Obi

History of the obi

Although being a simple cord of hemp, the Japanese traditional belt makes its appearance as of the 5th century on the statuettes haniwa . It is transformed thereafter into a simple ribbon of approximately 3 cm broad and will not take its broad form (15 cm) only at the end of the 16th century what will enable him to play a more decorative part. At that time, the obi could go as well in the back as on the side.

The 18th century will mark a great period of progress in the manufacture of the obi , in particular in the field of weaving and the dyeing, thus allowing the creation of particularly extravagant reasons.

Lastly, the Meiji period will confirm the final form of the obi and will return its port in the systematic back.

Node of obi

There are traditionally six node S of obi :

Reef knot
otaiko
chidori
bunko
kai No kuchi
tateya

Obi in martial arts

One usually uses two types of obi :

of the narrow obi Judo, Karate, Aikido, generally apparent and of color.
of the broad obi : Iaido, Aikido, Kyudo, generally dissimulated without significant color.

Obi narrow

It can make a turn and half with two waist measurements, and is tied on the front one. For a good maintains and to allow breathing, the belt must pass to the maximum on the osseous part of the hip, on the level of the iliaques peaks, and tie themselves in front of under the abnominaux ones.

For the node, the left bit passes under the right bit and the possible turn to make a simple node (the two bits must then leave naturally to the vertical). The lower bit then comes to make the turn of the higher bit while passing by in top. If the node is well made, the two bits leave then naturally to the horizontal one.

One sells in general two types of obi : the obi “strap” and the obi out of fabrics folded and surpiqué. The obi out of fabrics folded and surpiqué more solid, and its are advised for those which one keeps a long time (girdles black, but also girdles white in the case of the aikido).

broad Obi

The broad obi is generally carried with the Hakama. Elected official ties himself from the front one, by keeping a bit of about thirty centimetres on a side. The belt then makes several turns until returning last once on the front one. One rolls up the free bit then left around the bit enclosing the hips.

The advantage of this type of belt is double. On the one hand, it does not make an additional thickness on the level of the kidneys, which is appreciable for the falls. In addition, it makes it possible to position the belt in the middle of the illiaques peaks, which makes it possible to prevent that it goes up towards the size. Lastly, it allows the best held of the thin straps of the Hakama.

See too

Belt in the budo
Keikogi
Kimono

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