How do you tie taekwondo belt

The top piece is then placed over the bottom and pulled through the hole. Notice the stripe on both ends faces you. Tighten the belt and then fold the belt ends down so that the stipe is visible on top as the belt ends hang down. Your name and Black Belt rank should end up on your left and the school name should be on your right.

Place the World Martial Arts side of the belt facing towards you back of belt faces out on your left side. Wrap name side around the body twice. Notice the WMAA side is on the bottom. The ends should be of equal length. With a black belt, your stitched name should hang to your right. Now that we hopefully have learned how to properly tie a TaeKwonDo belt for the teenager and adults , I thought I would take this one step further and show you have to tie the belt for your child.

Its slightly less complicated and less strict in regards to how it shows in the back and an easy way to show your child how to tie a belt so they can start doing it on their own. Start by kneeling down so that you are basically face to face with your Child its easier this way then standing. Then fold the belt in half and take the middle and put it on or just below the belly button. Then take the belt and wrap both sides of the belt around your child crossing over at their back and bringing both ends to the front, depending on the length of the belt you may need to do this twice.

When both ends are in front they should be the same length. If they are not you will need to adjust accordingly. Pull the left side of the belt underneath both layers of the belt at your belly button and pull it out the top. Pull gently up on it at the same time you pull down on the other side. Now take the left side of the belt and pull it under and up the double wrapped part of the belt or against the uniform. This should done in the center i.

Once you have pulled it underneath and are now pulling on the top, you should pull the other end at the same time so that the belt is tightening around the waist but not too much. Okay from here the top one goes over creating a half circle and the bottom one goes over the top and from there you are going to loop it through and then grab both ends of the belt and pull on it. Historically speaking, its a courtesy and a sign of respect in TaeKwonDo to turn away from others whenever you are tying your belt.

This is especially important to those of higher rank and of upmost importance to never tie your belt while facing your instructor. The first TaeKwonDo school I was in, I saw a higher ranking student start to tie his belt in front of our instructor and when the instructor saw this, well lets just say tensions were high and there not too many kind words spoke.

The instructor even told the student to leave the school for that day. My instructor was very rigid in certain respects, but as I look back on it now I do understand his point of view at that time. In the school I go to and the ones I have visited, I am seeing the less and less in those classes and the instructors not as adamant in having the student turn away but I think its a small gesture of respect to do this and I do it every time I need to tighten or redo my belt.

A lot of beginning students tend to over tighten their belts to the point where you wonder how are they even breathing? To determine the correct tightness of a belt you can use the thumb test where you put your thumbs inside the belt and make sure they can move about without any problems.

Your Best Options Either before you get to your Taekwondo school or just before class starts, when you first start taking TaeKwonDo you tie your belt in what can only be described as a big knot at least that was my experience Then when you get to the class, the instructor will come over and re tie the belt, or if you are older, he will show how it should be done.

The Uncommon Single Wrap In there was a TaeKwonDo meeting and at that meeting there was an agreement made that the belt should only be wrapped around once. For a single wrap you will need a shorter belt then may be currently used in your school.

This is similar to the first tie before tying a bow in your shoe. Check that the lengths of both sides are still even. Adjust if it is not. Yes, it is the same steps regardless of what color the belt is. Not Helpful 5 Helpful I'm interested in resuming Taekwondo after a three year gap.

What practice should I do before joining my academy? Work to become more flexible, do some yoga, and eat a healthy diet. Not Helpful 9 Helpful It would be best to get a longer belt that fits you. There isn't really a fix if your belt is just short. Try to improvise and make it look good however you can. Not Helpful 10 Helpful Try wrapping the belt twice or maybe three times before knotting in place. Ask your instructor if they have a shorter belt that is easier for you to tie.

Not Helpful 2 Helpful 4. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. When an instructor ties your belt, you could bow to them afterwards as a sign of respect. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published.

There are multiple ways to tie a tae kwon do belt! Helpful 0 Not Helpful 1. Don't get frustrated at first when you try to tie your belt - it becomes a habit over time! Related wikiHows How to. How to. About This Article. Co-authored by:. Co-authors: Updated: October 29, Categories: Martial Arts. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read , times. The instructor has shown me, but the video I can repeat over and over, and maybe I can teach my grandson the correct way to tie his belt!

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