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Proper Techniques and Tips for Tying Your Karate Uniform. Tying your new karate uniform is always confusing at first. The package gets ripped open but when the pants and top get put on you are left with all these strings hanging from all sides. Where do these go?? What ties to what?? Here it is in a nutshell. For the newer elastic waistband pants it easy to figure out but if you are the traditional type person like me, its a little more tricky. With the traditional drawstring pants, there is a double wrapped string in the waistband. The strings must be pulled outward away from the body (on either hip) at the same time. This tightens the pants around the waist and maintains equal length of string to tie with. The strings are slipped through a loop (sometimes two loops) on the front of the pants. Remember, These loops are always in the front. I have had many students come to class with the pants on backwards not knowing what to do with the loops. Once ready to tie the strings, if they are uneven in length, simply pull on the part of the string running along the hip on the same side that needs the extra length. By doing this, you will pull length from the longer string. Then simply pull the two ends again to snug the pants to your waist and tie. TIP: When washing the uniform, be sure to tie a loop knot or something similar to keep the loose ends of the string together. Otherwise, the string will inevitably come out in the washer and you will have to re-thread it back through the waistband of the pants. This has happened to me countless times with my kids, usually 10 minutes before class! So, be sure and tell the kids to pull both loose ends at the same time and not just pull one. They will just keep pulling and pulling causing the same effect. About the Top of the Uniform (called a DoBok in TaeKwonDo and a Gi~~G-EE in other arts), there are two flaps which must be overlapped. The right flap ties first to the left hip. The left flap then overlaps this one and ties to the right hip. Most uniforms these days have a tag on the end of this left flap. Just remember that the tag at the end of the long, stitched lapel should be showing, if there is one. Some companies don't have one or either the Instructors remove them before selling the uniform to you. Neatness: This is very important in class. As an instructor, my uniform has to be cleaned and pressed for each and every class. This level of tidiness is not necessary for students, especially kids. As the Instructor, part of my job is to always set the right example. I always address each student, child or adult, as Mr. Miss, or Mrs. with proper "Sir", "Ma'am" etiquette in class as well. When I see a student out of class and still show this same respect, it just blows their minds. Hopefully, some of that will rub off on some of them, though. But anyway, just make sure the uniform has been washed and does not look like it was just wadded up and thrown on the floor from the last class. Terminology: I have just been using the term "Uniform" but different martial art disciplines have different terms. For example, I teach Tae Kwon Do and the correct Korean term the the uniform is "Dobok", pronounced Dough-B-ah-k. In Judo and some other Karate types, it is known as a Gi, a Japanese word for "Uniform", pronounced G-ee, hard G, rhymes with bee. I will be making a short video on this very subject soon so bookmark this page. Also, if you would Love to start Kicking the devil EVERY DAY, Learn how we do it at Kick for Christ (tm) This is a new ministry we have started and the Kids and Parents LOVE IT! See what its all about and If you HATE the devil, the Click "LIKE" on our Kick for Christ FaceBook Page! Now, Learn About Tying Your Karate Belt Back to Top of Tying Your Karate Uniform TaeKwonDo-Connection.com HomePage
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