it...

[jin54363]

is this also for karate?

[TheByegoonaar]

it does not matter how i tie my belt after a bit fight my judogi falls apart, and the belt stays unharmed :D