How to Tie Your Belt

Instructions on how to tie your belt (obi) properly:

  1. Take about 12-18 inches of the obi on your left, and hold the belt on your left hip at that point.
  2. Wrap the belt around and behind, and over the same point on your hip.
  3. Wrap around again a second time.
  4. Center the belt.
  5. Take the top end of the belt and go under both layers at once.
    Loop the bottom layer upward, take the top layer and loop it through the circle.
  6. Pull from both ends to make an inward-facing knot.

How to Tie Your Belt