After finding the best BJJ school for you, and walking through the door, you get 2 minutes into your first roll, and your belt is undone….

One of the biggest challenges in gi is how to tie the belt! Theres loads of tricks, but heres a couple of simple options to get you started!

The belt have different colors albeit the same length, indicating the different rank and progress.

• Black

• Brown

• Purple

• Blue

• White

Fundamentally though, it’s there to keep your kimono jacket closed! Here we go.

Basic - Simple

Straighten the belt in your hands and determine the mid or the halfway point on the belt

Some prefer marking this point with a sharpie to avoid stress each time.

• Place the belt on your navel and keep it there, with both sides going around your back.

• Bring both tails to the front by crossing and passing them, and pull the tails away from your navel to make the belt snug.

Once you confirm that both sides are of equal length, bring the tail on your dominant-hand side and place it underneath both tails.

• Position the topmost tail over the bottom one to form an X. Reaching through the loop you create, take the top tail and pull it back via the loop.

As you form the loop, you may note that the bottom tail tends to twist. You’ll need to rotate it to flatten the tail to fit well.

Pro - Robust

To tie your belt the pro way, leaving a lower profile and tighter holding belt:

• Put the blank end of the belt with your left hand on the centre of your back, wrap the belt to you front first then round.

• Pass the left tail under the layers, then pull both tails away from your navel to adjust the tightness

• Pass the right tail under the left tail beneath the belt layers, crossing it to the left side to create a loop for the left tail to go through

• Pass the left tail through the loop you created using the right tail and pull both tails to tighten the knot, and you’re ready to roll!