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Kaku Obi

February 2nd, 2010



Kaku Obi
How do you wear a katana on your obi?

I have a hakama, keiko gi , karate obi and a kaku obi. How do i put them on in order?? and how to i put the katana so its not Vertical?

the blade is edge up always, never edge down. and always on your left side.
the sageo (string) placement is not important its function is not to hold the katana in place. the sageo is used in battle to tight your sleeves back. and has no other purpose then that.

you don’t need the katate obi
the kaku obi goes on first, the kaku obi was originally use with a kimono, but has been adabted for iaido.

http://www.hyoho.com/Obi1.html,

the hakama goes on next. and make sure the strings are tight after tiring.

although he doesn’t use a belt, it goes over the keiko gi part and under the hakama. i keep the knot in the back,
the hakama is all you need you Don’t need the belt, the hakama tied correctly will hold the katana.

this is a better video of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZFmpl70LRY

How to tie a kaku obi for Japanese swordsmanship training

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